Net total transport and net transport by water mass categories for Yucatan Channel, based on data for April 1970

Abstract

A series of measurements were made from the R/V Alaminos in April, 1970 in order to define the volume transport and transport by water mass categories through Yucatan Channel. The measurements included density fields inferred from five cross sections of the Yucatan Channel, a cross section from Cabo Catoche, Mexico to Dry Tortugas, a cross section from Dry Tortugas to Cuba, and a cross section along 85?? W from Cuba to Honduras. Also attempts were made to measured current speeds and direction from four bottom-mounted current meters, and current trajectories from parachute drogues tracked in shallow water. However only sparse data were obtained from the current meters that were recovered. Net volume transport and transport by water mass categories were calculated through the geostrophic equation relative to the deepest common sampling depth between each station pair. ...