Estimation of Spatial Covariances From the Mid-Ocean Dynamics Experiment

The Mid-Ocean Dynamics Experiment (MODE) was an attempt to observe mesoscale ocean eddies in the western North Atlantic, primarily during the spring of 1973. A variety of measurement techniques were utilized. Using data from freely drifting Sofar floats and from hydrographic casts, the authors estim...

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Main Authors: McWilliams, J, Owens, W
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: UCAR/NCAR 1976
Subjects:
Mid-Ocean Dynamics Experiment
Mesoscale ocean eddies
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5065/d6dz067x
http://opensky.ucar.edu/islandora/object/technotes:211
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spelling ftdatacite:10.5065/d6dz067x 2023-05-15T17:31:11+02:00 Estimation of Spatial Covariances From the Mid-Ocean Dynamics Experiment McWilliams, J Owens, W 1976 application/pdf https://dx.doi.org/10.5065/d6dz067x http://opensky.ucar.edu/islandora/object/technotes:211 en eng UCAR/NCAR Mid-Ocean Dynamics Experiment Mesoscale ocean eddies Text Report report 1976 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.5065/d6dz067x 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z The Mid-Ocean Dynamics Experiment (MODE) was an attempt to observe mesoscale ocean eddies in the western North Atlantic, primarily during the spring of 1973. A variety of measurement techniques were utilized. Using data from freely drifting Sofar floats and from hydrographic casts, the authors estimated the spatial covariance functions and the associated variance spectra. To make these functions physically acceptable, they performed smoothing by averaging in wave-number space; azimuthal averages of these smoothed functions yielded estimates of isotropic covariances. Finally, they fitted analytic functional forms to the isotropic covariances for subsequent use in objective analyses. Report North Atlantic DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology)
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Mesoscale ocean eddies
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Mesoscale ocean eddies
McWilliams, J
Owens, W
Estimation of Spatial Covariances From the Mid-Ocean Dynamics Experiment
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Mesoscale ocean eddies
description The Mid-Ocean Dynamics Experiment (MODE) was an attempt to observe mesoscale ocean eddies in the western North Atlantic, primarily during the spring of 1973. A variety of measurement techniques were utilized. Using data from freely drifting Sofar floats and from hydrographic casts, the authors estimated the spatial covariance functions and the associated variance spectra. To make these functions physically acceptable, they performed smoothing by averaging in wave-number space; azimuthal averages of these smoothed functions yielded estimates of isotropic covariances. Finally, they fitted analytic functional forms to the isotropic covariances for subsequent use in objective analyses.
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author McWilliams, J
Owens, W
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Owens, W
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title Estimation of Spatial Covariances From the Mid-Ocean Dynamics Experiment
title_short Estimation of Spatial Covariances From the Mid-Ocean Dynamics Experiment
title_full Estimation of Spatial Covariances From the Mid-Ocean Dynamics Experiment
title_fullStr Estimation of Spatial Covariances From the Mid-Ocean Dynamics Experiment
title_full_unstemmed Estimation of Spatial Covariances From the Mid-Ocean Dynamics Experiment
title_sort estimation of spatial covariances from the mid-ocean dynamics experiment
publisher UCAR/NCAR
publishDate 1976
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http://opensky.ucar.edu/islandora/object/technotes:211
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