north_chart_mean_1_2_3_gufm.mp4 (3.01 MB)
gufm1 (1840-1990): flow vector chart; northern hemisphere
media
posted on 2014-06-20, 14:30 authored by Alexandra PaisAlexandra Pais, Anna MorozovaAnna Morozova, Nathanael SchaefferNathanael SchaefferOrthographic projection of vector charts on the equatorial plane, as seen from the North pole.
The root mean square (rms) velocity for the surface mean flow is 12km/yr.
The represented flows are reconstructed from the mean over the whole time interval and the first three main variability modes.
More information in
http://arxiv.org/abs/1406.4971
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: project supported by FCT (PTDC/CTE-GIX/119967/2010) through the project COMPETE (FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-019978).