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TI Residual transport velocities during winter, within the atlantis-ii deep area of the central red-sea
BT 
AF AHMAD, F
   SULTAN, SAR
   MOAMMAR, MO
AS 1:;2:;3:;
FF 1:;2:;3:;
IF 0.662
TC 2
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00097/20870/18488.pdf
LA English
DT Article
AB The Atlantis II Deep is located at about 21.5 degrees N within a deep trench which divides the Red Sea along the mid-axis. Data from the Atlantis II mooring, maintained during January-February 1978, provide valuable information about residual current distribution over the whole water column. The residual currents have speeds of 20 cm/s at the level of surface current meter, decreasing to 1.5 cm/s at about 250 m depth. The dominant direction over this depth level is southeast in January and changes to northeast in February. From 250 m down to the bottom the dominant direction is north-northwest and the residual speeds range between 1.5 and 3.0 cm/s at different depth levels. The weighted depth-mean residual current speed from surface to 250 m is about 7.7 cm/s, and in the deeper layer amounts to about 2.0 cm/s. These results suggest that the net transport in the deeper layer of the Atlantis II Deep is axial within the central trench in an almost north-northwest direction.
PY 1995
SO Oceanologica Acta
SN 0399-1784
PU Gauthier-Villars
VL 18
IS 3
UT A1995TH93300010
BP 385
EP 388
ID 20870
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