WEST (-) 



WEST (-) 



NORTH 



.„ 



JET 



\ -VP 



EASTW 



-^^ 



(f*A; 





COLD WATER 



y""*"^' f Transition Zone 



^^ 





WARM WATER 



Transition Zone 



COOL WATER 



•EAST(+) 



SOUTH 



LEGEND 



V- VELOCITY 



f - ENTRAINMENT FORCE 



l.-CORiOLIS FORCE 

 -V p - PRESSURE GRADIENT FORCE 

 SURFACE VELOCITY PROFILE 



FIGURE 5 SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM INDICATING BALANCED FLOW THROUGH THE GULF STREAM 

 AND ADJACENT WATERS 



