Measurement of Gulf Stream and Wind-Induced Shelf Circulation in the 

 South Atlantic Bight 



Lee,T.W. 



$173,000 



University of Miami 



Rosenthal School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences 



C: 305-361-4057 



Transport and dispersal of materials entering the inner shelf zone with river discharge is not well understood. 

 Climatological data, satellite imagery, and numerical modeling results indicate a northeast transport alongshore 

 and possible offshore exchange south of Cape Fear during the spring and summer when maximum runoff and 

 northward winds prevail. Interdisciplinary analyses have been conducted to investigate the transport processes in 

 the shelf region between Cape Fear and Savannah. Analyses focus on the coupling mechanisms between inner and 

 outer shelf waters, with emphasis on the modes and rates of shelf water removal. The effect of the Gulf Stream in- 

 duced circulation in the vicinity of the Charleston Bump on shelf water removal and the associated biological 

 responses are being investigated. 



Continental Shelf Processes Affecting the Oceanography of the South 

 Atlantic Bight 



Atkinson, L.P. 



$155,000 



Old Dominion University 



Department of Oceanography 



C: 804-440-4285 



The objectives of this project are (1) to identify the physical processes responsible for the general circulation of 

 water in the South Atlantic Bight and of associated chemicals and particles; and (2) to determine the variables con- 

 trolling processes that affect the distribution of temperature, salinity, buoyancy, and dissolved constituents. The 

 shoreline, nearshore fronts, Gulf Stream position, topographic irregularities, and wind are important in driving cir- 

 culation patterns and the coupling between offshore and nearshore water. 



Coastal Ocean Margins Program A14 December 1988 



