The variation of transport through the Straits of Florida: a barotropic model study

Abstract

The model is driven by wind and atmospheric pressure forcing derived from ECMWF twice daily analyses. The model-computed transports are compared with the cable-derived estimates of daily mean transport. Atmospheric pressure forcing is found to have an insignificant effect on the model results. A visual comparison between the model-computed transport and the cable data shows many similarities. Remote forcing to the north of the straits does not significantly affect coherence squared and phase between the model-computed transport and the cable data, but it is necessary to explain the autospectral energy in the model-computed transports at periods greater than 10 days. -from Authors