Coherence resonance in a double-gyre model of the Kuroshio Extension

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 238-248

  Pierini, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETER DATA; CLIMATOLOGICAL WINDS; COHERENCE RESONANCE; DECADAL TIMESCALE; DECORRELATIONS; EXCITABLE SYSTEMS; HOMOCLINIC BIFURCATIONS; INITIAL CONDITIONS; INTERNAL MODES; KUROSHIO EXTENSION; LOW FREQUENCY VARIABILITY; MINIMUM TIME; MODEL RESULTS; ORNSTEIN-UHLENBECK; PARAMETER RANGE; RELAXATION OSCILLATION; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS; WIND NOISE;

GALERKIN METHODS; OCEAN CURRENTS; RESONANCE; SIGNAL ANALYSIS;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

BIFURCATION; BIMODAL ASSOCIATION; CIRCULATION MODELING; GYRE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OSCILLATION; PARAMETERIZATION; RESONANCE;

KUROSHIO EXTENSION; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 77953242752     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JPO4229.1     Document Type: Article

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