The Subtropical Convergence east of New Zealand |
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| Authors: | A. E. Gilmour A. G. Cole |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Scientific and Industrial Research , N.Z. Oceanographic Institute , P.O. Box 12–346, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | Hydrographic data from the region of the Subtropical Convergence east of New Zealand between 177°E and 179°E show that in spring the convergence occurs near the Chatham Rise. North of the Chatham Rise the structure is fairly regular with isolines of temperature and salinity sloping upwards towards the south. To the south of the Chatham Rise the structure is more complex with an apparent intrusion of Subtropical Water into the Sub‐antarctic Water below depths of about 150 m. |
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| Keywords: | coastal currents Westland current Cape Farewell shelf sediments Kahurangi Shoals |
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