Relative importance of the wind versus Loop Current-driven circulation in the Gulf of Mexico

Erick Raul Olvera-Prado1, Eric Chassignet2, Steven L Morey3, Dmitry S Dukhovskoy1 and Alexandra Bozec2, (1)Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Tallahassee, FL, United States, (2)Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States, (3)Florida State University, Center for Ocean - Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Tallahassee, FL, United States