Data assimilative modeling investigation of Gulf Stream Warm Core Ring interaction with continental shelf and slope circulation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 119, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 5968-5991

  Chen, Ke ^a   He, Ruoying ^b   Powell, Brian S ^c   Gawarkiewicz, Glen G ^a   Moore, Andrew M ^d   Arango, Hernan G ^e  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

data assimilation; Gulf Stream; shelf circulation; Warm Core Ring

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA SET; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SHELF BREAK; VORTICITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF STREAM; MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT;

EID: 84919889915     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JC009898     Document Type: Article

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