Instructor: Sarah Gille
Location: OAR Conference Room.
Time: Fridays, 12:00-1:00
Course Evaluation.
To be completed between November 26 and December 9.
Date |
Topic |
Presenter(s) |
Readings |
| 28
Sep |
Organizational meeting |
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| 5 Oct |
Eastern Boundary Currents (California Current) |
Marissa Yates |
Bograd, S. J. and R. J. Lynn, 2003.
Long-term variability in the Southern California Current System,
Deep Sea Res. II, 50 (14-16), 2355-2370. additional background: Lynn, R. J. and J. J. Simpson, 1987. The California Current System - The seasonal variability of its physical characteristics, J. Geophys. Res.--Oceans, 92(C12), 12947-12966. requested to be posted to UCSD electronic reserves. If you want a copy now, e-mail sgille |
| 12
Oct |
Eastern Boundary Currents (not the California Current) |
Sylvia Cole and Robert Todd |
Bakun, A. and C. S. Nelson: 1991. The seasonal cycle of wind- stress curl in subtropical eastern boundary current regions. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 21, 1815-1834. additional reading: Thomas, A. C., M.E. Carr, and P. T. Strub: 2001. Chlorophyll variability in eastern boundary currents, Geophys. Res. Lett., 28 (18): 3421-3424. |
| 19
Oct |
Upwelling in Eastern Boundary Currents |
Yvonne Firing and Gabriela Chavez |
Sobarzo, M. and D. Figueroa, 2001. The physical structure of a cold filament in a Chilean
upwelling zone (Peninsula de Mejillones, Chile, 23 S)
Deep Sea Res. I, 48, 2699-2726. additional reading: Batteen, M. L., C.-P. Hu, J. L. Bacon, and C. S. Nelson, 1995. A numerical study of the effects of wind forcing on the Chile Current System, J. Oceanogr., 51, 585-614. |
| 26 Oct |
No meeting: University Closed (no topic scheduled originally due to Chancellor's Challenge) |
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| 2 Nov |
Upper ocean processes (wind forcing) |
Oliver Sun and Sung Yong Kim
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Rio, M. H. and F.
Hernandez, 2003. High-frequency response of wind-driven currents measured
by drifting buoys and altimetry over the world ocean, J. Geophys. Res.,
108(C8), Art. No. 3283. additional reading: Ralph, E. A. and P. P. Niiler, 1999. Wind-Driven Currents in the Tropical Pacific, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 29, 2121-2129. |
| 9
Nov |
Kelvin waves and continental shelf waves | Jamie Holte and Gordy Stephenson |
Kessler, W.S., M.J. McPhaden and K.M. Weickmann, 1995. Forcing of intraseasonal Kelvin waves in the equatorial Pacific,
J. Geophys. Res., 100, 10613-10631. additional reading: Zhang, C. and J. Gottschalck, 2002. SST Anomalies of ENSO and the Madden-Julian Oscillation in the Equatorial Pacific, J. Climate, 15, 2429-2445. |
| 16
Nov |
Kelvin waves and continental shelf waves |
San Nguyen and Peter Sutherland |
Meyers, S. D.,
A. Melsom, G. T. Mitchum, J. J. O'Brien, 1998. Detection of the fast Kelvin
wave teleconnection due to El Niño-Southern Oscillation, J. Geophys.
Res., 103(C12), 27655-27664, 10.1029/98JC02402. additional reading: Johnson, M. A., and J. J. O'Brien, 1990. The Northeast Pacific Ocean Response to the 1982-1983 El Niño. J. Geophys. Res., 95, 7155-7166. |
| 23
Nov |
No meeting: Thanksgiving |
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| 30 Nov, special time: 2-3 pm |
Western Boundary Currents |
Marina Frants |
Cronin, M and D. R. Watts,
1996.
Eddy-mean flow interaction in the Gulf Stream at 68 degrees W .1. Eddy
energetics, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 26(10), 2107-2131. |
| 7 Dec |
The fascinating features of the East Australia Current |
Kyla Drushka and Tom Fitzpatrick |
Godfrey, J., G. Cresswell, T. Golding, A. Pearce, and R. Boyd, 1980.The Separation of the East Australian Current. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 10, 430-440. additional reading: Bowen, M. M., J. L. Wilkin, and W. J. Emery, 2005. Variability and forcing of the East Australian Current, J. Geophys. Res., 110, C03019, doi:10.1029/2004JC002533. |
| 15 Dec |
Exam Week |
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