Preface
Wilton Sturges and Alexis Lugo-Fernandez vii
Introduction
W. Sturges, A. Lugo-Fernandez, and M. D. Shargel 1
A Synopsis of the Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico and on its Continental Margins
W. J. Schmitz Jr., D. C. Biggs, A. Lugo-Fernandez, L.-Y. Oey, and W. Sturges 11
Loop Current, Rings and Related Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico: A Review of Numerical Models and Future Challenges
Oey, L.-Y., T. Ezer, and H.-C. Lee 31
Upper-layer Circulation in the Approaches to Yucatan Channel
A. Badan, J. Candela, J. Sheinbaum, and J. Ochoa 57
Eddy Forced Variations in On- and Off-Margin Summertime Circulation Along the 1000-m Isobath of the Northern Gulf of Mexico, 2000-2003, and Links with Sperm Whale Distributions Along the Middle Slope
Douglas C Biggs, Ann E. Jochens, Matthew K. Howard, Steven F. DiMarco, Keith D. Mullin, Robert R. Leben, Frank E. Muller-Karger, and Chuanmin Hu 71
Assessment of Data Assimilative Ocean Models in the Gulf of Mexico Using Ocean Color
Eric P. Chassignet, Harley E. Hurlburt, Ole Martin Smedstad, Charlie N. Barron, Dong S. Ko,
Robert C. Rhodes, Jay F. Shriver, Alan J. Wallcraft, and Robert A. Arnone 87
A Statistical Description of the Velocity Fields from Upper Ocean Drifters in the Gulf of Mexico
Steven F. DiMarco, Worth D. Nowlin, Jr., and R. O. Reid 101
Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Coast Sea Level Change
Bruce C. Douglas 111
Eddies and Jets Over the Slope of the Northeast Gulf of Mexico
Peter Hamilton and Thomas N. Lee 123
Velocity and Transport Characteristics of the Louisiana-Texas Coastal Current
Ewa Jarosz and Stephen P. Murray 143
Movies of Surface Drifters in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Walter Johnson 157
Barotropic Tides in the Gulf of Mexico
Lakshmi Kantha 159
A Regional Data-Assimilative Model for Operational Use in the Gulf of Mexico
Lakshmi Kantha, Jei-Kook Choi, Kenneth J. Schaudt and Cortis K. Cooper 165
Altimeter-Derived Loop Current Metrics
Robert R. Leben 181
The Seasonal Variability of Continental Shelf Circulation in the Northern and Western Gulf of Mexico From a High-Resolution Numerical Model
Steven L. Morey, Jorge Zavala-Hidalgo, and James J. O'Brien 203
Low-Frequency Circulation Over the Texas-Louisiana Continental Shelf
Worth D. Nowlin, Jr., Ann E. Jochens, Steven F. DiMarco, Robert O. Reid, and Matthew K. Howard 219
Cyclones and Westward Propagation in the Shedding of Anticyclonic Rings From the Loop Current
William J. Schmitz Jr. 241
Deep-Water Exchange Between the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico
Wilton Sturges 263
Bay of Campeche Circulation: an Update
A. M. Vazquez de la Cerda, R. O. Reid, S. F. DiMarco, and A. E. Jochens 279
Wind and Eddy-related Shelf/Slope Circulation Processes and Coastal Upwelling in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico
Nan D. Walker 295
Intermediate-Depth Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico Estimated From Direct Measurements
Georges I. Weatherly, Nicolas Wienders, and Anastasia Romanou 315
West Florida Shelf Circulation on Synoptic, Seasonal, and Interannual Time Scales
Robert H. Weisberg, Ruoying He, Yonggang Liu, and Jyotika I. Virmani 325
