Current Measurements in the Passages of the Lesser Antilles
Stalcup MC and Metcalf WG. 1972. Current Measurements in the Passages of the Lesser Antilles. Journal of Geophysical Research. 77(6):1032-1049
Direct-current measurements during March and April 1970, in the four major passages through the Lesser Antilles show a westward transport of about 26 X 10^6 m^3 sec^-1. This transport is divided between the Grenada, St. Vincent, and St. Lucia passages with, respectively, 10, 10, and 6 X 106 m^6 sec^-1 flowing to the west. The transport through Dominica passage was less than 2 X 106 m^6 sec^-1 during these measurements. This flow pattern is consistent with the distribution of variables as shown by data from hydrographic stations to the east and west of each passage. On the basis of the temperature-oxygen relationship water that enters the Caribbean with a temperature between 16-23 degrees Celsius comes from a broad band of water found east of the area.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Stalcup, Marvel; Metcalf, William
- Units
- SFCN
- Keywords
- Barbados, Flow Pattern, Grenada, Hydrographic Stations, Tobago