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On coastal flow in the northeast gulf of Alaska near yakutatFootnote1

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Pages 47-53 | Received 15 Sep 1980, Published online: 15 Nov 2010
 

Abstract

Seasonal maps of geopotential topography and salinity at 10 m were prepared for a region in the northeast Gulf of Alaska near Yakutat. Coastal waters in this region receive considerable runoff in late summer, but the dilution does not result in a greatly intensified coastal flow. Baroclinic coastal flow in the northeast Gulf appears to be weaker than the coastal flow (Kenai Current) to the west along the Kenai Peninsula and in Shelikof Strait.

Résumé

Des cartes saisonnières de la topographie géopotentielle et de la salinité à une profondeur de 10 m ont été préparées pour une région près de Yakutat, dans le golfe d'Alaska. À la fin de l'été, un écoulement considérable dilue les eaux littorales de cette région, sans pourtant intensifier en proportion la circulation littorale. Il semblerait que la circulation littorale barocline dans la partie nord‐est du golfe soit plus faible que celle qu'on retrouve à l'ouest (courant de Kenai) le long de la Péninsule de Kenai et dans le détroit de Shelikof.

Notes

Contribution No. 472 from the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory.

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