BATHYMETRY AT THE VEMA SILL

Authors
ZENK W SPEER KG HOGG NG
Citation
W. Zenk et al., BATHYMETRY AT THE VEMA SILL, Deep-sea research. Part 1. Oceanographic research papers, 40(9), 1993, pp. 1925-1933
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Oceanografhy
Journal title
Deep-sea research. Part 1. Oceanographic research papers → ACNP
ISSN journal
09670637
Volume
40
Issue
9
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1925 - 1933
Database
ISI
SICI code
0967-0637(1993)40:9<1925:BATVS>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The Vema Channel represents a prominent location for the northward flo w of bottom water in the subtropical western South Atlantic. A recent multibeam echo-sounding survey of the Vema Sill on board F.S. Meteor r evealed a narrow and shallow portion of the Vema Channel at 31-degrees -12'S, 39-degrees-24'W, the Vema Sill. The survey also showed the rema rkably asymmetric shape of the sill region, suggesting an interaction between the bottom flow and the shape of the channel.