"Feature modeling approach to simulating Loop Current Frontal Eddies" by Sergei A. Frolov and Lewis M. Rothstein
 

Feature modeling approach to simulating Loop Current Frontal Eddies

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

12-1-2006

Abstract

Loop Current Frontal Eddies (LCFE) in the Gulf of Mexico are simulated with a regional configuration of the Princeton Ocean Model using a feature-oriented initialization technique. The initialization procedure is based on a prior investigation of stability characteristics of the Loop Current (LC). Zonal channel experiments conducted with a multi-layer intermediate equations model allowed to identify conditions necessary for formation and growth of frontal eddies. The simulations were able to reproduce key features of LCFE-topography interaction in the DeSoto Canyon region observed during the "Eddy Intrusion" study. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Publication Title, e.g., Journal

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volume

70

Issue

4

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