Wind Effects on Currents Observed in Juan de Fuca Submarine Canyon
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- 1 July 1972
- journal article
- Published by American Meteorological Society in Journal of Physical Oceanography
- Vol. 2 (3) , 281-285
- https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0485(1972)002<0281:weocoi>2.0.co;2
Abstract
Juan de Fuca submarine canyon has depths exceeding 200 m extending completely across the continental shelf. Observations of currents in the canyon during winter 1970 showed relatively large currents and large excursions both in- and out-canyon. Three major flow reversals appear related to major wind reversals as a compensating current to an Ekman surface regime. A fourth wind reversal, not accompanied by flow reversal, indicates that along-canyon density gradients are also important.Keywords
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