Geostrophic Transport Through the Drake Passage
- 30 June 1967
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 156 (3783), 1732-1734
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.156.3783.1732
Abstract
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°S, with its axis north 57°S, and that the total volume transport exceeds 200 x 106 cubic meters per second. The calculated geostrophic velocities are consistent with results of descriptive water-structure studies.Keywords
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