Some measurements of deep currents in the Eastern North Atlantic

Abstract

Deep current measurements extending over several weeks were made in a small area of the Eastern North Atlantic during the summer of 1958, and a number of hydrographic stations were occupied in the same area. The work formed part of the programme of a joint British-Norwegian I.G.Y. cruise. The currents were found to be variable in time with periods of a few weeks, and in space over a distance of a few tens of miles. In a vertical section, velocities did not decrease uniformly with depth, and no ‘level of no motion’ was found.