On the probability that a Gulf Stream meander crest detaches to form a warm core ring

Authors

P. Cornillon, University of Rhode Island
Tong Lee, University of Rhode Island
G. Fall, University of Rhode Island

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

1-1-1994

Abstract

Eight years of Gulf Stream data were examined to determine the percentage of meander crests that give rise to warm core rings. A lower bound of 0.24 could be placed on the probability that a meander crest detaches to form a warm core ring. This was obtained by considering all disturbances in the path of the Gulf Stream that could be tracked over a several day period. If consideration is restricted to disturbances with a length scale the size of warm core rings or larger, the probability of formation increases to 0.40. -from Authors

Publication Title, e.g., Journal

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volume

24

Issue

1

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Cornillon, P., Tong Lee, and G. Fall. "On the probability that a Gulf Stream meander crest detaches to form a warm core ring." Journal of Physical Oceanography 24, 1 (1994). doi: 10.1175/1520-0485(1994)024<0159:OTPTAG>2.0.CO;2.