Inversions of observations near the Azores Front

Author: Bigg, Grant R.

Source: Journal of Marine Research, Volume 48, Number 4, November 1990 , pp. 661-675(15)

Publisher: Sears Foundation for Marine Research

Abstract:

CTD data from Discovery Cruise 138 of late June, 1983 in the Madeira Abyssal Plain show a strong, but isolated, Mediterranean Water (MW) signal around 35N, 25W. This water mass gives rise to an anticyclonic eddy at its southward tip and, through double diffusive processes, to modification of the density field a few hundred meters below. Current estimates have been calculated from the cruise data using the Bernoulli inverse technique. Extensions of this inverse method, which take into account the depth dependence of dynamically informative density and potential vorticity functions, are developed to investigate the flow field and the consistency of the inversions. The Bernoulli inversions all show a strong eastward current in the upper 500 m around 34-35N. In the south of our study area the upper level flow is predominantly southward, consistent with current meter records from the NEADS 1 site at 33N, 22W. It is speculated that during the summer of 1983 there was a southward excursion of the Azores Front into this area, as has been recorded in the past.

References: 14 references open in new window

Articles that cite this article?

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 1990-11-01

More about this publication?

• Editorial Board
• Information for Authors
• Subscribe to this Title
• ingentaconnect is not responsible for the content or availability of external websites

Related content

• In this: publication
• By this: publisher
• In this Subject: Oceanography
• By this author: Bigg, Grant R.

Website © Publishing Technology. Article copyright remains with the publisher, society or author(s) as specified within the article.

• Terms and conditions
• Privacy policy
• Information for advertisers