SEMINAR: MPO Special Seminar: Dr. Alex Soloviev and Dr. Jon Wood,Tuesday, September 13, at 3:00 p.m., Slab Seminar room, S/A 103

[Sandrine Apelbaum <sapelbaum@rsmas.miami.edu>]

MPO Special Seminar

Southward Flow under the Florida Current and Coastal Countercurrent in the Straits of Florida

 

Alex Soloviev

Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center

 

Jon Wood

Ocean Data Technologies, Inc.

Room: Slab Seminar Room, S/A 103

Date: Tuesday, September 13, at 3:00 p.m.

We report the results of long-term current velocity observations in the Straits of Florida on the Southeast Florida shelf. Our observations reveal a relatively slow, seasonally modulated southward flow (undercurrent) under the Florida Current. During summer months, a transient southward flow in the form of a jet attached to the Florida shelf is observed below the Florida Current. During winter months, the southward jet migrates westwards, along the shelf and up to the surface, forming a coastal countercurrent. This explains the seasonal pattern of the coastal circulation on the Southeast Florida shelf (mean transport northwards during summer months and mean transport southwards during winter months). Practical applications include costal pollution control, coral reef health, search and rescue operations, 

and development of future ocean observing systems.

Sandrine Apelbaum

Meteorology and Physical Oceanography 
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
University of Miami
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL 33149-1098
Tel     (305) 421-4057
Fax     (305) 421-4696

sapelbaum@rsmas.miami.edu