The circulation over the Continental shelf south of Cape Hatteras
- 18 August 1955
- journal article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in EOS, Transactions American Geophysical Union
- Vol. 36 (4) , 601-611
- https://doi.org/10.1029/tr036i004p00601
Abstract
South of Cape Hatteras, a southerly‐flowing coastal current, such as is common to the northward, is a transient affair. Such a current when present, is restricted to a very narrow portion of the continental shelf. The dynamic pressure gradient resulting from the combined effect of the runoff and the cross‐shelf thermal gradient together with the prevailing wind and the frictional drag of the Florida Current provides for a northeasterly drift over a broad part of the Carolina continental shelf.Keywords
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