Collaborative Research: Testing the Svedrup Theory of the NECC in the Eastern Pacific

设计了一个实地程序，以确定三维风驱动流的动力学及其对东太平洋海表温度的影响。本文的目的是通过测试几个假设，包括对线性Sverdrup理论的修正，以及北赤道逆流在控制东太平洋暖池的位置和大小方面的作用，提出一个修正后的北赤道逆流理论。在NECC的季节高峰期间，两艘船将与海面漂流船一起进行调查，以测量上层海洋的洋流、温度和盐度结构。该项目是对气候变率和可预测性项目（CLIVAR）的贡献，并与墨西哥科学家合作。

A field program is designed to determine the dynamics of the three-dimensional wind driven flow and its impact on the sea surface temperature in the eastern Pacific. The objective is to suggest a revised theory for the North Equatorial Counter Current (NECC) by testing several hypotheses involving a modification to linear Sverdrup theory and the role of the NECC in controlling the location and magnitude of the eastern Pacific warm pool. A two-ship survey will be conducted together with the deployment of surface drifters during the seasonal maximum of the NECC to measure the current, temperature and salinity structure of the upper ocean. The project is contribution to the Climate variability and Predictability Program (CLIVAR) and collaborative with Mexican scientists.