The ocean's ability to sequester carbon away from the atmosphere exerts an important
control on global climate. The biological pump drives carbon storage in the deep ocean and …

The future international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission, planned for
launch in 2021, will make high-resolution 2D observations of sea-surface height using SAR …

Coastal regions (including estuaries and deltas) are very complex environments with
diverse hydrodynamic and bio-geomorphological contexts and with important socio …

Mesoscale phenomena are ubiquitous and highly energetic features of ocean circulation.
Their influence on biological and biogeochemical processes varies widely, stemming not …

Satellite radar altimetry provides a unique sea level data set that extends over more than 25
years back in time and that has an almost global coverage. However, when approaching the …

Recent studies show that the vigorous seasonal cycle of the mixed layer modulates upper
ocean submesoscale turbulence. Here we provide model‐based evidence that the …

Satellite observations of the last two decades have led to a major breakthrough emphasizing
the existence of a strongly energetic mesoscale turbulent eddy field in all the oceans. This …

The transition scale L t from balanced geostrophic motions to unbalanced wave motions,
including near-inertial flows, internal tides, and inertia–gravity wave continuum, is explored …

Wavenumber spectra of along‐track Sea Surface Height from the most recent satellite radar
altimetry missions [Jason‐2, Cryosat‐2, and SARAL/Altika) are used to determine the size of …

We propose a satellite mission that uses a near-nadir Ka-band Doppler radar to measure
surface currents, ice drift and ocean waves at spatial scales of 40 km and more, with …