Mesoscale to submesoscale transition in the California Current system. Part I: Flow structure, eddy flux, and observational tests

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-43

  Capet, Xavier ^a   McWilliams, J C ^a   Molemaker, M J ^a   Shchepetkin, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; FLOW STRUCTURE; OCEAN CURRENTS; VORTEX FLOW; WIND EFFECTS;

EDDY FLUX; OBSERVATIONAL TESTS; SUBMESOSCALE TRANSITION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BOUNDARY LAYER; EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; FLOW STRUCTURE; MESOSCALE EDDY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OCEANIC FRONT; PYCNOCLINE; ROSSBY NUMBER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UPPER OCEAN; UPWELLING; VORTICITY;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 39449089416     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JPO3671.1     Document Type: Article

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