Wilton Sturges and Alexis Lugo-Fernandez are the authors of Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico: Observations and Models, published by Wiley.

• PrefaceWilton Sturges and Alexis Lugo-Fernandez viiIntroductionW. Sturges, A. Lugo-Fernandez, and M. D. Shargel 1A Synopsis of the Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico and on its Continental MarginsW. J. Schmitz Jr., D. C. Biggs, A. Lugo-Fernandez, L.-Y. Oey, and W. Sturges 11Loop Current, Rings and Related Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico: A Review of Numerical Models and Future ChallengesOey, L.-Y., T. Ezer, and H.-C. Lee 31Upper-layer Circulation in the Approaches to Yucatan ChannelA. Badan, J. Candela, J. Sheinbaum, and J. Ochoa 57Eddy Forced Variations in On- and Off-Margin Summertime Circulation Along the 1000-m Isobath of the Northern Gulf of Mexico, 2000-2003, and Links with Sperm Whale Distributions Along the Middle SlopeDouglas C Biggs, Ann E. Jochens, Matthew K. Howard, Steven F. DiMarco, Keith D. Mullin, Robert R. Leben, Frank E. Muller-Karger, and Chuanmin Hu 71Assessment of Data Assimilative Ocean Models in the Gulf of Mexico Using Ocean ColorEric P. Chassignet, Harley E. Hurlburt, Ole Martin Smedstad, Charlie N. Barron, Dong S. Ko,Robert C. Rhodes, Jay F. Shriver, Alan J. Wallcraft, and Robert A. Arnone 87A Statistical Description of the Velocity Fields from Upper Ocean Drifters in the Gulf of MexicoSteven F. DiMarco, Worth D. Nowlin, Jr., and R. O. Reid 101Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Coast Sea Level ChangeBruce C. Douglas 111Eddies and Jets Over the Slope of the Northeast Gulf of MexicoPeter Hamilton and Thomas N. Lee 123Velocity and Transport Characteristics of the Louisiana-Texas Coastal CurrentEwa Jarosz and Stephen P. Murray 143Movies of Surface Drifters in the Northern Gulf of MexicoWalter Johnson 157Barotropic Tides in the Gulf of MexicoLakshmi Kantha 159A Regional Data-Assimilative Model for Operational Use in the Gulf of MexicoLakshmi Kantha, Jei-Kook Choi, Kenneth J. Schaudt and Cortis K. Cooper 165Altimeter-Derived Loop Current MetricsRobert R. Leben 181 The Seasonal Variability of Continental Shelf Circulation in the Northern and Western Gulf of Mexico From a High-Resolution Numerical ModelSteven L. Morey, Jorge Zavala-Hidalgo, and James J. O'Brien 203Low-Frequency Circulation Over the Texas-Louisiana Continental ShelfWorth D. Nowlin, Jr., Ann E. Jochens, Steven F. DiMarco, Robert O. Reid, and Matthew K. Howard 219Cyclones and Westward Propagation in the Shedding of Anticyclonic Rings From the Loop CurrentWilliam J. Schmitz Jr. 241Deep-Water Exchange Between the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of MexicoWilton Sturges 263Bay of Campeche Circulation: an UpdateA. M. Vazquez de la Cerda, R. O. Reid, S. F. DiMarco, and A. E. Jochens 279Wind and Eddy-related Shelf/Slope Circulation Processes and Coastal Upwelling in the Northwestern Gulf of MexicoNan D. Walker 295Intermediate-Depth Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico Estimated From Direct MeasurementsGeorges I. Weatherly, Nicolas Wienders, and Anastasia Romanou 315West Florida Shelf Circulation on Synoptic, Seasonal, and Interannual Time ScalesRobert H. Weisberg, Ruoying He, Yonggang Liu, and Jyotika I. Virmani 325

Wilton Sturges and Alexis Lugo-Fernandez are the authors of Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico: Observations and Models, published by Wiley.

• PrefaceWilton Sturges and Alexis Lugo-Fernandez viiIntroductionW. Sturges, A. Lugo-Fernandez, and M. D. Shargel 1A Synopsis of the Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico and on its Continental MarginsW. J. Schmitz Jr., D. C. Biggs, A. Lugo-Fernandez, L.-Y. Oey, and W. Sturges 11Loop Current, Rings and Related Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico: A Review of Numerical Models and Future ChallengesOey, L.-Y., T. Ezer, and H.-C. Lee 31Upper-layer Circulation in the Approaches to Yucatan ChannelA. Badan, J. Candela, J. Sheinbaum, and J. Ochoa 57Eddy Forced Variations in On- and Off-Margin Summertime Circulation Along the 1000-m Isobath of the Northern Gulf of Mexico, 2000-2003, and Links with Sperm Whale Distributions Along the Middle SlopeDouglas C Biggs, Ann E. Jochens, Matthew K. Howard, Steven F. DiMarco, Keith D. Mullin, Robert R. Leben, Frank E. Muller-Karger, and Chuanmin Hu 71Assessment of Data Assimilative Ocean Models in the Gulf of Mexico Using Ocean ColorEric P. Chassignet, Harley E. Hurlburt, Ole Martin Smedstad, Charlie N. Barron, Dong S. Ko,Robert C. Rhodes, Jay F. Shriver, Alan J. Wallcraft, and Robert A. Arnone 87A Statistical Description of the Velocity Fields from Upper Ocean Drifters in the Gulf of MexicoSteven F. DiMarco, Worth D. Nowlin, Jr., and R. O. Reid 101Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Coast Sea Level ChangeBruce C. Douglas 111Eddies and Jets Over the Slope of the Northeast Gulf of MexicoPeter Hamilton and Thomas N. Lee 123Velocity and Transport Characteristics of the Louisiana-Texas Coastal CurrentEwa Jarosz and Stephen P. Murray 143Movies of Surface Drifters in the Northern Gulf of MexicoWalter Johnson 157Barotropic Tides in the Gulf of MexicoLakshmi Kantha 159A Regional Data-Assimilative Model for Operational Use in the Gulf of MexicoLakshmi Kantha, Jei-Kook Choi, Kenneth J. Schaudt and Cortis K. Cooper 165Altimeter-Derived Loop Current MetricsRobert R. Leben 181 The Seasonal Variability of Continental Shelf Circulation in the Northern and Western Gulf of Mexico From a High-Resolution Numerical ModelSteven L. Morey, Jorge Zavala-Hidalgo, and James J. O'Brien 203Low-Frequency Circulation Over the Texas-Louisiana Continental ShelfWorth D. Nowlin, Jr., Ann E. Jochens, Steven F. DiMarco, Robert O. Reid, and Matthew K. Howard 219Cyclones and Westward Propagation in the Shedding of Anticyclonic Rings From the Loop CurrentWilliam J. Schmitz Jr. 241Deep-Water Exchange Between the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of MexicoWilton Sturges 263Bay of Campeche Circulation: an UpdateA. M. Vazquez de la Cerda, R. O. Reid, S. F. DiMarco, and A. E. Jochens 279Wind and Eddy-related Shelf/Slope Circulation Processes and Coastal Upwelling in the Northwestern Gulf of MexicoNan D. Walker 295Intermediate-Depth Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico Estimated From Direct MeasurementsGeorges I. Weatherly, Nicolas Wienders, and Anastasia Romanou 315West Florida Shelf Circulation on Synoptic, Seasonal, and Interannual Time ScalesRobert H. Weisberg, Ruoying He, Yonggang Liu, and Jyotika I. Virmani 325

Wilton Sturges and Alexis Lugo-Fernandez are the authors of Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico: Observations and Models, published by Wiley.

• PrefaceWilton Sturges and Alexis Lugo-Fernandez viiIntroductionW. Sturges, A. Lugo-Fernandez, and M. D. Shargel 1A Synopsis of the Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico and on its Continental MarginsW. J. Schmitz Jr., D. C. Biggs, A. Lugo-Fernandez, L.-Y. Oey, and W. Sturges 11Loop Current, Rings and Related Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico: A Review of Numerical Models and Future ChallengesOey, L.-Y., T. Ezer, and H.-C. Lee 31Upper-layer Circulation in the Approaches to Yucatan ChannelA. Badan, J. Candela, J. Sheinbaum, and J. Ochoa 57Eddy Forced Variations in On- and Off-Margin Summertime Circulation Along the 1000-m Isobath of the Northern Gulf of Mexico, 2000-2003, and Links with Sperm Whale Distributions Along the Middle SlopeDouglas C Biggs, Ann E. Jochens, Matthew K. Howard, Steven F. DiMarco, Keith D. Mullin, Robert R. Leben, Frank E. Muller-Karger, and Chuanmin Hu 71Assessment of Data Assimilative Ocean Models in the Gulf of Mexico Using Ocean ColorEric P. Chassignet, Harley E. Hurlburt, Ole Martin Smedstad, Charlie N. Barron, Dong S. Ko,Robert C. Rhodes, Jay F. Shriver, Alan J. Wallcraft, and Robert A. Arnone 87A Statistical Description of the Velocity Fields from Upper Ocean Drifters in the Gulf of MexicoSteven F. DiMarco, Worth D. Nowlin, Jr., and R. O. Reid 101Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Coast Sea Level ChangeBruce C. Douglas 111Eddies and Jets Over the Slope of the Northeast Gulf of MexicoPeter Hamilton and Thomas N. Lee 123Velocity and Transport Characteristics of the Louisiana-Texas Coastal CurrentEwa Jarosz and Stephen P. Murray 143Movies of Surface Drifters in the Northern Gulf of MexicoWalter Johnson 157Barotropic Tides in the Gulf of MexicoLakshmi Kantha 159A Regional Data-Assimilative Model for Operational Use in the Gulf of MexicoLakshmi Kantha, Jei-Kook Choi, Kenneth J. Schaudt and Cortis K. Cooper 165Altimeter-Derived Loop Current MetricsRobert R. Leben 181 The Seasonal Variability of Continental Shelf Circulation in the Northern and Western Gulf of Mexico From a High-Resolution Numerical ModelSteven L. Morey, Jorge Zavala-Hidalgo, and James J. O'Brien 203Low-Frequency Circulation Over the Texas-Louisiana Continental ShelfWorth D. Nowlin, Jr., Ann E. Jochens, Steven F. DiMarco, Robert O. Reid, and Matthew K. Howard 219Cyclones and Westward Propagation in the Shedding of Anticyclonic Rings From the Loop CurrentWilliam J. Schmitz Jr. 241Deep-Water Exchange Between the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of MexicoWilton Sturges 263Bay of Campeche Circulation: an UpdateA. M. Vazquez de la Cerda, R. O. Reid, S. F. DiMarco, and A. E. Jochens 279Wind and Eddy-related Shelf/Slope Circulation Processes and Coastal Upwelling in the Northwestern Gulf of MexicoNan D. Walker 295Intermediate-Depth Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico Estimated From Direct MeasurementsGeorges I. Weatherly, Nicolas Wienders, and Anastasia Romanou 315West Florida Shelf Circulation on Synoptic, Seasonal, and Interannual Time ScalesRobert H. Weisberg, Ruoying He, Yonggang Liu, and Jyotika I. Virmani 325