Abstract
Average and extreme values of the current velocity, seawater temperature, and their standard deviations are considered on the basis of measurements carried out at three moorings deployed in the Florida Strait. The contributions of the low-frequency (synoptic) and mesoscale variations of currents and the seawater temperature to their temporal variability are estimated. The kinetic energy values of the averaged current and the synoptic and mesoscale variations are given. Their contributions to the general (total) kinetic energy of currents are determined. It is shown that the pulsations of the north-east trade wind can be one of the reasons for the synoptic variations in the field of currents and seawater temperature.
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Translated by Mikhail M. Trufanov.
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Titov, V.B. Statistical characteristics of currents and seawater temperature near the Florida Strait. Phys. Oceanogr. 4, 63–69 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02197098
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02197098