Abstract
A new system for measuring deep ocean currents close to the bottom is described. The device is moored in suspension with a float. Four sets of measurements, totaling 75.8 hours, were made at depths down to 5337 m. For one 16-hour period, a steady current of 17 cm/sec was recorded 3.5 m from the bottom at 5192 m. One measurement at 3584 m, 60 miles northeast of Cape Hatteras, indicates that the Gulf Stream extended to the bottom in this region .
Recommended Citation
Knauss, John A.. 1965. "A technique for measuring deep ocean currents close to the bottom with an unattached current meter, and some preliminary results." Journal of Marine Research 23, (3). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/1059