Feature modeling approach to simulating Loop Current Frontal Eddies |
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Authors: | Sergei A. Frolov Lewis M. Rothstein |
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Affiliation: | aAccurate Environmental Forecasting Inc., 165 Dean Knauss Dr., Narragansett, RI 02882, USA |
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Abstract: | Loop Current Frontal Eddies (LCFE) in the Gulf of Mexico are simulated with a regional configuration of the Princeton Ocean Model using a feature-oriented initialization technique. The initialization procedure is based on a prior investigation of stability characteristics of the Loop Current (LC). Zonal channel experiments conducted with a multi-layer intermediate equations model allowed to identify conditions necessary for formation and growth of frontal eddies. The simulations were able to reproduce key features of LCFE-topography interaction in the DeSoto Canyon region observed during the “Eddy Intrusion” study. |
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Keywords: | loop current Gulf of Mexico frontal cyclones |
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