On the Vertical Structure of Velocity in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific

1 April 1980

journal article
Published by American Meteorological Society in Journal of Physical Oceanography

Vol. 10 (4) , 633-635
https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0485(1980)010<0633:otvsov>2.0.co;2

Abstract

We report observations of the vertical structure of horizontal currents on the equator at 110°W in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Profiles indicate high, vertical-mode, deep currents with zonal velocities of up to 20 cm s⁻¹ at a depth of 1500 m. The general similarity between our measurements and those reported in other equatorial regions suggest that such vertical structure is a ubiquitous equatorial phenomenon.

Keywords

EASTERN EQUATORIAL
EQUATORIAL PACIFIC
EQUATORIAL PHENOMENON
HORIZONTAL
REPORT OBSERVATIONS
SIMILARITY BETWEEN OUR MEASUREMENTS
STRUCTURE OF VELOCITY
VERTICAL STRUCTURE

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