Dynamical studies of the Mersa Matruh Gyre: intense meander and ring formation events
1993; Elsevier BV; Volume: 40; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0967-0645(93)90069-y
ISSN1879-0100
Autores Tópico(s)Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
ResumoA study of the dynamics of the Mersa Matruh Gyre and the Mid-Mediterranean Jet flow system in the southwestern Levantine basin is presented. Data-driven simulations in the Levantine basin, using an eddy-resolving quasigeostrophic model initialized with two quasi-synoptic hydrographic data sets, reveal intense mesoscale meander and ring formation events involving the Mid-Mediterranean Jet, the Mersa Matruh Gyre and the Rhodes Gyre. The dynamics of these events are quantified via local energy and vorticity budget analyses. The dominant processes are investigated and compared with previously studied events in the Gulf Stream Ring and Meander region.
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