Wind forced transport fluctuations of the Florida Current within the straits of Florida

Thomas N. Lee; Elizabeth Williams

doi:10.1007/BF02847831

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Wind forced transport fluctuations of the Florida Current within the straits of Florida

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- Wind forced transport fluctuations of the Florida Current within the straits of Florida
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 6, Issue 2, Pages: 115-126(1988)
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  Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science
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- DOI：10.1007/BF02847831
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- Published：1988
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Lee, T.N., Williams, E. Wind forced transport fluctuations of the Florida Current within the straits of Florida., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 6, 115–126 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02847831
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Lee, T.N., Williams, E. Wind forced transport fluctuations of the Florida Current within the straits of Florida., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 6, 115–126 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02847831 DOI：

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Abstract

Volume transport fluctuations of the Florida Current (Gulf Stream)

generated within the Straits of Florida by local meridional wind stress

is investigated. A simple coastal response model was applied to the Straits of Florida and forced by along-channel winds only. The predicted volume transports were in good agreement with transport estimates derived from moored current meters and cable voltages for winter winds. Surprisingly

good agreement was also found for the annual transport cycle for the two years of available data

suggesting that the seasonal change in local along-channel wind forcing provides a significant contribution to the annual transport cycle of the Gulf Stream.

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