Interdecadal changes in mesoscale eddy variance in the Gulf of Alaska circulation: Implications for the Steller sea lion decline. Atmosphere-Ocean

• Main Authors: Arthur J. Miller, Emanuele Di Lorenzo, Douglas J. Neilson, Hey-jin Kim, Antonietta Capotondi, Michael A. Alex, Steven J. Bograd, Kate Hedstrom, David L. Musgrave
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: Gulf of Alaska; Tourbillons; aleutian low; Dépression des Aléoutiennes; Alaska
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.527.3968; http://eros.eas.gatech.edu/manu/papers/PDFs/Miller_GOA_Eddies_AO_2005.pdf

ABSTRACT A distinct change in the ocean circulation of the Gulf of Alaska after the 1976–77 climate shift is stud-ied in an eddy-permitting primitive equation model forced by observed wind stresses from 1951–99. When the Aleutian Low strengthens after 1976–77, strong changes occur in the mean veloci...