Physical aspects of a length scale for the Gulf Stream front
Journal Article
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· J. Geophys. Res.; (United States)
A discussion is presented of the physical interpretation of the length scale, lambda, introduced in a recent paper by Kao and Cheney (1982) to scale the sea surface height anomaly across the Gulf Stream front. Additional results of sea-surface height anomaly profiles computed from the hydrographic data from Fuglister's GULF STREAM 60 are also included. In all cases the width of the anomaly is spanned rather precisely by 2lambda. The relationship between lambda and the internal Rossby radius of deformation lambda, is discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Department of Civil Engineering, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064
- OSTI ID:
- 5738404
- Journal Information:
- J. Geophys. Res.; (United States), Vol. 88:C10
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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