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Current measurements in the passages of the Lesser Antilles

1972; American Geophysical Union; Volume: 77; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1029/jc077i006p01032

2156-2202

Marvel C. Stalcup, William G. Metcalf,

Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes

Journal of Geophysical Research (1896-1977)Volume 77, Issue 6 p. 1032-1049 Current measurements in the passages of the Lesser Antilles Marvel C. Stalcup, Marvel C. StalcupSearch for more papers by this authorWilliam G. Metcalf, William G. MetcalfSearch for more papers by this author Marvel C. Stalcup, Marvel C. StalcupSearch for more papers by this authorWilliam G. Metcalf, William G. MetcalfSearch for more papers by this author First published: 20 February 1972 https://doi.org/10.1029/JC077i006p01032Citations: 33AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Direct-current measurements during March and April 1970, in the four major passages through the Lesser Antilles show a westward transport of about 26 × 106 m3 sec−1. This transport is divided between the Grenada, St. Vincent, and St. Lucia passages with, respectively, 10, 10, and 6 × 106 m3 sec−1 flowing to the west. The transport through Dominica passage was less than 2 × 106 m3 sec−1 during these measurements. This flow pattern is consistent with the distribution of variables as shown by data from hydrographic stations to the east and west of each passage. On the basis of the temperature-oxygen relationship, water that enters the Caribbean with a temperature between 16°–23°C comes from a broad band of water found east of the area. References Bumpus, D. F., L. M. Lauzier, Serial Atlas the Marine Environment, folio, 7, Amer. Geogr. Soc., New York, 1965. Jacobsen, T. P., Contribution to the hydrography of the North Atlantic, Danish ‘Dana’ Exped. 1920–1922Oceanogr. Rep. 3, Copenhagen, 1929. Johannessen, O. M., Preliminary results of some oceanographical observations carried out between Barbados and Tobago March-April, 1968Rep. 8Mar. Sci. Man., McGill Univ., 1968. Martin, K. J., Water movements through two passages of the Lesser Antilles, Master's thesis,Massachusetts Institute of Technology,1971. Metcalf, W. G., M. C. Stalcup, Origin of the equatorial undercurrent, J. Geophys. Res., 72, 4959–4975, 1967. Metcalf, W. G., M. C. Stalcup, M. E. Zemanovic, Hydrographic station data from Atlantis 2 cruise 56 to the southeastern approaches to the Caribbean Sea, February-April 1970Ref. 71-13Woods Hole Oceanogr. Inst., Woods Hole, Mass., 1971. Nielsen, T. N., Golfströmen, Geografisk tidskrift, Bind, 28, Hefte 1, Copenhagen, 1925. Parr, A. E., Further observations on the hydrography of the Eastern Caribbean and adjacent Atlantic waters, Bull. Bingham Oceanogr. Coll., 64, 1–29, 1938. Pillsbury, J. E., The Gulf Stream, methods of the investigation and results of the researchU.S. Coast and Geodetic Surv. Rep. 1890, append. 10, 1890. Richardson, W. S., P. B. Stimson, C. H. Wilkins, Current measurements from moored buoys, Deep Sea Res., 10, 369–388, 1963. Richardson, W. S., A. R. Carr, H. J. White, Description of a freely dropped instrument for measuring current velocity, J. Mar. Res., 271, 153–157, 1968. Seiwell, H. R., Application of the distribution of oxygen to the physical oceanography of the Caribbean Sea region, Pap. Phys. Oceanogr. and Meteorol., 61, 1–60, 1938. Stalcup, M. C., W. G. Metcalf, M. Zemanovic, Current measurements in the Lesser AntillesRef. 71-51Woods Hole Oceanogr. Inst., Woods Hole, Mass., 1971. Sukhovey, V. F., A. P. Metal'nikov, The deep-sea water exchange between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, Oceanology, 8, 159–164, 1968. Worthington, L. V., The 18° water in the Sargasso Sea, Deep Sea Res., 5, 297–305, 1959. Wüst, G., Stratification and Circulation in the Antillean-Caribbean Basins, Columbia University Press, New York, 1964. Citing Literature Volume77, Issue6Oceans and Atmospheres20 February 1972Pages 1032-1049 ReferencesRelatedInformation