Figure 5 shows the zonal average density distribution in a 

 meridional cross section through the South Atlantic Ocean. The 

 zonal average of the density was computed from the data as given 

 by G. Wust and A. Defant (1936) in the atlas of the "Meteor" work. 



From Schott's (194-2) wind charts, zonal average wind velo- 

 cities in the South Atlantic have been derived, and the wind stress, 

 T , has been computed by means of an empirical formula (Neumann, 



A 



194-8). More information about the wind stress is given in section 

 DC of this report. The zonal wind velocities W , the wind stress 

 T j and the estimated values for a are given in Table 1. 



A 



Let us assume equally spaced "stations" with a meridional 

 distance of A y = 5°, between 5»5°S and 57.5°S. From (21) with 

 Ay = 555 km and cr. = (p - 1) x 10^, we have for an estimate 



/Or ,0 



ilfe x 5.65 x 10? - / / 



y -D L -D 



The average vertical density distribution as shown in figure 



5 is tabulated for the numerical integration in table 2. 



Table 1 



( cr _ a )dz 



dz (22) 



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