We analyze measurements of bottom currents and thermohaline properties of water north of the Vema Channel with the goal to find pathway continuations of Antarctic Bottom Water flow from the Vema Channel into the Brazil Basin. The analysis is based on CTD/LADCP casts north of the Vema Channel. The flow in the deep Vema Channel consists of two branches. The deepest current flows along the bottom in the center of the channel and the other branch flows above the western wall of the channel. We found two smaller channels of the northern continuation of the deeper bottom flow. These flows become weak and almost disappear at a latitude of 25° 30′ S. The upper current flows at a depth of 4100–4200 m along the continental slope. We traced this current up to 24° S over a distance exceeding 250 km. This branch transports bottom water that eventually fills the deep basins of the North Atlantic.

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来自Vema通道的南极底部水流

我们分析了Vema河道以北的水底电流和热盐特性的测量结果，目的是寻找从Vema河道进入巴西盆地的南极底部水流的路径延续。该分析基于Vema Channel以北的CTD / LADCP项目。深Vema通道中的流包含两个分支。最深的电流沿通道中心的底部流动，而另一支流则在通道的西壁上方流动。我们发现了较深底部流向北延伸的两个较小通道。这些气流在25°30'S的纬度上变得微弱，几乎消失了。上部电流沿大陆坡流向4100-4200 m的深度。我们在超过250 km的距离内将电流追溯到24°S。