Flow along and across the Aleutian Ridge

Authors

R. K. Reed, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
P. J. Stabeno, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

Abstract

During a synoptic hydrocast survey in September 1993 near the Aleutian Islands, net northward flow of Alaskan Stream water occurred through deep passes near 180 and 172W. This inflow (≈4 × 10⁶ m³ s⁻¹) was the source of the eastward flow in the Bering Sea north of the islands. The eastward flow, however, was weaker and more convoluted than the stream flow (≈7 × 10⁶ m³ s⁻¹, referred to 1000 db) south of the islands.

Recommended Citation

Reed, R. K., and P. J. Stabeno. 1994. "Flow along and across the Aleutian Ridge." Journal of Marine Research 52, (4). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/2108