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Geostrophic comparisons using measurements from a moored current and temperature meter

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THE vertical shear of horizontal current, calculated from moored current meters, can be compared with the geostrophic shear calculated from moored temperature measurements. The results of this comparison show good agreement in sign and magnitude and indicate the validity of the geostrophic balance in the conservation of momentum.

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  1. Department of Physical Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 02543

    HARRY L. BRYDEN

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BRYDEN, H. Geostrophic comparisons using measurements from a moored current and temperature meter. Nature 251, 409–410 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/251409a0

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