Understanding and predicting the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current : critical gaps and recommendations / The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ocean currents--America, Gulf of.

Ocean currents.

Loop Current.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 105 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2018]

Summary:

"One of the most significant, energetic, yet not well understood, oceanographic features in the Americas is the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current System (LCS), consisting of the Loop Current (LC) and the Loop Current Eddies (LCEs) it sheds. Understanding the dynamics of the LCS is fundamental to understanding the Gulf of Mexico's full oceanographic system, and vice versa. Hurricane intensity, offshore safety, harmful algal blooms, oil spill response, the entire Gulf food chain, shallow water nutrient supply, the fishing industry, tourism, and the Gulf Coast economy are all affected by the position, strength, and structure of the LC and associated eddies. This report recommends a strategy for addressing the key gaps in general understanding of LCS processes, in order to instigate a significant improvement in predicting LC/LCE position, evolving structure, extent, and speed, which will increase overall understanding of Gulf of Mexico circulation and to promote safe oil and gas operations and disaster response in the Gulf of Mexico. This strategy includes advice on how to design a long-term observational campaign and complementary data assimilation and numerical modeling efforts"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Summary

Introduction

Setting the stage

Critical gaps and recommendations

Loop current campaign solicitation advice

References

Appendixes.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780309462235

0309462231

9780309462211

0309462215