Summary and future plans for South Atlantic Bight oceanography

1985 ◽  
pp. 153-156
Author(s):  
K. A. Bush ◽  
J. O. Blanton ◽  
L. P. Atkinson
Keyword(s):  
South Atlantic ◽  
South Atlantic Bight ◽  
Future Plans

Feasibility of Offshore Wind Power in the South Atlantic Bight

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.S. Bulpitt ◽  
S.W. Stewart ◽  
M.H. Hunt ◽  
S.V. Shelton
Keyword(s):  
Wind Power ◽  
South Atlantic ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
South Atlantic Bight ◽  
The South ◽  
Offshore Wind Power

Cross-Shelf Exchange Associated With the Gulf Stream in the South Atlantic Bight: Direct Observations Using an Autonomous Underwater Glider

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 19-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruoying He ◽  
Austin C. Todd ◽  
Chad Lembke ◽  
Todd Kellison ◽  
Chris Taylor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Stream ◽  
Moving Boundary ◽  
South Atlantic ◽  
South Atlantic Bight ◽  
Underwater Glider ◽  
The South ◽  
Underwater Gliders ◽  
Direct Observations ◽  
Autonomous Underwater Glider

AbstractAn autonomous underwater glider was deployed in March 2014 to sample the Gulf Stream and its adjacent shelf waters in the South Atlantic Bight, providing a new look at cross-shelf exchange associated with Gulf Stream dynamics. Observations collected over 4 weeks reveal significant cross-shelf exchange (up to 0.5 Sv) at the shoreward edge of the Gulf Stream, which was 2 orders of magnitude larger than estimates from long-term mean hydrographic conditions. Gulf Stream frontal eddies may have contributed to some of the largest fluxes of heat (0.5°C Sv) and salt (0.03 Sv g/kg) onto the shelf. We estimate that the largest upwelling event during the mission could have brought nitrate concentrations over 20 μM to within 125 m of the surface. This study demonstrates clear capabilities of autonomous underwater gliders for sampling in and near fast moving boundary currents to obtain unique and critical in situ observations effectively.

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