The Gulf Stream, rings and North Atlantic eddy structures from remote sensing (Altimeter and SeaWiFS)

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作者
Leterme, Sophie C. [1 ,2 ]
Pingree, Robin D. [3 ]
机构
[1] Sir Alister Hardy Fdn Ocean Sci, Plymouth PL1 2PB, Devon, England
[2] Univ Plymouth, Marine Biol & Ecol Res Ctr, Sch Biol Sci, Plymouth PL4 8AA, Devon, England
[3] Marine Biol Assoc United Kingdom Lab, Plymouth PL1 2PB, Devon, England
基金
英国自然环境研究理事会;
关键词
Gulf Stream; eddies; meander; SeaWiFS; altimetry; North Atlantic;
D O I
10.1016/j.jmarsys.2005.11.022
中图分类号
P [天文学、地球科学];
学科分类号
07 ;
摘要
Seasonal SeaWiFS chlorophyll a concentrations cycles and annual changes of altimeter Sea Level Anomaly are derived for the subtropical North Atlantic near similar to 35 degrees N and along a Gulf Stream axis. Spatial structure of SeaWiFS, is defined in terms of deviations from a local seasonal cycle and examined in relation to altimeter eddy structure. In the subtropical region near 35 degrees N, SeaWiFS structure is evident during the spring bloom period with a scale of similar to 430 km, or about twice the eddy scale. A Gulf Stream axis has been selected as a region where the Sea Level Anomaly variance is a maximum. Eddy propagation speeds and scales are examined. Cold-core (cyclonic) rings correspond to areas of high SeaWiFS chlorophyll a. Warm-core (anticyclonic) rings relate to areas of low chlorophyll concentration. Both SeaWiFS structure and eddy structure have a spatial scale of similar to 450 km or twice the ring scale along the Gulf Stream axis. SeaWiFS chlorophyll anomalies and Altimeter Sea Level Anomaly structure have an overall negative correlation coefficient of r=-0.34. Swirl currents between eddies redistribute surface chlorophyll concentrations and can spatially bias maximum and minimum concentration levels off eddy centre. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V All rights reserved.
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页码:177 / 190
页数:14
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