An analysis of loop current frontal eddies in a 1/6° atlantic ocean model simulation

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1924-1939

  Huang, Haosheng ^a   Walker, Nan D ^a   Hsueh, Ya ^b,e   Chao, Yi ^c   Leben, Robert R ^d  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^e 248 E Foothill Blvd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICYCLONIC EDDIES; COMPLEX EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTIONS; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; GENERAL CIRCULATION; PRIMITIVE EQUATIONS; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; TEMPERATURE VARIANCE; VERTICAL STRUCTURES;

STORMS;

SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ANTICYCLONE; COASTAL WATER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYCLONE; EDDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAMPECHE BANK; CARIBBEAN SEA; GULF OF MEXICO; LOOP CURRENT; YUCATAN CHANNEL;

EID: 84884920298     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: 15200485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-12-0227.1     Document Type: Article

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