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Observations of near-inertial surface currents off Oregon: Decorrelation time and length scales

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  • High-resolution (km in space and hourly in time) surface currents observed by an array of high-frequency radars off Oregon are analyzed to quantify the decorrelation time and length scales of their near-inertial motions. The near-inertial surface currents are dominantly clockwise with amplitudes of 9-12 cm s⁻¹. However, they appear asymmetric and elliptical as a result of counterclockwise inertial motions with magnitudes in a range of 2-5 cm s⁻¹. The decorrelation time and length scales are computed from the decay slope of the near-inertial peak and the spatial coherence in the near-inertial frequency band, respectively. Decorrelation time scales of clockwise near-inertial motions increase from 2 days nearshore (within 30 km from the coast) to 6 days offshore, and their length scales increase from 30 to 90 km seaward possibly due to coastal inhibition. The local spatial coherence has an exponentially decaying structure for both clockwise and counterclockwise rotations, and their phases propagate northwestward (offshore) for clockwise and northeastward (onshore) for counterclockwise rotations.
  • Keywords: coastal inhibition, near-inertial oscillations, spectral analysis, Mixed layer, decorrelation time scales, surface currents, Internal wave spectrum, Upper ocean, Wind, decorrelation length scales, Gravity waves
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  • Kim, S. Y., & Kosro, P. M. (2013). Observations of near‐inertial surface currents off oregon: Decorrelation time and length scales. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 118(7), 3723-3736. doi:10.1002/jgrc.20235
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  • 118
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  • Sung Yong Kim is supported by the Human Resources Development of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP), Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (20114030200040). P. Michael Kosro is supported by the National Science Foundation (grants 0434810, 0237710) and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration IOOS program (most recentlyNA11NOS0120036).
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