Sharp frontal currents in the Gulf of Mexico observed by sea surface roughness and surface drifters
Nicolas Rascle1, Bertrand Chapron2, Frederic Nouguier3, Alexis Mouche4, Louis Marie2, Maarten J Molemaker5 and Francisco J Ocampo-Torres6, (1)Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenada, Ensenada, Mexico, (2)IFREMER, Laboratoire d'Oceanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS), Brest, France, (3)Universite de de Toulon, CNRS/INSU, IRD, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), Toulon, France, (4)Ifremer, LOPS, Plouzané, France, (5)Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (6)Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Ensenada, Ensenada, BJ, Mexico