| contributor author | Eldevik, Tor | |
| contributor author | Dysthe, Kristian B. | |
| date accessioned | 2017-06-09T14:55:07Z | |
| date available | 2017-06-09T14:55:07Z | |
| date copyright | 2002/03/01 | |
| date issued | 2002 | |
| identifier issn | 0022-3670 | |
| identifier other | ams-29643.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4166893 | |
| description abstract | Small cyclonic spiral eddies with a scale of 10 km are very frequently observed, both from satellites and space shuttles, at the ocean surface. The authors suggest that they are the sea surface signature of ageostrophic baroclinic instabilities. The spiral-like cyclones generated and evolving in this baroclinic model regime are found to be consistent with the observed spatial and temporal scales. Both modeled and observed spiral eddies are associated with streaks of strong cyclonic shear and convergence. The numerical experiments presented indicate that spiral eddies are restricted to the very upper ocean, and that they are a source of kinetic energy for the larger scale flow. | |
| publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
| title | Spiral Eddies | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 32 | |
| journal issue | 3 | |
| journal title | Journal of Physical Oceanography | |
| identifier doi | 10.1175/1520-0485(2002)032<0851:SE>2.0.CO;2 | |
| journal fristpage | 851 | |
| journal lastpage | 869 | |
| tree | Journal of Physical Oceanography:;2002:;Volume( 032 ):;issue: 003 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext | |