| Calculation of Across-shelf-break Flux |
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| • | Define the
shelf-break section along the 1000 m isobath in the |
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| model. Include
across-shelf sections at either end to close the box. |
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| • | At every point,
calculate the gradient of bathymetry. Get the |
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| component of
vertically integrated flow in that direction. |
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| • | Calculate the
curvature, and the change of curvature, along the |
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| shelf-break
section. |
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| • | Calculate the
lagged correlation of onshelf transport and shelf-break |
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| curvature. |
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| Onshelf transport is correlated (r=.45) with
curvature |
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| with a lag of 7.5 to 12.5 km. |
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| “Water flows on the shelf when the bottom turns in
front of it”. |
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