Physical Oceanography
Fall 99
Problem #2
Due September 16th, 1999
The R/V Caleta surveyed off the New Jersey
coast this past summer. On the 30th of July, the data collected revealed
two velocity jets flowing perpendicular to the cross-shore transect.
Use the data
collected by the Caleta on her first transect (1200 GMT) to calculate :
- The volume transport of the two surface jets.
- The mass transport of the two jets.
- The salt flux of the two jets.
- The heat flux. If the temperature transect represents the southern boundary of a control volume that extends northward 1 km & the mass transport at the northern boundary is the same as at the southern end, calculate the heat flux of the offshore jet into the control volume. Assume the northern temperature is 20 degrees celcius and a specific heat (Cp) of 4187 J/kg/C.
R/V Caleta
Minibat Conductivity, Temperature and Density (CTD)
Minibat houses the CTD and undulates throughout the water column
allowing continuous temperature, salinity, density and flourometry profiles along the transect
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) and Tow Body
Measures continuous current profiles along the data transect
Questions ?
kohut@imcs.rutgers.edu
