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Coastal Countercurrent and Mesoscale Eddy Formation by Tidal Rectification near an Oceanic Cape
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Cape St. James is an extensive triangular-shaped promontory located in a tidally energetic region at the southern tip of the Queen Charlotte Islands approximately 150 km off the mainland coast or British Columbia. Several ...
Observations of Low-Frequency Variability in Great South Bay and Relations to Atmospheric Forcing
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Sea level and current data collected around Great South Bay, New York during December 1979 are examined in conjunction with atmospheric data for evidence of wind-forced, low frequency variability in the Bay and on the ...
The Icelandic Low as a Predictor of the Gulf Stream North Wall Position
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: he Gulf Stream?s north wall east of Cape Hatteras marks the abrupt change in velocity and water properties between the slope sea to the north and the Gulf Stream itself. An index of the north wall position constructed by ...
Modeling Influence of Stratification on Lateral Circulation in a Stratified Estuary
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The dynamics of lateral circulation in the Passaic River estuary is examined in this modeling study. The pattern of lateral circulation varies significantly over a tidal cycle as a result of the temporal variation of ...
New York City's Vulnerability to Coastal Flooding
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: New York City, New York (NYC), is extremely vulnerable to coastal flooding; thus, verification and improvements in storm surge models are needed in order to protect both life and property. This paper highlights the Stony ...