Currents in the drake passage based on the observations in November of 2010.

The currents in the central part of the Drake Passage are investigated by analyzing the CTD and SADCP data over the section across the Drake Passage occupied in November 2010 and satellite altimetry data. All eight of the jets of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, which are currently identidifed, were resolved by the section. The velocities and water transports of these jets are estimated. Three synoptic scale eddies with different vertical structures were revealed; hypotheses on the physical nature of these eddies are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]