WHOI PO
Terry Joyce, WHOI - The Zonal Atmosphere Jet and the Gulf Stream
| Date |
Time |
Location |
| June 24th, 2025 |
3:05pm-4:05pm |
Clark 507 |
The Jet Stream spans atmosphere of the entire northern hemisphere from the Stratospheric zonal jet to the surface of the ocean, referred to as the near surface Maritime zonal jet or eddy driven jet. Over much of the North Atlantic Ocean this maritime zonal jet is closely aligned with the separated Gulf Stream, a strong zonal jet on the oceanic side of the air-sea interface, most clearly seen in the western half of the basin. The 60 year record of these zonal jets is captured and studied with the goal of understanding if and how these two phenomena are linked.