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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ftuloxford:oai:ora.ox.ac.uk:uuid:f0ef4a3c-dfd6-437d-a6da-9c2a21220183 2023-05-15T17:22:00+02:00 Transport driven by eddy momentum fluxes in the Gulf Stream Extension region Greatbatch, R Zhai, X Claus, M Czeschel, L Rath, W 2016-07-29 https://doi.org/10.1029/2010GL045473 https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:f0ef4a3c-dfd6-437d-a6da-9c2a21220183 eng eng doi:10.1029/2010GL045473 https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:f0ef4a3c-dfd6-437d-a6da-9c2a21220183 https://doi.org/10.1029/2010GL045473 info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess Journal article 2016 ftuloxford https://doi.org/10.1029/2010GL045473 2022-06-28T20:27:40Z 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. © 2010 by the American Geophysical Union. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland north atlantic current North Atlantic ORA - Oxford University Research Archive 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. © 2010 by the American Geophysical Union. |
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Transport driven by eddy momentum fluxes in the Gulf Stream Extension region |
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