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Drifting buoys in the Northeast Atlantic
Booth; Meldrum, D.T. (1987). Drifting buoys in the Northeast Atlantic. J. Cons. - Cons. Int. Explor. Mer 43(3): 261-267. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/43.3.261
In: Journal du Conseil. Conseil International pour l'Exploration de la Mer: Copenhague. ISSN 0020-6466, more
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  • Booth
  • Meldrum, D.T.
Abstract
    A series of satellite-tracked buoys was deployed in Rockall Trough during the period May 1983-January 1984 to investigate the circulation near the surface. Currents near steep topography were strong and tended to follow depth contours, as illustrated by a northeastward flow over the eastern slope of the Faroe-Shetland Channel and by a branching into the Norwegian Trench from northward-flowing Atlantic water. In Rockall Trough, a general northeastward drift was weak and was obscured by smallscale features of the flow, particularly eddies which were found near both the Anton Dohrn seamount area and Porcupine Bank.
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