Loop current growth and eddy shedding using models and observations: Numerical process experiments and satellite altimetry data

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 669-689

  Chang, Yu Lin ^a,b   Oey, L Y ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLONIC VORTICITY; NUMERICAL PROCESS; REDUCED-GRAVITY MODEL; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY DATA; SATELLITE DATA; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; TOTAL VARIANCE; VORTICITY FLUX;

COMMERCE; EXPERIMENTS;

VORTICITY;

EDDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CURRENT; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SATELLITE DATA; TRADE WIND; VORTICITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; GULF OF MEXICO; YUCATAN CHANNEL;

EID: 84878904371     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: 15200485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-12-0139.1     Document Type: Article

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