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Surface Equatorial Current System along 23° W (July 1982‐January 1984)
Author(s) -
Hénin Christian,
Hisard Philippe
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl011i008p00765
Subject(s) - current (fluid) , geology , climatology , countercurrent exchange , ocean current , oceanography , meteorology , geophysics , geodesy , atmospheric sciences , physics , thermodynamics
Oceanographic observations were made during the first seven cruises of the FOCAL program along 23°W from July 1982 to January 1984. Using both direct current measurements and the dynamical method the equatorial current system is described. The seasonal variations of the North Equatorial Countercurrent and South Equatorial Current are related to the wind field. A weak eastward surface current near 2°‐3°S seems to be a permanent feature during the period of observation.