Characteristic features of the Florida Current
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Authors
Clausner, Edward, Jr.
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Advisors
Richardson, William S.
Date of Issue
1967-05
Date
May 1967
Publisher
University of Miami
Language
en_US
Abstract
Characteristic features of the velocity and temperature fields in the Florida Current are isolated and discussed on the basis of time-averaged free instrument data obtained during approximately 40 transacts across the current at four separate sections during 1965-1966. The sections, from Marathon - Cay Sal Bank t0o Ft. Pierce - Matanilla Shoal, encompass a 225 km downstream distance within the Florida Straits. The dominant feature is a downstream acceleration of the subsurface current, associated with the convergent downstream cross-sectional area of the Straits. A uniaxial surface current and the cross-stream component of the subsurface current are also intimately linked with the convergence and divergence of the cross-channel width. The mass field adjusts to changes in current velocity as would be anticipated from Bernoulli's Equation. Comparison of the results of the free instrument technique with previous time-averaged data taken in this area shows close agreement.
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Thesis
Description
This thesis document was issued under the authority of another institution, not NPS. At the time it was written, a copy was added to the NPS Library collection for reasons not now known. It has been included in the digital archive for its historical value to NPS. Not believed to be a CIVINS (Civilian Institutions) title.
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University of Miami