ノバ・スコシアの大陸の上昇に特異的に強い下部付近の流れを除いて
まとめ
ノバ・スコシア沖で高速の深海流が測定され,南極の底水の深層の赤道方向の流れが確認されました. この発見は,以前に仮定された第二の,より深い西の境界の流れシステムを検証する.
科学分野:
- 海洋学 海洋学とは
- 深海循環のダイナミクス
背景:
- 以前の地質学的証拠は,深い西の境界流を示唆した.
- この地域における深海の流れ特性を直接測定する方法は限られていた.
研究 の 目的:
- 深海の流れの速度と水質の起源を測定するために.
- 深い西部境界流の存在と特性を確認するために.
主な方法:
- 先進的なセンサーを使用したインシトゥの電流速度測定.
- 水質の産地を決定するためのシリケート分析.
主要な成果:
- 非常に高い深海流速 (73cm/sまで) が記録されています.
- 深い流れは主に南方源 (南極) の底水であると特定しました.
- 2つ目の,より深い西の境界流が確認されました.
結論:
- 深い赤道方向の流れは,西の境界の循環の重要な特徴です.
- 直接的な測定は,地質学的データに基づいた仮説を検証します.
- この流れは,深海の水の質量輸送において重要な役割を果たします.
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