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The Deep Western Boundary Current at the Blake-Bahama Outer Ridge: Current Meter and Temperature Observations, 1977-1978.

Mills,Carol A, Rhines,Peter

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We describe the current-meter data collected from 4 moorings (11 current meters) in the vicinity of the Blake-Bahama Outer Ridge. These 12-month records document both mean eddy activity of the deep western boundary current of the North Atlantic, near 30 N. In addition, the temperature records show large-scale, westward propagating eddies in which the ocean above the thermocline actively affects the abyssal jet. (Author)

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Key concepts: Current meter, Ridge, Current (fluid), Boundary current, Geology, Thermocline, Abyssal zone, Oceanography