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contributor authorEldevik, Tor
contributor authorDysthe, Kristian B.
date accessioned2017-06-09T14:55:07Z
date available2017-06-09T14:55:07Z
date copyright2002/03/01
date issued2002
identifier issn0022-3670
identifier otherams-29643.pdf
identifier urihttp://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4166893
description abstractSmall 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.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
titleSpiral Eddies
typeJournal Paper
journal volume32
journal issue3
journal titleJournal of Physical Oceanography
identifier doi10.1175/1520-0485(2002)032<0851:SE>2.0.CO;2
journal fristpage851
journal lastpage869
treeJournal of Physical Oceanography:;2002:;Volume( 032 ):;issue: 003
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