Evidence of a Westward-Flowing "Subarctic Countercurrent" in the North Pacific Ocean
- 1 October 1976
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
- Vol. 33 (10) , 2168-2196
- https://doi.org/10.1139/f76-267
Abstract
An examination of surface current velocity data obtained from two independent ship sources suggests the presence of a narrow, weak, westward-flowing countercurrent at a latitude of approximately 50°N in the subarctic Pacific region. Oceanographic survey data collected in the region from the summers of 1958 and 1959 also indicate such a countercurrent extending zonally for more than 1000 km. The countercurrent can be explained by consideration of the wind-stress vorticity field over the region.Keywords
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