Geostrophic transport through the drake passage.
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Geostrophic velocity and transport of water in the Drake Passage relative to a newly defined zero reference layer indicate that the circumpolar current is basically north of 59 degrees S, with its axis north 57 degrees S, and that the total volume transport exceeds 200 x 10(6) cubic meters per second. The calculated geostrophic velocities are consistent with results of descriptive water-structure studies.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Science
دوره 156 3783 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1967