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SEMINAR: MPO Special Seminar: Dr. Soloviev and Dr. Wood,TODAY, Slab Seminar room,S/A 103 at 3:00 p.m.

From: Sandrine Apelbaum <sapelbaum@rsmas.miami.edu>
Subject: SEMINAR: MPO Special Seminar: Dr. Soloviev and Dr. Wood,TODAY, Slab Seminar room,S/A 103 at 3:00 p.m.
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:53:39 -0400

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