Evidence for an eastward flow along the Central and South American Caribbean Coast

11 pages, 8 figures, 2 tables.-- Full-text version available Open Access at: http://www.iim.csic.es/~barton/html/pdfs.html

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Authors: Andrade, Carlos Alberto, Barton, Eric D., Mooers, Christopher N. K.
Format: article
Publication Date:2003
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/2627
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Keyword:Undercurrents
Ocean circulation
Caribbean Sea
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spelling Evidence for an eastward flow along the Central and South American Caribbean CoastAndrade, Carlos AlbertoBarton, Eric D.Mooers, Christopher N. K.UndercurrentsOcean circulationCaribbean Sea11 pages, 8 figures, 2 tables.-- Full-text version available Open Access at: http://www.iim.csic.es/~barton/html/pdfs.htmlHydrographic transects suggest an eastward flow with a subsurface core along the entire southern boundary of the Caribbean Sea. The transport of the coastal limb of the Panama-Colombia Gyre (PCG), known as the Panama-Colombia Countercurrent, decreases toward the east (from ∼6 Sv off Panama), as water is lost into the recirculation of the PCG. Off Panama, the flow is strongest at the surface, but, off Colombia, it is strongest at around 100 m. A portion of the counterflow (∼1 Sv) continues eastward along the Colombian coast as far as the Guajira region (12°N, 72°W), where it submerges to become an undercurrent beneath the coastal upwelling center there. The eastward flow also occurs in the Venezuela Basin, beneath the coastal upwelling region off Cariaco Basin and exits the Caribbean through the Grenada Channel at around 200 m depth. Numerical simulations suggest that this flow, counter to the Caribbean Current, is a semi-continuous feature along the entire southern boundary of the Caribbean, and that it is associated with offshore cyclonic eddies. It probably constitutes part of the Sverdrup circulation of the Tropical North Atlantic cyclonic cell.This work had financial support of the Colombian Institute for the Development of Science and Technology COLCIENCIAS, project 96-044 and the Colombian Navy. Also, the Office of Naval Research provided funding for C. N. K. Mooers and E. D. Barton during manuscript preparation.Peer reviewedAmerican Geophysical Union200920092003info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501653310 bytesapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/2627reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Ingléshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2002JC001549info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/26272026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Evidence for an eastward flow along the Central and South American Caribbean Coast
title Evidence for an eastward flow along the Central and South American Caribbean Coast
spellingShingle Evidence for an eastward flow along the Central and South American Caribbean Coast
Andrade, Carlos Alberto
Undercurrents
Ocean circulation
Caribbean Sea
title_short Evidence for an eastward flow along the Central and South American Caribbean Coast
title_full Evidence for an eastward flow along the Central and South American Caribbean Coast
title_fullStr Evidence for an eastward flow along the Central and South American Caribbean Coast
title_full_unstemmed Evidence for an eastward flow along the Central and South American Caribbean Coast
title_sort Evidence for an eastward flow along the Central and South American Caribbean Coast
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Andrade, Carlos Alberto
Barton, Eric D.
Mooers, Christopher N. K.
author Andrade, Carlos Alberto
author_facet Andrade, Carlos Alberto
Barton, Eric D.
Mooers, Christopher N. K.
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author2 Barton, Eric D.
Mooers, Christopher N. K.
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Undercurrents
Ocean circulation
Caribbean Sea
topic Undercurrents
Ocean circulation
Caribbean Sea
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