DocumentCode
2764411
Title
Frontogenesis and subsequent formation of cold filaments and eddies on an idealized shelf
Author
Kvaleberg, E. ; Morey, S.L. ; Brien, J. J O
Author_Institution
Center for Ocean- Atmos. Prediction Studies, Florida State Univ., Tallahasse, FL, USA
Volume
5
fYear
2003
fDate
22-26 Sept. 2003
Abstract
Cold filaments in the eastern Gulf of Mexico are investigated using a numerical model to simulate the effect of cooling over an idealized shelf. A horizontal density gradient induces an alongshelf current that in time becomes unstable. As these instabilities grow, filaments and latter eddies are generated, so that dense water near the coast is exchanged with the offshore in an attempt to balance the surface heat loss over the sloping shelf.
Keywords
bathymetry; cooling; oceanographic regions; Gulf of Mexico; alongshelf current; cold filaments; dense water; eddies; frontogenesis; horizontal density gradient; idealized shelf; surface heat loss over; Atmospheric modeling; Cooling; Friction; Numerical models; Numerical simulation; Ocean temperature; Predictive models; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface topography;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEANS 2003. Proceedings
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
0-933957-30-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.2003.178357
Filename
1283053
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