Transport driven by eddy momentum fluxes in the Gulf Stream Extension region
The importance of the Gulf Stream Extension region in climate and seasonal prediction research is being increasingly recognised. Here we use satellite-derived eddy momentum fluxes to drive a shallow water model for the North Atlantic Ocean that includes the realistic ocean bottom topography. The res...
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ftoceanrep:oai:oceanrep.geomar.de:10017 2023-05-15T17:21:58+02:00 Transport driven by eddy momentum fluxes in the Gulf Stream Extension region Greatbatch, Richard Zhai, Xiaoming Claus, Martin Czeschel, Lars Rath, Willi 2010 text https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/10017/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/10017/1/2010GL045473.pdf https://doi.org/10.1029/2010GL045473 en eng AGU (American Geophysical Union) https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/10017/1/2010GL045473.pdf Greatbatch, R. , Zhai, X., Claus, M. , Czeschel, L. and Rath, W. (2010) Transport driven by eddy momentum fluxes in the Gulf Stream Extension region. Open Access Geophysical Research Letters, 37 . L24401. DOI 10.1029/2010GL045473 <https://doi.org/10.1029/2010GL045473>. doi:10.1029/2010GL045473 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Article PeerReviewed 2010 ftoceanrep https://doi.org/10.1029/2010GL045473 2023-04-07T14:57:56Z The importance of the Gulf Stream Extension region in climate and seasonal prediction research is being increasingly recognised. Here we use satellite-derived eddy momentum fluxes to drive a shallow water model for the North Atlantic Ocean that includes the realistic ocean bottom topography. The results show that the eddy momentum fluxes can drive significant transport, sufficient to explain the observed increase in transport of the Gulf Stream following its separation from the coast at Cape Hatteras, as well as the observed recirculation gyres. The model also captures recirculating gyres seen in the mean sea surface height field within the North Atlantic Current system east of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, including a representation of the Mann Eddy. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland north atlantic current North Atlantic OceanRep (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre für Ocean Research Kiel) Geophysical Research Letters 37 24 n/a n/a |
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The importance of the Gulf Stream Extension region in climate and seasonal prediction research is being increasingly recognised. Here we use satellite-derived eddy momentum fluxes to drive a shallow water model for the North Atlantic Ocean that includes the realistic ocean bottom topography. The results show that the eddy momentum fluxes can drive significant transport, sufficient to explain the observed increase in transport of the Gulf Stream following its separation from the coast at Cape Hatteras, as well as the observed recirculation gyres. The model also captures recirculating gyres seen in the mean sea surface height field within the North Atlantic Current system east of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, including a representation of the Mann Eddy. |
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Transport driven by eddy momentum fluxes in the Gulf Stream Extension region |
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Transport driven by eddy momentum fluxes in the Gulf Stream Extension region |
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Transport driven by eddy momentum fluxes in the Gulf Stream Extension region |
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https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/10017/1/2010GL045473.pdf Greatbatch, R. , Zhai, X., Claus, M. , Czeschel, L. and Rath, W. (2010) Transport driven by eddy momentum fluxes in the Gulf Stream Extension region. Open Access Geophysical Research Letters, 37 . L24401. DOI 10.1029/2010GL045473 <https://doi.org/10.1029/2010GL045473>. doi:10.1029/2010GL045473 |
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