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Variation of Geostrophic Circulation off the Antarctic Peninsula and in the Southwest Scotia Sea, 1975–1985

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Based upon the hydrographic data collected by the Federal Republic of Germany during biological surveys with FRV Walther Herwig and RV Polarstern between 1975 and 1985, examples of geostrophic circulation patterns for the region of the Antarctic Peninsula and the adjacent Scotia Sea are discussed. The dynamic topography elucidates the nature of a stationary meander in the vicinity of Elephant Island (South Shetland Archipelago) as well as in the western Bransfield Strait. The data indicate the southwestward flow of water west of the Antarctic Peninsula.

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  1. Institut für Seefischerei, Bundesforschungsanstalt für Fischerei, Palmaille 9, 2000, Hamburg 50, Fed. Rep. of Germany

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    Dietrich Sahrhage

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Stein, M. (1988). Variation of Geostrophic Circulation off the Antarctic Peninsula and in the Southwest Scotia Sea, 1975–1985. In: Sahrhage, D. (eds) Antarctic Ocean and Resources Variability. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73724-4_6

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