Open AccessDeep Floats Reveal Complex Ocean Circulation Patterns
Author(s) -
Andrew Ramsey,
Heather H. Furey,
Amy Bower
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2018eo105549
Subject(s) - circulation (fluid dynamics) , oceanography , ocean current , deep sea , climatology , geology , environmental science , engineering , aerospace engineering
Acoustically tracked floats drift far below the ocean’s surface, providing fresh discoveries about deep-sea currents. A new archive gathers decades’ worth of float data into a central repository.