Marco Larrañaga

Mechanisms of Cyclonic Meander Formation in the Western Yucatan Channel

Cyclonic meanders in the western Yucatan Channel generate intense frontal conditions associated with strong isopycnal uplift, enhanced vertical shear, and local transformation of Caribbean waters into Yucatan Gulf Common Water. Observational composites further show that strong me...

Main covariability patterns between the Loop Current and the flow through the Yucatan Channel from altimetry and sustained moored observations

The Loop Current (\textbf{LC}) dominates circulation in the Gulf of Mexico, yet how its surface structure relates to Yucatan Channel flow remains incompletely understood. We apply maximum covariance analysis to altimetry-derived geostrophic speed over the LC domain and Canek velo...