Recent advances in observing mesoscale ocean dynamics with satellite altimetry

R Morrow, PY Le Traon - Advances in Space Research, 2012 - Elsevier
The paper provides a review of recent results on mesoscale ocean dynamics derived from
satellite altimetry. Since 1992, we have had an unprecedented 18year high-resolution …

Modern technologies and integrated observing systems are “instrumental” to fisheries oceanography: A brief history of ocean data collection

FB Schwing - Fisheries Oceanography, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Interdisciplinary data fuel fisheries oceanography research and the ecosystem‐based
approaches to management and sustainable development it informs. Underlying this is a …

Coastal upwelling revisited: Ekman, Bakun, and improved upwelling indices for the US West Coast

MG Jacox, CA Edwards, EL Hazen… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal upwelling is responsible for thriving marine ecosystems and fisheries that are
disproportionately productive relative to their surface area, particularly in the world's major …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial and temporal seasonal trends in coastal upwelling off Northwest Africa, 1981–2012

TE Cropper, E Hanna, GR Bigg - Deep Sea Research Part I …, 2014 - Elsevier
Seasonal coastal upwelling was analyzed along the NW African coastline (11–35° N) from
1981 to 2012. Upwelling magnitudes are calculated by wind speed indices, sea-surface …

Water masses and circulation in the tropical Pacific off central Mexico and surrounding areas

E Portela, E Beier, ED Barton, R Castro… - Journal of Physical …, 2016 - journals.ametsoc.org
The seasonal variations and the interactions of the water masses in the tropical Pacific off
central Mexico (TPCM) and four surrounding areas were examined based on an extensive …

An historical analysis of the California Current circulation using ROMS 4D-Var: System configuration and diagnostics

E Neveu, AM Moore, CA Edwards, J Fiechter, P Drake… - Ocean Modelling, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) 4-dimensional variational (4D-Var)
data assimilation tool has been used to compute two sequences of circulation analyses for …

Monitoring ocean currents with satellite sensors

K Dohan, N Maximenko - Oceanography, 2010 - JSTOR
The interconnected ocean surface current system involves multiple scales, including basin-
wide gyres, fast narrow boundary currents, eddies, and turbulence. To understand the full …

Interannual variation in pelagic juvenile rockfish (Sebastes spp.) abundance – going with the flow

S Ralston, KM Sakuma, JC Field - Fisheries Oceanography, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We report results from 28 yr of a midwater trawl survey of pelagic juvenile rockfish (S
ebastes spp.) conducted off the central C alifornia coast. The fishery‐independent survey is …

The Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) 4-dimensional variational data assimilation systems: Part III–Observation impact and observation sensitivity in the …

AM Moore, HG Arango, G Broquet, C Edwards… - Progress in …, 2011 - Elsevier
The critical role played by observations during ocean data assimilation was explored when
the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) 4-dimensional variational (4D-Var) data …

Satellite altimetry in coastal regions

P Cipollini, J Benveniste, F Birol… - Satellite altimetry over …, 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter describes both the improvements in coastal altimetry on the technical side and
the ensuing applications, that is, first improvements in retracking and improvements in …