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Table 2. Geostrophically estimated transport (103 m3 sec-1 in both the same and opposite direction as the ring's swirl) of shelf water (<34 PSU) by station transect within streamers entrained by Rings 81-E, 82-A, and 82-B twice.

Ring

Stations

Transport (103 m3 sec-1) Relative to Ring
Swirl Direction

Lowest Average Salinity Class
(PSU)

Same Opposite

81-E

65-68

3.5

0

33.75-34.00

60-65 10.9 0.8 33.75-34.00
  59-56 0 11.5 33.50-33.75
  54-56 0 0 -
  54-50 38.6 0 33.50-33.75
  46-50 22.6 80.8 33.50-33.75
  46-40 163.7 0 33.50-33.75
  30-37 277.4 223.2 32.50-32.75
82-A 5-2 61.7 27.0 32.75-33.00
  5-9 263.5 14.4 32.75-33.00
  15-11 88.2 344.6 33.25-33.50
  16-22 33.4 51.1 33.25-33.50
82-B (April-May) 60-56 38.8 0 33.50-33.75
  50-55 0 0 -
  50-47 0 0 -
  44-47 0 54.0 33.75-34.00
  43-37 32.7 42.5 33.50-33.75
  30-36 45.6 18.2 32.75-33.00
  [61-64] 52.6 73.8 32.75-33.00
82-B (June-July) 6-1 399.8 1.7 33.00-33.25
  6-11 305.5 5.0 32.75-33.00
  16-12 487.9 9.2 33.00-33.25
  17-25 407.6 46.6 32.50-32.75
  38-45 109.2 12.8 33.25-33.50
  53-46 212.3 175.6 32.25-32.50
  81-74 239.7 37.5 32.25-32.50
  82-88 214.4 17.2 32.50-32.75
  [54-58] 47.0 35.2 31.50-31.75
  [71-74] 0 141.8 31.75-32.00
Mean   164.6 61.8  
Std. Dev.   148.5 90.2  

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(Modified Jun. 13 2008)