Numerical studies of eddy shedding in the Gulf of Mexico

1994 ◽  
Vol 99 (C4) ◽  
pp. 7599 ◽  
Author(s):  
David E. Dietrich ◽  
Charles A. Lin
2011 ◽  
Vol 240 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillaume Vernieres ◽  
Christopher K.R.T. Jones ◽  
Kayo Ide

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 1098-1111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangming Zeng ◽  
Yizhen Li ◽  
Ruoying He

AbstractA novel approach based on an artificial neural network was used to forecast sea surface height (SSH) in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) in order to predict Loop Current variation and its eddy shedding process. The empirical orthogonal function analysis method was applied to decompose long-term satellite-observed SSH into spatial patterns (EOFs) and time-dependent principal components (PCs). The nonlinear autoregressive network was then developed to predict major PCs of the GoM SSH in the future. The prediction of SSH in the GoM was constructed by multiplying the EOFs and predicted PCs. Model sensitivity experiments were conducted to determine the optimal number of PCs. Validations against independent satellite observations indicate that the neural network–based model can reliably predict Loop Current variations and its eddy shedding process for a 4-week period. In some cases, an accurate forecast for 5–6 weeks is possible.


2013 ◽  
Vol 118 (7) ◽  
pp. 3315-3335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ganesh Gopalakrishnan ◽  
Bruce D. Cornuelle ◽  
Ibrahim Hoteit

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 1289-1317
Author(s):  
Yang Yang ◽  
Robert H. Weisberg ◽  
Yonggang Liu ◽  
X. San Liang

AbstractA recently developed tool, the multiscale window transform, along with the theory of canonical energy transfer is used to investigate the roles of multiscale interactions and instabilities in the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current (LC) eddy shedding. A three-scale energetics framework is employed, in which the LC system is reconstructed onto a background flow window, a mesoscale eddy window, and a high-frequency eddy window. The canonical energy transfer between the background flow and the mesoscale windows plays an important role in LC eddy shedding. Barotropic instability contributes to the generation/intensification of the mesoscale eddies over the eastern continental slope of the Campeche Bank. Baroclinic instability favors the growth of the mesoscale eddies that propagate downstream to the northeastern portion of the well-extended LC, eventually causing the shedding by cutting through the neck of the LC. These upper-layer mesoscale eddies lose their kinetic energy back to the background LC through inverse cascade processes in the neck region. The deep eddies obtain energy primarily from the upper layer through vertical pressure work and secondarily from baroclinic instability in the deep layer. In contrast, the canonical energy transfer between the mesoscale and the high-frequency frontal eddy windows accounts for only a small fraction in the mesoscale eddy energy balance, and this generally acts as a damping mechanism for the mesoscale eddies. A budget analysis reveals that the mesoscale eddy energy gained through the instabilities is balanced by horizontal advection, pressure work, and dissipation.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
John S. Armstrong‐Altrin ◽  
Mayla A. Ramos‐Vázquez ◽  
Nadia Y. Hermenegildo‐Ruiz ◽  
Jayagopal Madhavaraju

2006 ◽  
Vol 133 ◽  
pp. 1013-1017 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Michaut ◽  
L. Boireau ◽  
T. Vinci ◽  
S. Bouquet ◽  
M. Koenig ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 505 ◽  
pp. 209-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Zhang ◽  
DM Mason ◽  
CA Stow ◽  
AT Adamack ◽  
SB Brandt ◽  
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