Investigation of seasonal variability of the wind stress curl over the North Atlantic Ocean by means of empirical orthogonal function analysis

• Main Author: Barnier, B.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1986
• Subjects: 47; Curl; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19860038379

The seasonal variability of the wind stress curl over the North Atlantic is investigated by means of empirical orthogonal function (EOF) analysis. The curl field is calculated from 1 year of First Global GARP Experiment wind data. It was found that 44 percent of the variability is contained in four...