The Global Coastal Ocean: Panregional syntheses and the coasts of North and South America and Asia

The Global Coastal Ocean: Panregional syntheses and the coasts of North and South America and Asia

Author: Allan R. Robinson

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 1962

Total Pages: 860

ISBN-13: 9780674015272

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A continuing, comprehensive and timely survey of the state of knowledge of ocean science, this distinguished series provides an overview of research frontiers as ocean science progresses. Areas covered include physical, biological, and chemical oceanography, marine geology, and geophysics and the interactions of the oceans with the atmosphere, the solid earth, and ice. Because ocean science is evolving so rapidly, straining the boundaries of traditional sub-disciplines, interdisciplinary topics have a special place in this series--including those topics related to the application of ocean science, for example, to ocean technology, marine operations, and the resources of the sea. As a treatise on advances and new developments, each topical volume starts with fundamentals and covers recent progress, so as to provide a balanced account of how oceanography is evolving. Previous volumes (1-12) in the series are now available from Harvard University Press. In the manifold, multidisciplinary efforts of.


The Sea, Volume 14A: the Global Coastal Ocean

The Sea, Volume 14A: the Global Coastal Ocean

Author: Allan R. Robinson

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 858

ISBN-13: 9780674015272

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In multidisciplinary efforts to understand and manage our planet, contemporary ocean science plays an essential role. Volumes 13 and 14 of The Sea focus on two of the most important components in the field of ocean science today--the coastal ocean and its interactions with the deep sea, and coupled physical-biogeochemical and ecosystem dynamics.


The Global Coastal Ocean

The Global Coastal Ocean

Author: Allan R. Robinson

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 864

ISBN-13: 9780674015272

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In multidisciplinary efforts to understand and manage our planet, contemporary ocean science plays an essential role. Volumes 13 and 14 of The Sea focus on two of the most important components in the field of ocean science today--the coastal ocean and its interactions with the deep sea, and coupled physical-biogeochemical and ecosystem dynamics.


Understanding and Predicting the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current

Understanding and Predicting the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current

Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2018-05-23

Total Pages: 117

ISBN-13: 0309462207

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One of the most significant, energetic, yet not well understood, oceanographic features in the Americas is the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current System (LCS), consisting of the Loop Current (LC) and the Loop Current Eddies (LCEs) it sheds. Understanding the dynamics of the LCS is fundamental to understanding the Gulf of Mexico's full oceanographic system, and vice versa. Hurricane intensity, offshore safety, harmful algal blooms, oil spill response, the entire Gulf food chain, shallow water nutrient supply, the fishing industry, tourism, and the Gulf Coast economy are all affected by the position, strength, and structure of the LC and associated eddies. This report recommends a strategy for addressing the key gaps in general understanding of LCS processes, in order to instigate a significant improvement in predicting LC/LCE position, evolving structure, extent, and speed, which will increase overall understanding of Gulf of Mexico circulation and to promote safe oil and gas operations and disaster response in the Gulf of Mexico. This strategy includes advice on how to design a long-term observational campaign and complementary data assimilation and numerical modeling efforts.


Surface Circulation in Northeastern Gulf of Mexico

Surface Circulation in Northeastern Gulf of Mexico

Author: Kirby L. Drennan

Publisher:

Published: 1963

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13:

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The general features of the surface circulation in the northeastern Gulf are presented from an analysis of surface density distribution and an extensive drift bottle study. Results of drift bottle study are based on 6,400 recoveries. Twenty cruises were conducted in the regions east and south of the Mississippi Delta, during the period September 1960-October 1962. Data obtained at this time indicate a surface flow of approximately 0.7 kt. to the east and northeast during March-June. Hydraulic heads formed by discharge from eastern Passes extend some 70-90 miles seaward. Convergence lines associated with strong density gradients are commonly found along southern boundary of these areas. Surface circulation for the area is depicted as follows: An eastward flow during spring and early summer, which diverges into northeast and southeast flow at varing distances east of the Delta depending on local winds and river discharge; a southwest flow over continental shelf during late summer and fall, which appears to continue westward and into southwestern Gulf. The existence of the southeast flowing loop current also is indicated in the offshore region southeast of the Delta at this time. Flow during winter months is to the southeast and appears to be a result of the northward migration of the loop current. (Author).


Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico

Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico

Author: Wilton Sturges

Publisher: American Geophysical Union

Published: 2005-01-14

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 9780875904269

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Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 161. In this book, we describe our current state of knowledge on circulation in the Gulf of Mexico through 22 papers at the forefront of research. The view is selective rather than all-inclusive, with primary focus on circulation at the sea surface and at depth, including nearshore flow. In choosing topics, we have attempted to avoid the distinction between observations and models, as both are essential to advance our understanding of this exceptional body of water. We have also written for specialists and non-specialists alike in both science and industry: for those who work directly on the science associated with the Gulf, and for those whose work depends on the Gulf. And we refer here to physical oceanography, marine geology, sedimentology, coastal and estuarine science, as well as to the petrochemical and fishing industries.