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ON THE CROSS‐STREAM VARIATION OF THE k ‐FACTOR FOR GEOMAGNETIC ELECTROKINETOGRAPH DATA FROM THE FLORIDA CURRENT OFF MIAMI
Author(s) -
Chew Frank
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1967.12.1.0073
Subject(s) - current (fluid) , miami , gulf stream , maxima , earth's magnetic field , magnitude (astronomy) , environmental science , ocean current , variation (astronomy) , meteorology , geology , climatology , atmospheric sciences , oceanography , physics , magnetic field , soil science , art , quantum mechanics , astronomy , performance art , astrophysics , art history
A factor, k, is used to convert Geomagnetic Electrokinetograph (GEK) observations of ocean currents to the current speeds. It is usually approximated in terms of the kinematic structure of a current and is generally assumed to be constant across the width of a stream. Recent direct transport and surface current measurements across the Florida Current off Miami were compared with GEK profiles. There was a cross‐stream change in the k ‐factor that, in location and magnitude, could account for double speed maxima often observed in GEK profiles across this stream.