Summer Generation of the Southern Gulf of California Eddy Train

Abstract

Ocean color and sea surface temperature satellite-observations show the existence of a series of anticyclonic eddies along the axis of the southern Gulf of California (SGOC). To investigate the summer generation of these eddies, a regional version of the HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) has been configured for the GOC and has been nested inside the global model. A Suite of experiments, using the nested GOC model, was developed and used to isolate the effects of the local wind and the effects of the oceanic remote forcing On the generation of the SGOC eddies The results indicate that the local wind is not essential for the generation of these eddies rather it is the oceanic remote forcing. In the SGOC the monthly variability of the currents and sea surface height is mainly due to the deterministic near-coastal poleward eastern boundary currents (PEBC). The interaction of the PEBC with the topographic irregularities (the capes at Topolobampo and Cabo Lobos and the ridges extending...

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 24, 2008
Accession Number
ADA483851

Entities

People

  • Edward Joseph Metzger
  • Luis Zamudio
  • Patrick J. Hogan

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Baja California
  • Boundaries
  • California
  • Continents
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Grids
  • Ocean Currents
  • Oceanography
  • Ridges
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature
  • Terrain
  • Three Dimensional
  • Topography

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Oceanography.

Technology Areas

  • Space