Eddy properties in the Mozambique Channel: A comparison between observations and two numerical ocean circulation models

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 100, Issue , 2014, Pages 38-53

  Halo, I ^a   Backeberg, B ^a,d   Penven, P ^b   Ansorge, I ^a   Reason, C ^a   Ullgren, J E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d NANSEN ENVIRONMENTAL AND REMOTE SENSING CENTER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Altimetry; Cyclonic anticyclonic eddies; Ocean models

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETRY; BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; CYCLONIC/ANTICYCLONIC EDDIES; HIGHER-FREQUENCY SIGNALS; MESOSCALE VARIABILITY; OCEAN CIRCULATION MODELS; OCEAN MODEL; ROSSBY RADIUS OF DEFORMATION;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ANTICYCLONE; BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MESOSCALE EDDY; MOORING SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; TURBULENCE;

INDIAN OCEAN; MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL;

EID: 84897663336     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.10.015     Document Type: Article

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