FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Horizontal variability of surface currents in the Dead Sea BT AF ESSEN, HH GURGEL, KW SCHIRMER, F SIRKES, Z AS 1:;2:;3:;4:; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:; C1 UNIV HAMBURG,INST MEERESKUNDE,D-22529 HAMBURG,GERMANY CTR OCEAN & ATMOSPHER MODELLING,BAY ST LOUIS,MS 39529 C2 UNIV HAMBURG,INST MEERESKUNDE,D-22529 HAMBURG,GERMANY CTR OCEAN & ATMOSPHER MODELLING,BAY ST LOUIS,MS 39529 IF 0.662 TC 3 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00097/20872/18489.pdf LA English DT Article AB Surface currents in the Dead Sea, as measured by two land-based HF (high frequency) radar stations in autumn 1984, are analysed. High horizontal variability is observed, which may partly be explained by the inhomogeneous wind field. Decomposition into empirical orthogonal eigenfunctions (EOF) shows that the currents may not be represented by a small number of patterns. The forcing of currents by wind is proved through significant correlation between both. Spatially-averaged rotary spectra provide evidence of the presence of inertial oscillations. The data set allows the calculation of horizontal derivatives. Time series of divergence and curl are presented. By estimating the advective terms of the Navier-Stokes equation it is shown that nonlinear effects are important. PY 1995 SO Oceanologica Acta SN 0399-1784 PU Gauthier-Villars VL 18 IS 4 UT A1995TV08200005 BP 455 EP 467 ID 20872 ER EF