NOAA/AOML Altimetry Products
Yucatan Current
Overview
The Yucatan Current is the component of the North Atlantic surface circulation that flows through Yucatan straits.
Products
The following products are available in this section:
- Maps of rms of sea height and mean eddy kinetic energy for the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida straits, both estimated using altimetry fields.
- Geostrophic transport time-series for the Yucatan Current, estimated using a combination of satellite altimetry fields and climatological data. This time-series is updated on a monthly basis.
Rms of Sea Height
Field of rms of sea height for the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida straits estimated using altimetry fields. Go
Mean Eddy Kinetic Energy
Fields of meridional and zonal components of the mean eddy kinetic energy for the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida straits estimated using altimetry fields. Go
Geostrophic Transport Time Series
Geostrophic transport time-series of the Yucatan Current estimated using a combination of satellite altimetry fields and climatological data. This time-series is updated on a monthly basis. Go