Can seafloor voltage cables be used to study large-scale circulation? An investigation in the Pacific Ocean

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• Journal Title:
  Ocean Science
• Personal Author:
  Velímský, Jakub ; Schnepf, Neesha R. ; Nair, Manoj C. ; Thomas, Natalie P.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NESDIS (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service) ; NCEI (National Centers for Environmental Information) ; CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences)
• Description:
  Marine electromagnetic (EM) signals largely depend on three factors: flow velocity, Earth's main magnetic field, and seawater's electrical conductivity (which depends on the local temperature and salinity). Because of this, there has been recent interest in using marine EM signals to monitor and study ocean circulation. Our study utilizes voltage data from retired seafloor telecommunication cables in the Pacific Ocean to examine whether such cables could be used to monitor circulation velocity or transport on large oceanic scales.
• Keywords:
  Monitoring Ocean Currents Oceanography Research Telecommunication Cables Ocean Currents Telecommunication Cables
• Source:
  Ocean Sci., 17, 383–392
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-383-2021
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CIRES Innovative Research Program 2017
• Place as Subject:
  Pacific Ocean
• Rights Information:
  CC BY
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f96938c86ac1a6e569619c36261902d8c970f6d8fecd5e1689e09fddcab24c6a
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/33551/noaa_33551_DS1.pdf
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