Circulation and Heat Flux in the Bermuda Triangle

Abstract

Dep. Geol. & Geophys., Yale Univ., New Haven, CT 06511, USA J (Journal-Article) M (Marine) Data from the Atlantis 215 cruise from Cape Henry to Bermuda to Fort Pierce is analyzed to determine absolute geostrophic velocities in the region. The results include mass transports of 31 Sverdrups (Sv) through Fort Pierce, 64 Sv past Cape Romain, and 91 Sv past Cape Hatteras in agreement with direct determination of transports. Also, an intense anticyclonic eddy exists just to the east of the Bahamas with a transport from edge to center of 35 Sv. Some details of the treatment of the data and methods of interpolation and extrapolation are described Ocean Technology, Policy and Non Living Resources (Q2) Atlantic-Southwest (ASW) 0589565 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 376 of 1156 - ASFA 1978-1987