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Pillsburys Strommessungen und der Wasserhaushalt des Amerikanischen Mittelmeeres

Pillsbury's current measurements and the water balance of the American Mediterranean

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Nach den Strommessungen von Pillsbury im Bereich der Antillen-Inseln wird eine Wassermenge von 28 · 10 m3/sec in das Amerikanische Mittelmeer verfrachtet. Diese Rechnung gilt für die Meßtiefen 0 m bis 230 m; die Extrapolation auf größere Tiefen ergibt 31·106 m3/sec. Dies entspricht dem Ausstrom durch die Floridastraße, der nach Montgomery zwischen 26,0 und 30,3·106 m3/sec liegt. Mindestens 70% dieser Wassermenge entstammt dem Guayana-Strom.

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Based on the current measurments which Pillsbury has carried out in the region of the Antilles the water transport into the American Mediterranean is computed at 28·106 m3/sec. This computation is for the depths between the surface and 230 m; including the deeper layers (by extrapolation) 31·106 m3/sec are found. This result is in good agreement with the outflow through the Florida Strait which — according to Montgomery — ranges between 26,0 and 30,3·106 m3/sec. It is estimated that at least 70 percent of this water mass originates from the Guiana Current.

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Model, F. Pillsburys Strommessungen und der Wasserhaushalt des Amerikanischen Mittelmeeres. Deutsche Hydrographische Zeitschrift 3, 57–61 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02274973

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