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Gulf Stream Frontal Eddy Influence On Productivity Of The Southeast United States Continental Shelf, Thomas N. Lee, James A. Yoder, Larry P. Atkinson
Gulf Stream Frontal Eddy Influence On Productivity Of The Southeast United States Continental Shelf, Thomas N. Lee, James A. Yoder, Larry P. Atkinson
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Weekly period meanders and eddies are persistent features of Gulf Stream frontal dynamics from Miami, Florida, to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Satellite imagery and moored current and temperature records reveal a spatial pattern of preferred regions for growth and decay of frontal disturbances. Growth regions occur off Miami, Cape Canaveral, and Cape Fear due to baroclinic instability, and decay occurs in the confines of the Straits of Florida between Miami and Palm Beach, between 30° and 32°N where the stream approaches the topographic feature known as the Charleston bump and between 33°N and Cape Hatteras. Eddy decay regions are associated …
A Capacitance Wavestaff And Measurements Of Wave Height Decay In The Surf Zone, David L. Timpy
A Capacitance Wavestaff And Measurements Of Wave Height Decay In The Surf Zone, David L. Timpy
OES Theses and Dissertations
A wavestaff system utilizing capacitance was developed to measure wave heights in the surf zone. Data were used to test the assumption that wave height decays linearly across the surf zone. The instrument system consisted of two wavestaffs and housing which contained the needed electronic circuits and a data recorder. Acceptable frequency response for waves of period greater than two seconds could not be obtained if sensor wires were greater than 0.35 mm in diameter. The size used was 0.35 mm.