An investigation of cross-shelf variability in shelf circulation in the northwest Gulf of Mexico

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HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Smith, Ned P.
Publisher
University of Texas Marine Science Institute.
Date Issued
1980
Note

Recording current meter data from two study sites, 6 and 34 km off the central Texas Gulf coast are compared for a 36-day period in the spring of 1977. Nearshore motion over the mid and inner continental shelf exhibits many of the characteristics which support the concept of a coastal boundary layer lying within approximately 10 km of the coast. Cross-shelf variations in longshore and cross-shelf current components, and in the coherence between longshore motion and the longshore component of the wind-stress suggest that several distinctions exist between current patterns in inner and mid shelf waters.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Form
pdf
Extent
16 p.
Subject (Topical)
Ocean circulation--Mexico, Gulf of
Water currents
Ocean circulation
Water currents--Measurement
Identifier
FA00007069
Additional Information
Recording current meter data from two study sites, 6 and 34 km off the central Texas Gulf coast are compared for a 36-day period in the spring of 1977. Nearshore motion over the mid and inner continental shelf exhibits many of the characteristics which support the concept of a coastal boundary layer lying within approximately 10 km of the coast. Cross-shelf variations in longshore and cross-shelf current components, and in the coherence between longshore motion and the longshore component of the wind-stress suggest that several distinctions exist between current patterns in inner and mid shelf waters.
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 186
This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Smith, N. P. (1980). An investigation of cross-shelf variability in shelf circulation in the northwest Gulf of Mexico. Contributions in Marine Science, 23, 1-15.
Date Backup
1980
Date Text
1980
Date Issued (EDTF)
1980
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FAU

IID
FA00007069
Person Preferred Name

Smith, Ned P.
nsmth54@fau.edu
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pdf
16 p.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007069
Title Plain
An investigation of cross-shelf variability in shelf circulation in the northwest Gulf of Mexico
URL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007069
Origin Information

1980
University of Texas Marine Science Institute.

Port Aransas, Tex.

Place

Port Aransas, Tex.
Title
An investigation of cross-shelf variability in shelf circulation in the northwest Gulf of Mexico
Other Title Info

An investigation of cross-shelf variability in shelf circulation in the northwest Gulf of Mexico