Predictability of mesoscale circulation throughout the water column in the Gulf of Mexico

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 129, Issue , 2016, Pages 332-349

  Cardona, Yuley ^a   Bracco, Annalisa ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep circulation; Gulf of Mexico; Mesoscale; Predictability

Indexed keywords

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CONTINUOUS MONITORING SYSTEMS; GULF OF MEXICO; INTRINSIC VARIABILITIES; MESOSCALE; MESOSCALE CIRCULATION; PREDICTABILITY; REGIONAL OCEAN MODELING SYSTEM;

MONITORING;

EID: 84929521954     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2014.01.008     Document Type: Article

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