Steven D. Meyers Research Topic. PA A nonlinear reduced-gravity hydrodynamic ocean model of the northeast Pacific is driven by surface winds and a remote Kelvin signal generated by a similar equatorial Pacific Ocean model.
Wind forcing mainly produces annual variations in the thermocline depth.
Repeated upwelling events in the 1970s produces a net uplifting of the thermocline, altering the thermal structure of the ocean. This is a possible mechanism for interannual to decadal climate variations in the Pacific Ocean. Layer thickness anomaly following the 1982-1983 El Nino. A strong downwelling Rossby wave separates from the coast of California. The model is forced by winds and Kelvin signal.