Western Boundary Currents and Frontal Air–Sea Interaction: Gulf Stream and Kuroshio Extension

摘要: Abstract In the Northern Hemisphere midlatitude western boundary current (WBC) systems there is a complex interaction between dynamics and thermodynamics atmosphere ocean. Their potential contribution to climate system motivated major parallel field programs in both North Pacific [Kuroshio Extension System Study (KESS)] Atlantic [Climate Variability Predictability (CLIVAR) Mode Water Dynamics Experiment (CLIMODE)], preliminary observations analyses from these highlight that complexity. The Gulf Stream (GS) Kuroshio (KE) have broad similarities, as subtropical gyre WBCs, but they also significant differences, which affect regional air–sea exchange processes their larger-scale interactions. 15-yr satellite altimeter data record, provides rich source of information, combined here with longer historical record situ describe compare curr...