Subsurface circulation in the Somali Current
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
1-1-1980
Abstract
Direct velocity measurements were made at intermediate depths along the East African coast from March to July 1979. Strong time-dependent flows with multiple reversals in direction were found in the upper 1000 meters between 3°N and 4°S. At 700 meters, there may be a connection between the southwestward coastal current and an equatorial jet observed at 49°E, the latter turning south near the coast. North of 3°N little spatial organization of the flow can be recognized. Copyright © 1980 AAAS.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Science
Volume
209
Issue
445
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Leetmaa, A., H. T. Rossby, P. M. Saunders, and P. Wilson. "Subsurface circulation in the Somali Current." Science 209, 445 (1980). doi: 10.1126/science.209.4456.590.
