Bathymetric effects on the Caribbean western boundary current as seen with over-the-horizon radar

Author

Harlan, J.A. ; Georges, T.M.

Author_Institution

Cooperative Inst. for Res. in Environ. Sci., Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

23-26 Sep 1996

Firstpage

1038

Abstract

A 5-hour test using a decametric over-the-horizon (OTH or ionospheric) radar in Texas produced a map of radial surface currents over a 1.2 million square-kilometer area of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. The map reveals mesoscale features of the Caribbean western boundary current with 10-15-km resolution, showing details not previously seen. Of particular interest are eddies and bifurcations apparently caused by bathymetric features

Keywords

oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing by radar; Caribbean Sea; Gulf of Mexico; HF radar; Texas; bathymetry; bifurcation; current; decametric radar; dynamics; eddy; measurement technique; mesoscale feature; ocean; over-the-horizon radar; radar remote sensing; radial surface current; seafloor topography; western boundary current; Azimuth; Current measurement; Degradation; Doppler radar; Oceanographic techniques; Oceans; Radar measurements; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '96. MTS/IEEE. Prospects for the 21st Century. Conference Proceedings

Conference_Location

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3519-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1996.568378

Filename

568378