Abstract: Part of the heat transported poleward from the Tropics by the ocean is stored near the energetic western boundary currents. These storage reservoirs provide a source of interannual to decadal climate fluctuations through ...

Abstract: An inverse model to infer the near-surface velocity from the heat equation was applied to a series of six infrared satellite images from northern California. The inversion used a two-dimensional nondiffusive heat equation ...

Abstract: ormation and the subsequent evolution of the subtropical mode water (STMW) involve various dynamic and thermodynamic processes. Proper representation of mode water variability and contributions from various processes in ...

Abstract: A horizontally two-dimensional mixed-layer model is used to study the upper-ocean heat balance in the Kuroshio Extension region (30°?40°N, 141°?175°E). Horizontal dependency is emphasized because, in addition to vertical ...

Abstract: The assimilation of temperature and altimetric velocity into a numerical model of the upper-ocean mixed layer in Part I allowed an analysis of the upper ocean heat budget for the western North Atlantic Ocean over the ...

Abstract: Satellite-derived temperature and geostrophic velocities were assimilated into a mixed layer model to obtain estimates of the net surface heat flux as the residual of the upper ocean heat budget. The heat budget included ...

Abstract: A simple three-dimensional thermodynamic model is used to study the heat balance in the Gulf Stream region (30°?45°N, 40°?75°W) during the period from November 1992 to December 1999. The model is forced by surface heat ...

Abstract: Profiles of the Gulf Stream sea surface height (SSH) from the Geosat altimeter were compared with thermocline depth measurements from inverted echo sounders (IES) for a period of about 19 months. The correlation between ...

Abstract: The effect of steady, deep-ocean forcing on the flow over a continental slope and shelf region is examined using a linear and time-independent numerical model which includes continuous stratification, vertical and horizontal ...

Abstract: A seasonal heat budget is based on observations that span the broad California Current (CC) region. Budget terms are estimated from satellite data (oceanic heat advection), repeat ship transects (heat storage rate), and ...