Tóm tắt
South of Cape Hatteras, a southerly‐flowing coastal current, such as is common to the northward, is a transient affair. Such a current when present, is restricted to a very narrow portion of the continental shelf. The dynamic pressure gradient resulting from the combined effect of the runoff and the cross‐shelf thermal gradient together with the prevailing wind and the frictional drag of the Florida Current provides for a northeasterly drift over a broad part of the Carolina continental shelf.
