A Deep Boundary Current at the Foot of the New South Wales Continental Slope?

Abstract

Preliminary evidence is presented for the existence of a deep, northwards boundary current flowing, at least intermittently, at the foot of the continental slope off New South Wales. Measured velocities were approximately 10 cm/s. Some eddying motion or meandering was apparent. Keywords: Boundary currents; Ocean currents; Descriptive oceanography; Bottom water; Abyssal flows; Tasman Sea. (Australia)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA167726

Entities

People

  • F. E. M. Lilley
  • I. J. Ferguson
  • J. H. Filloux
  • N. L. Bindoff
  • P. J. Mulhearn

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Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Continental Slopes
  • Dead Reckoning
  • Detectors
  • Earth Sciences
  • Electric Fields
  • Gages
  • Geography
  • Hydrology
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Navigation
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Pressure Gages
  • Seabed
  • Topography

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  • Oceanography.