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| PO35: | Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico and Its Connection with the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean |
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Physical Oceanography
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| Convener: |
Leo Oey Princeton University USA lyo@princeton.edu Peter Hamilton SAIC USA PETER.HAMILTON@saic.com |
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| Description: | The Gulf of Mexico is a major resource for the economies of the U.S. and Mexico. It is also a haven for studying mesoscale eddies, both near-surface and deep, and their interaction with topography, for understanding wind, river and eddy-driven shelf and slope circulation, for studying ocean-hurricane coupled responses, and for exploring hypotheses of the dynamical connection between the Gulf and the neighboring Caribbean Sea and the large-scale Atlantic Ocean. Recent observations and models from various groups have shed light into our understanding of some of these processes. This session aims to further cross-fertilize new ideas and research. |