CIRCULATION ON THE NEW ENGLAND CONTINENTAL SHELF: RESPONSE TO STRONG WINTER STORMS

被引：107

作者：

Beardsley, Robert C. ^{[1
]}

Butman, Bradford

机构：

[1] MIT, Dept Meteorol, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA

来源：

GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS | 1974年 / 1卷 / 04期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1029/GL001i004p00181

中图分类号：

P [天文学、地球科学];

学科分类号：

07 ;

摘要：

Current and sea level observations made on the New England continental shelf during several winter storms show that these short intense wind events dominate the circulation over the shelf, and account for most of the observed net flow. The observations show that large westward mass transports along the shelf were produced by strong easterly winds, while westerly winds produced little along-shore flow. Significant cross-shelf and along-shelf surface gradients occur during the storms. A simple conceptual model is proposed to explain observations.

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页码：181 / 184

页数：4