Mechanisms of physical-biological-biogeochemical interaction at the oceanic mesoscale

DJ McGillicuddy Jr - Annual Review of Marine Science, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Mesoscale phenomena are ubiquitous and highly energetic features of ocean circulation.
Their influence on biological and biogeochemical processes varies widely, stemming not …

System controls of coastal and open ocean oxygen depletion

GC Pitcher, A Aguirre-Velarde, D Breitburg… - Progress in …, 2021 - Elsevier
The epoch of the Anthropocene, a period during which human activity has been the
dominant influence on climate and the environment, has witnessed a decline in oxygen …

Bringing physics to life at the submesoscale

M Lévy, R Ferrari, PJS Franks… - Geophysical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
A common dynamical paradigm is that turbulence in the upper ocean is dominated by three
classes of motion: mesoscale geostrophic eddies, internal waves and microscale three …

Eddy-induced reduction of biological production in eastern boundary upwelling systems

N Gruber, Z Lachkar, H Frenzel, P Marchesiello… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
Eddies and other mesoscale oceanic processes, such as fronts, can enhance biological
production in the ocean, according to several open-ocean studies. The effect is thought to be …

Eddy activity in the four major upwelling systems from satellite altimetry (1992–2007)

A Chaigneau, G Eldin, B Dewitte - Progress in Oceanography, 2009 - Elsevier
Eddy activity in the four major eastern boundary upwelling systems (EBUS) is investigated
using 15years of satellite altimetry data. Based on the analysis of more than 4000 long-lived …

Top marine predators track Lagrangian coherent structures

E Tew Kai, V Rossi, J Sudre… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
Meso-and submesoscales (fronts, eddies, filaments) in surface ocean flow have a crucial
influence on marine ecosystems. Their dynamics partly control the foraging behavior and the …

Dominant role of eddies and filaments in the offshore transport of carbon and nutrients in the C alifornia C urrent S ystem

T Nagai, N Gruber, H Frenzel, Z Lachkar… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The coastal upwelling region of the California Current System (CalCS) is a well‐known site
of high productivity and lateral export of nutrients and organic matter, yet neither the …

Seasonal regulation of primary production in eastern boundary upwelling systems

M Messié, FP Chavez - Progress in Oceanography, 2015 - Elsevier
The regulation of seasonal satellite-derived primary production (PP) was investigated within
a 150 km coastal box in four eastern boundary upwelling systems (EBUS): California, Peru …

On the global estimates of geostrophic and Ekman surface currents

J Sudre, C Maes, V Garçon - Limnology and Oceanography …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Surface currents in oceanic environments are of crucial importance because they transport
momentum, heat, salt, and tracers over large distances that regulate both the local and large …

Upwelling indices for comparative ecosystem studies: Variability in the Benguela Upwelling System

T Lamont, M García-Reyes, SJ Bograd… - Journal of Marine …, 2018 - Elsevier
The influence of climate variability on Eastern Boundary Upwelling Ecosystems (EBUEs) is
evident through changes in productivity and shifts in species' distributions, yet to date …