Posted by Kashima, Motohiko on November 22, 2000 at 01:42:08:
In Reply to: Multiple topics posted by Mark Wimbush on November 06, 2000 at 13:49:43:
s par year. This propagation speed is too fast compared to the CM and T/P data here. I feel that some coupling happens when the meddies come close to the Kuroshio where offshore south of Shikoku. Then the propagation speed and direction of meddies change (or seem to change) when they across the ASUKA line. In any the system or reason, it is nice if the crossing line speed is 4 km/day as you say, the cycle becomes about 3 times par year, I also expect it. The direction and speed is not so clear from only the data on the ASUKA line.
[The last phrase in the caption of T/P figure, it means the temperature at 650 m is highest at the edge of the Kuroshio. So, CM temperature data also can be use for finding out the location of the edge not only from the T/P altimeter data.]
: It's interesting that the largest transport-per-unit-depth
: (TPUD) peaks at the three different levels are at quite
: different times (first figure in Transport section). I'm
: particularly struck with the highest TPUD peak at 650 m
: (70 Sv/km) being at a time of a rather small local maximum
: in the surface TPUD.
I couldn't understand your last question. The largest peak at about 350 day generate in same time both in surface and 650 m.