Caribbean Sea eddies inferred from TOPEX/POSEIDON altimetry and a 1/6° Atlantic Ocean model simulation
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Caribbean Sea eddies inferred from TOPEX/POSEIDON altimetry and a 1/6& Atlantic Ocean model simulation
Large cyclonic and anticyclonic eddies are found in the Caribbean Sea. Analysis of sea level data from the TOPEX/POSEIDON altimeter shows that the eddies are quite regular, appearing at near 3-month intervals west of the southern Lesser Antilles. These eddies progress westward at average speeds of 12 cm s, growing in amplitude up to 20 cm. Many eddies dissipate in the coastal waters of Nicaragu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0148-0227
DOI: 10.1029/1998jc900081