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Creator:: Strub, P. Ted, Mesias, Jorge M., and James, Corinne
Abstract:: Data from Geosat and TOPEX altimeters are used to infer the structure of the Peru-Chile Countercurrent, a jet that flows from at least as far north as 10ºS (historical data suggests 7ºS) to 35º–40ºS, maintaining its position between approximately 100–300 km offshore. Although the annual mean current cannot be determined...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Peru-Chile countercurrent P. Ted Strub, Jorge M. Mesias and Corinne James College of Oceanic and

Creator:: Twining, David S.
Abstract:: The relationship between the outgoing long-wave radiation (OLR) field over the tropical Pacific and wintertime monthly precipitation for the western U. S. is investigated, using the mid-latitude upper-air circulation as an intermediary. Principal components (PC's) of the 500mb monthly averaged height field over the NE Pacific and western North America...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Witter, Donna L. and Chelton, Dudley B.
Abstract:: Motivated by satellite altimeter observations of enhanced sea level variability near steep topographic slopes in the Southern Ocean, effects of topography on the spatial distribution of mesoscale eddies and on eddy–mean flow interaction are investigated using a two-layer, wind-forced, quasigeostrophic channel model. The principal topography, a zonal ridge with a...
Resource Type:: Article

Creator:: Moore, Jefferson Keith
Abstract:: Physical-biological interactions in the Southern Ocean were investigated using remote sensing data from several different satellite sensors. Satellite sea surface temperature data were used to study the dynamics of the Antarctic Polar Front (PF). Satellite ocean color data were used to estimate surface chlorophyll concentrations and their relation to various...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: writing of each manuscript in this dissertation. Dr. James G. Richman contributed greatly to the ideas

Creator:: Bilbao, Pablo A.
Abstract:: Past studies of the Oregon and Washington coast have shown a rapid change in the coastal ocean conditions with the onset of upwelling in spring. This process, called the spring transition marks the change from winter to summer conditions along the west coast of Unites States. To examine the interannual...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: coastal wind field (Strub and James, 1988; Ebbesmeyer et al., 1996). The interannual variability of the

Creator:: Vernieres, Guillaume
Abstract:: We present a study of the ocean circulation using state of the art numerical and data assimilation techniques. The second chapter of the thesis presents the development and application of generalized inversion to a simple dynamical model of Lake Kinneret. The intent was to develop the necessary tools to implement...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: opportunity to work with him. Thanks to the members of my committee, James Richman, Adel Faridani, Ted Strub

Creator:: Arbic, Brian K., Scott, Robert B., Chelton, Dudley B., Richman, James G., and Shriver, Jay F.
Abstract:: This paper examines the effect of “stencil width” on surface ocean geostrophic velocity and vorticity estimated from differentiating gridded satellite altimeter sea surface height products. In oceanographic applications, the value of the first derivative at a central grid point is generally obtained by differencing the sea surface heights at adjacent...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: . Arbic,1 Robert B. Scott,2,3 Dudley B. Chelton,4 James G. Richman,5 and Jay F. Shriver5 Received 7 June

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