The role of oceanic mesoscale features on the tropical cyclone-induced mixed layer response: A case study

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 649-676

  Jacob, S Daniel ^a   Shay, Lynn K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

OCEANIC MIXED LAYER (ML);

OCEANOGRAPHY;

MESOSCALE EDDY; MIXED LAYER; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WIND FORCING; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 0141861015     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2003)33<649:TROOMF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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