Sixteen years of sea-surface height (SSH) fields constructed by merging the measurements
from two simultaneously operating altimeters are analyzed to investigate mesoscale …

The collection of articles in this volume reviewing eastern tropical Pacific oceanography is
briefly summarized, and updated references are given. The region is an unusual biological …

Proposed harvesting of polymetallic nodules in the Central Tropical Pacific will generate
plumes of suspended sediment which are anticipated to be ecologically harmful. While the …

Intraseasonal variability (ISV) of sea surface height (SSH) over the Bay of Bengal (BoB) is
studied using altimetry data and an eddy‐resolving ocean model. In both the model hindcast …

This is Part II of a two-part review about climate and climate variability focused on the
Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP) and the Caribbean Sea (CS). Both parts are aimed at …

Generation of mesoscale eddies in the eastern South China Sea (SCS) in winters during
August 1999 to July 2002 is studied with a reduced-gravity model. It is found that the …

Atmospheric forcing, which is known to have a strong influence on surface ocean dynamics
and production, is typically not considered in studies of the deep sea. Our observations and …

Coherent mesoscale features (referred to here as eddies) in the tropical northeastern
Atlantic Ocean (between 12–22∘ N and 15–26∘ W) are examined and characterized. The …

Ocean eddies influence regional and global climate by mixing and transporting heat,
carbon, nutrients, and other properties. One of the most recognizable and ubiquitous …

TOPEX/Poseidon and ERS‐2 satellite altimeter observations and the 1/16° Naval Research
Laboratory (NRL) Layered Ocean Model (NLOM) show the existence of anticyclonic eddies …