[PDF][PDF] Loop Current, rings and related circulation in the Gulf of Mexico: A review of numerical models and future challenges

L Oey, T Ezer, H Lee - Geophysical Monograph-American …, 2005 - ccpo.odu.edu
The science and art of modeling is deeply rooted in our desire to better describe and
understand the world around us: it is imperative that we have some rudimentary knowledge …

Recent advances in observing mesoscale ocean dynamics with satellite altimetry

R Morrow, PY Le Traon - Advances in Space Research, 2012 - Elsevier
The paper provides a review of recent results on mesoscale ocean dynamics derived from
satellite altimetry. Since 1992, we have had an unprecedented 18year high-resolution …

Global high‐resolution mapping of ocean circulation from TOPEX/Poseidon and ERS‐1 and‐2

N Ducet, PY Le Traon… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
This study focuses on the improved estimation of mesoscale surface ocean circulation
obtained by merging TOPEX/Poseidon (T/P) and ERS‐1 and‐2 altimeter measurements …

Numerical Simulation of the North Atlantic Ocean at 1 / 10 °

RD Smith, ME Maltrud, FO Bryan… - Journal of Physical …, 2000 - journals.ametsoc.org
In this paper an initial analysis of an 0.1° simulation of the North Atlantic Ocean using a level-
coordinate ocean general circulation model forced with realistic winds covering the period …

A bio‐oceanographic filter to larval dispersal in a reef‐building coral

IB Baums, CB Paris… - Limnology and …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Gene flow was shown to be limited between western and eastern Caribbean populations of
the reef‐building coral, Acropora palmata. However, some mixing was detected among …

Caribbean Current and eddies as observed by surface drifters

PL Richardson - Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in …, 2005 - Elsevier
Recent satellite-tracked surface drifter trajectories were analyzed to describe the mean
currents and eddies in the Caribbean Sea. The structure of the Caribbean Current and its …

Eddies in the Red Sea: A statistical and dynamical study

P Zhan, AC Subramanian, F Yao… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Sea level anomaly (SLA) data spanning 1992–2012 were analyzed to study the statistical
properties of eddies in the Red Sea. An algorithm that identifies winding angles was …

[HTML][HTML] The surface circulation of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico as inferred from satellite altimetry

A Alvera-Azcárate, A Barth… - Journal of Physical …, 2009 - journals.ametsoc.org
The surface circulation of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico is studied using 13 years of
satellite altimetry data. Variability in the Caribbean Sea is evident over several time scales …

Annual cycle of primary production in the Cariaco Basin: Response to upwelling and implications for vertical export

F Muller‐Karger, R Varela, R Thunell… - Journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Monthly hydrographic, primary production, bacterial production, and settling particulate
carbon flux observations were collected between November 1995 and December 1997 at …

Planktic foraminifers and hydrography of the eastern and northern Caribbean Sea

B Schmuker, R Schiebel - Marine Micropaleontology, 2002 - Elsevier
The distribution of living planktic foraminifers and their relation to the hydrography of the
Caribbean Sea was investigated in plankton net tows and surface sediment samples taken …