Spatial variability of upwelling on a continental shelf inferred from satellite scatterometry

This paper examines wind-driven cross-isobath flow over a shelf with complex geometry, including curved isobaths and shelf constrictions. A numerical model of the northern West Florida Shelf is analyzed to understand the response of the near-bottom cross-isobath flow to local winds. The goal of this work is to better understand the spatial variability of wind-driven cross-isobath transport patterns over an irregular shelf so that satellite scatterometer winds can be used to characterize localized regions of cross-shelf transport globally.