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

设计了一个现场程序，以确定三维风生气流的动力学及其对东太平洋海表面温度的影响。其目的是通过检验几个假设来提出北赤道逆流(NECC)的修正理论，这些假设涉及对线性Sverdrup理论的修正以及NECC在控制东太平洋暖池的位置和大小方面的作用。在NECC的季节最大值期间，将进行两艘船的调查，并部署水面漂流者，以测量上层海洋的水流、温度和盐度结构。该项目是对气候变异性和可预测性计划(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.