Open AccessA census of Gulf Stream rings, spring 1975
Author(s) -
Richardson P. L.,
Cheney R. E.,
Worthington L. V.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of geophysical research: oceans
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.67
H-Index - 298
eISSN - 2156-2202
pISSN - 0148-0227
DOI - 10.1029/jc083ic12p06136
Subject(s) - bathythermograph , gulf stream , anticyclone , oceanography , geology , satellite , spring (device) , climatology , geography , mechanical engineering , aerospace engineering , engineering
During 1975 several shipboard expendable bathythermograph surveys plus satellite infrared imagery provided a nearly synoptic view of the distribution and number of Gulf Stream rings in the western North Atlantic. Twelve rings were identified; nine were cyclonic (cold core) rings and three were anticyclonic (warm core) rings. This is the largest number of rings ever observed during a short period of time (4months). Evidence suggests that the mean movement of these rings was southwestward.
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