Brief description
Observations of the Leeuwin Current, the poleward flow of warm, low salinity water off the west coast of Australia, are described from acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP), temperature and salinity (CTD) and moored current meter measurements from the Australian North West Shelf made in May and June 1993. Two cross-shelf and slope transects of ADCP and CTD measurements were completed at latitudes of approximately 17 and 19S.Lineage
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Statement: Original record compiled for the Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI), Project 3.8, 2008. Originally sourced from WA DEC Marine Policy and Planning Branch Pilbara and Lower West Kimberley Environmental Report Library. Date range generated from citation date, limited abstract information available.
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CreditP.E. Holloway (deceased)
Credit
Department of Geography and Oceanography, The University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Department of Geography and Oceanography, The University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Modified: 05 08 2009
Data time period: 01 05 1993 to 30 06 1993
text: westlimit=116.31; southlimit=-19.98; eastlimit=121.51; northlimit=-16.61
Subjects
EARTH SCIENCE |
Marine Features (Australia) | Leeuwin Current |
OCEAN CIRCULATION |
Ocean Currents |
OCEANS |
oceans |
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