Generation mechanisms for mesoscale eddies in the Gulf of Lions: Radar observation and modeling

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1587-1609

  Schaeffer, Amandine ^a,b   Molcard, Anne ^a   Forget, Philippe ^a   Fraunié, Philippe ^a   Garreau, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Gulf of Lions; HF radar; Mesoscale eddy; Modeling

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILERS; ANTICYCLONIC EDDIES; BAROTROPIC CURRENTS; DRIVING MECHANISM; GENERATION MECHANISM; GULF OF LION; HF RADAR; HIGH-FREQUENCY RADAR; LOCAL SCALE; MESOSCALE EDDY; NORTHWESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NUMERICAL STUDIES; OFFSHORE WINDS; ONSHORE WINDS; RADAR OBSERVATIONS; RIVER DISCHARGE; SURFACE OBSERVATION; WIND FORCING;

BATHYMETRY; BUOYANCY; DOPPLER EFFECT; MODELS; SURFACES; VORTEX FLOW;

RADAR;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; ANTICYCLONE; BAROCLINIC MOTION; BATHYMETRY; BUOYANCY; MESOSCALE EDDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADAR; RIVER DISCHARGE; VORTEX; WIND DIRECTION; WIND FORCING;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 81155149943     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-011-0482-8     Document Type: Article

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