Abstract
In August 1973, an experiment was conducted over the Oregon continental shelf using an array of Cyclesondes. In August 1974, a similar experiment was conducted using a profiling current meter, which sampled repeatedly and sequentially at four locations. The results of these two profiling experiments were synthesized with emphasis on cross-shelf flow and vertical motions. A double cell type of cross-shelf circulation pattern was found. The double cell circulation occurs near a density front formed by upwarped isopycnals intersecting (or nearly intersecting) the sea surface and seems to be limited in horizontal extent. The vertical velocity profiles calculated for each experiment are similar, with maximum velocities of about 2 × 10−2 cm s−1 at mid-depth.
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