Comparison of ADCP and Geostrophic Current Profiles Referenced to Fixed Depths or Isopycnals at the Entrance to the Gulf of California

dc.contributor.author	Rivers, Matthew A.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-08-24T17:12:23Z
dc.date.available	2012-08-24T17:12:23Z
dc.date.issued	2012-06
dc.description	Senior thesis written for Oceanography 444	en_US
dc.description.abstract	[Author's Abstract] Geostrophic currents are a balance of a pressure gradient force and the Coriolis force (due to the Earth’s rotation). Scientists historically have used a variety of assumptions to reference geostrophic current profiles, often a particular depth or density. An alternative is to use directly measured currents from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), together with ship speed measured from GPS navigational fixes, to provide a reference for geostrophic currents. In this study the geostrophic currents are compared, using different reference depths, with the ADCP recorded currents.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1773/20475
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Proceedings from the University of Washington School of Oceanography Senior Thesis, Academic Year 2011-2012;
dc.subject	Ocean circulation	en_US
dc.subject	Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler	en_US
dc.subject	Ocean currents--Measurement--Eastern Tropical North Pacific Ocean	en_US
dc.title	Comparison of ADCP and Geostrophic Current Profiles Referenced to Fixed Depths or Isopycnals at the Entrance to the Gulf of California	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US

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