Western Boundary Time Series (WBTS) in the Atlantic Ocean

Measuring the voltage difference across the Straits of Florida using submerged submarine telephone cables, daily transports of the Florida Current have been inferred since 1982. Go

Eight small-boat cruises involving dropsonde and XBT measurements and four research vessel cruises using CTD and LADCP measurements are taken annually across the Florida Current. These sections provide both calibration information for the transport estimates from the submarine cable and observations of changes in water properties within the Florida Current over time. Go

Two hydrographic cruises per year across the Deep Western Boundary Current (DWBC) area, east of Abaco Island, to measure water mass properties and transports. Tracers sampling, as chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) and carbon dioxide, are also present in many sections. Go

A monitoring system for the Deep Western Boundary Current using inverted echo sounders, bottom pressure gauges, and one deep current meter was deployed in September 2004. In May 2005 this line was extended to capture also the northward flow of the Antilles Current. Go