Statistical observations of the trajectories of neutrally buoyant floats in the North Atlantic

Authors

H. J. Freeland, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 02543, U.S.A.
P. B. Rhines, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 02543, U.S.A.
T. Rossby, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 02543, U.S.A.

Abstract

This is a report of the statistical behavior of neutrally buoyant SOFAR floats, drifting at 1500 m depth in the Sargasso Sea where the currents are dominantly time-dependent. The float level is fairly typical of the deep ocean below the main thermocline....

Recommended Citation

Freeland, H. J., P. B. Rhines, and T. Rossby. 1975. "Statistical observations of the trajectories of neutrally buoyant floats in the North Atlantic." Journal of Marine Research 33, (3). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/1327