Coherent Sea Level Variability on the North Atlantic Western Boundary

• Main Authors: Thompson, P. R., Mitchum, G. T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Digital Commons @ University of South Florida 2014
• Subjects: sea level; North Atlantic; GECCO; decadal; Life Sciences; Tilting
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/2099; https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3092&context=msc_facpub

Interannual to decadal sea level variability on the North Atlantic western boundary is surprisingly coherent over substantial distances stretching from the Caribbean to Nova Scotia. The physical mechanisms responsible for this basin-scale, low-frequency coherence are explored in a diagnosis of simul...