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Science 29 September 1978:
Vol. 201. no. 4362, pp. 1225 - 1226
DOI: 10.1126/science.201.4362.1225
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Gulf Stream Deflection by a Bottom Feature off Charleston, South Carolina

DAVID A. BROOKS 1 and JOHN M. BANE JR. 2

1 Department of Oceanography, Texas A & M University, College Station 77843
2 Curriculum in Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27514

A topographic feature on the continental slope off Charleston at 32°N persistently deflects the Gulf Stream seaward, with the inshore surface thermal front deflected east or south of east in 27 of the 39 cases examined. Meanders often form downstream of the deflection, suggesting that the "Charleston bump" induces Gulf Stream fluctuations.

Submitted on May 12, 1978
Revised on July 6, 1978


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