Gulf Stream ring water intrudes onto continental shelf like 'Pinocchio's nose'

Gulf Stream ring water intrudes onto continental shelf like 'Pinocchio's nose'
Cape Cod MA (SPX) Oct 06, 2015 - Ocean robots installed off the coast of Massachusetts have helped scientists understand a previously unknown process by which warm Gulf Stream water and colder waters of the continental shelf exchange. The process occurs when offshore waters, originating in the tropics, intrude onto the Mid-Atlantic Bight shelf and meet the waters originating in regions near the Arctic. This process can greatly ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Gulf_Stream_ring_water_intrudes_onto_continental_shelf_like_Pinocchios_nose_999.html