Variability of the Anticyclonic Circulation in the Western Gulf of Mexico.

Abstract

The anticyclonic circulation in the western Gulf of Mexico is studied through 6 AXBT flights, 5 cruises, and moored current meter data over the course of a year, as well as through examination of the historical data base. It is concluded that the flow field consists of: a background circulation presumably forced by the curl of the wind stress; and the presence of warm core rings which periodically pinch off from the Loop Current. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA109605

Entities

People

  • Richard D. Kassler
  • Wilton Sturges

Organizations

  • Florida State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programming
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Dynamics
  • Energy
  • Error Analysis
  • Flow Fields
  • Gulf Stream
  • New York
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Phase Shift
  • Physical Oceanography
  • Rossby Waves
  • Sea Water
  • Topography
  • Wind Stress

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  • Oceanography.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics