A Coastal Jet in the Chukchi Sea

• Published in: Arctic Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 21 - 29
• Main Authors: Wiseman, Wm. J., Rouse, L. J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: McAra Printing Ltd 01-01-1980
• Subjects: Coastal currents; Coastal water; Coasts; Ice; Lagoons; Ocean currents; Oceanography; Sea water; Seas; Surface water
• ISSN: 0004-0843; 1923-1245
• DOI: 10.14430/arctic2544

Data collected in the nearshore region between Point Lay and Icy Cape, Alaska, support the thesis that a well-developed coastal jet is present during the summer. The temporal variability of the current is as predicted by theory. The physical characteristics of the region suggest a strong signal-to-noise ratio for the baroclinic coastal jet. It is probably the dominant mode of summer coastal circulation for the entire Chukchi Sea coast of the Alaskan North Slope. La masse de renseignements acquis concernant la region littorale, située entre Point Lay et Icy Cape, Alaska, confirme la thèse d'un courant littoral présent pendant l'été. L'inconstance du courant était prouve par la théorie. Les caractéristiques physiques de la region suggèrent un rapport signal sur bruit, élevé pour ce courant littoral "baroclinique." C'est probablement le point fondamental de la circulation littorale estivale pour toute la côte de la mer de Chukchi concernant le "North Slope" d'Alaska.