Satellite observations of mesoscale eddy-induced Ekman pumping

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 104-132

  Gaube, Peter ^a,b   Chelton, Dudley B ^a   Samelson, Roger M ^a   Schlax, Michael G ^a   O'Neill, Larry W ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Atm Ocean Structure Phenomena; Atmosphere ocean interaction; Circulation Dynamics; Eddies; Ekman pumping; Ekman pumping transport; Observational techniques and algorithms; Satellite observations

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; EDDY CURRENTS; OCEAN CURRENTS; STORMS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE WATERS; WIND;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN INTERACTIONS; EDDIES; EKMAN PUMPING; EKMAN PUMPING/TRANSPORT; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS;

PUMPS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; DOWNWELLING; EKMAN PUMPING; MESOSCALE EDDY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; UPWELLING; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

ANTARCTIC CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84920917393     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: 15200485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-14-0032.1     Document Type: Article

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