Long-term measurements of flow near the Aleutian Islands

摘要

In summer 1995, the Alaskan Stream at 173.5 W was very intense; the peak geostrophic speed was ～125 cm s~-1, and the computed volume transport above 1000 db, referred to 1000 db, was 9* 10~6 m~3 s~-1. Flow north of the central Aleutians was shallow, convoluted and weak (2- 3*10~6 m~3 s~-1).