Eddies Gyres

Oceanography · Part 6

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Table of Contents

  1. 1.Mesoscale Eddies
  2. 2.Eddy Kinetic Energy & Altimetric Detection
  3. 3.Potential Vorticity & Quasi-Geostrophic Theory
  4. 4.Python: Rossby Deformation Radius, QG Vortex & Eddy Tracking
  5. 5.Fortran: Barotropic Vorticity Equation Solver (Rossby Waves)
  6. 6.Eddy Transport & Notable Ring Systems
  7. 7.Key Equations Summary
  8. 8.Warm-Core Rings (Anticyclonic)
  9. 9.Cold-Core Rings (Cyclonic)
  10. 10.Gulf Stream Rings

Key Equations

$$L_d = \frac{NH}{f}$$
$$\text{EKE} = \frac{1}{2}(u'^2 + v'^2)$$
$$u'_g = -\frac{g}{f}\frac{\partial \eta'}{\partial y}, \quad v'_g = \frac{g}{f}\frac{\partial \eta'}{\partial x}$$
$$q = \frac{f + \zeta}{h}$$

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