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  • The cross-equatorial structure of tropical instability waves in sea surface height

    Creator:
    Lyman, John M.
    Abstract:
    A linearized model with two vertical modes has been developed to understand observed characteristics of monthly variability in the Equatorial Pacific from TOPEX/POSEIDON measurements of Sea Surface Height (SSH). The 2-mode model is obtained from an equatorial beta plane model that has been linearized about a geostrophically balanced mean flow...
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    Dissertation
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    committee, Drs. Michael Freilich and Roger Sarnelson for sharing their knowledge and expertise. I would

  • Surface wind modification near mid-latitude ocean fronts : observational and dynamical analysis

    Creator:
    O'Neill, Larry W.
    Abstract:
    Interactions between surface winds and meanders in mid-latitude sea surface temperature (SST) fronts with horizontal length scales of 100-1000 km are investigated from satellite observations and numerical simulations. Observations from the Sea- Winds scatterometer on the QuikSCAT satellite show that the magnitude, direction, curl, and divergence of the surface wind...
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    Dissertation
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    contributions to this research. Michael Schlax has provided data files for the satellite wind and SST fields