Defining Southern Ocean fronts and their influence on biological and physical processes in a changing climate

CC Chapman, MA Lea, A Meyer, JB Sallée… - Nature Climate …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The Southern Ocean is a critical component of the global climate system and an
important ecoregion that contains a diverse range of interdependent flora and fauna. It also …

The global influence of localized dynamics in the Southern Ocean

SR Rintoul - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
The circulation of the Southern Ocean connects ocean basins, links the deep and shallow
layers of the ocean, and has a strong influence on global ocean circulation, climate …

Gulf Stream dynamics along the southeastern US seaboard

J Gula, MJ Molemaker… - Journal of Physical …, 2015 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract The Gulf Stream strongly interacts with the topography along the southeastern US
seaboard, between the Straits of Florida and Cape Hatteras. The dynamics of the Gulf …

Observations of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current over the Udintsev Fracture Zone, the narrowest choke point in the Southern Ocean

YH Park, T Park, TW Kim, SH Lee… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
An up‐to‐date map of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) fronts is constructed from the
latest version of mean dynamic topography (MDT) from satellite altimetry and reveals the …

Equilibration of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current by standing meanders

AF Thompson… - Journal of Physical …, 2014 - journals.ametsoc.org
The insensitivity of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC)'s prominent isopycnal slope to
changes in wind stress is thought to stem from the action of mesoscale eddies that …

A description of local and nonlocal eddy–mean flow interaction in a global eddy-permitting state estimate

R Chen, GR Flierl, C Wunsch - Journal of Physical …, 2014 - journals.ametsoc.org
The assumption that local baroclinic instability dominates eddy–mean flow interactions is
tested on a global scale using a dynamically consistent eddy-permitting state estimate …

Jets and topography: Jet transitions and the impact on transport in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current

AF Thompson, JB Sallée - Journal of physical Oceanography, 2012 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract The Southern Ocean's Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) naturally lends itself to
interpretations using a zonally averaged framework. Yet, navigation around steep and …

Closing the loops on Southern Ocean dynamics: From the circumpolar current to ice shelves and from bottom mixing to surface waves

LG Bennetts, CJ Shakespeare… - Reviews of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A holistic review is given of the Southern Ocean dynamic system, in the context of the crucial
role it plays in the global climate and the profound changes it is experiencing. The review …

Monitoring ocean currents with satellite sensors

K Dohan, N Maximenko - Oceanography, 2010 - JSTOR
The interconnected ocean surface current system involves multiple scales, including basin-
wide gyres, fast narrow boundary currents, eddies, and turbulence. To understand the full …

Oceanic eddy-induced modifications to air–sea heat and CO2 fluxes in the Brazil-Malvinas Confluence

LP Pezzi, RB de Souza, MF Santini, AJ Miller… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies caused by a warm core eddy (WCE) in the
Southwestern Atlantic Ocean (SWA) rendered a crucial influence on modifying the marine …