The deformation radius is widely used as an indication of the eddy length scale at different
latitudes. The radius is usually calculated assuming a flat ocean bottom. However …

Velocity data from 81 globally-distributed current meters are used to characterize the vertical
structure of ocean current fluctuations. The primary empirical orthogonal functions from most …

An updated empirical, analytical model for the frequency and wavenumber distribution of
balanced motion in the ocean is presented. The spectrum model spans periods longer than …

The stability of a horizontally and vertically sheared surface jet is examined, with a focus on
the vertical structure of the resultant eddies. Over a flat bottom, the instability is mixed …

The vertical structure of ocean eddies is generally surface-intensified, commonly attributed
to the dominant baroclinic modes arising from the boundary conditions (BCs). Conventional …

Abstract The Gent–McWilliams parameterization is commonly used in global ocean models
to model the advective component of tracer transport effected by unresolved mesoscale …

The work presents the development of Rhines' theory for mixed topographic-planetary
waves in a stratified ocean on a background current. The vertical anisotropy of baroclinic …

This study examines the impact of small-scale irregular topographic features on the
dynamics and evolution of large-scale barotropic flows in the ocean. A multiscale theory is …

Using observations and theoretical models, a substantial topographic modulation on the
quasigeostrophic (QG) dynamics, which results in a primary surface mode distinct from the …

Small surface displacements appearing in tide gauge and altimetric records are used to
detect hydrostatic baroclinic modes in the ocean. Those deflections are a small fraction of …