Low-frequency variability in the Florida Current and relations to atmospheric forcing from 1972 to 1974

Authors

Walter O. Düing, Division of Physical Oceanography, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, 33149, U.S.A.
Christopher N.K. Mooers, Division of Physical Oceanography, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, 33149, U.S.A.
Thomas N. Lee, Division of Physical Oceanography, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, 33149, U.S.A.

Abstract

Two-year records of temperature and current from a single subsurface mooring are demonstrated to be representative of the fluctuation spectrum of the Florida Current for time scales of several days to one or more years. The dominant subinertial motions occur in three period bands: from 8 to 25 days, 4 to 5 days, and 2 to 3 days. Simultaneous observations in a crossstream array reveal energy maxima in the same bands for all locations....

Recommended Citation

Düing, Walter O., Christopher N. Mooers, and Thomas N. Lee. 1977. "Low-frequency variability in the Florida Current and relations to atmospheric forcing from 1972 to 1974." Journal of Marine Research 35, (1). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/1388