The Gulf of Cadiz Expedition: R/V Oceanus Cruise 202

Abstract

Velocity, hydrographic, and dissipation measurements were made in the Gulf of Cadiz from 4-28 September 1988 to observe the vortices shed in the wake of Ampere Seamount, to survey eddies formed by the Mediterranean outflow near Cape St. Vincent, and to study the structure and dynamics of the outflow plume west of the Strait of Gibraltar. The expedition, the instrument systems, and their deployments are described, and preliminary results are presented. Keywords: Mediterranean outflow eddies (Meddies); Iberian peninsula gulfs; Sea water flow; Seamount wake vortices; Oceanographic data; Fluid mechanics eddies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA208170

Entities

People

  • Eric L. Kunze
  • John H. Dunlap
  • Mark D. Prater
  • Maureen A. Kennelly
  • Robert G. Drever
  • Thomas B. Sanford

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Birds
  • Data Acquisition
  • Dead Reckoning
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Frequency
  • Gibraltar
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Observation
  • Physics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Radio Navigation
  • Regions
  • Underwater Acoustics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Oceanography.