Altimetry for the future: Building on 25 years of progress

S Abdalla, AA Kolahchi, M Ablain, S Adusumilli… - Advances in Space …, 2021 - Elsevier
In 2018 we celebrated 25 years of development of radar altimetry, and the progress
achieved by this methodology in the fields of global and coastal oceanography, hydrology …

The impact of submesoscale physics on primary productivity of plankton

A Mahadevan - Annual review of marine science, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Life in the ocean relies on the photosynthetic production of phytoplankton, which is
influenced by the availability of light and nutrients that are modulated by a host of physical …

Ocean submesoscales as a key component of the global heat budget

Z Su, J Wang, P Klein, AF Thompson… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Recent studies highlight that oceanic motions associated with horizontal scales smaller than
50 km, defined here as submesoscales, lead to anomalous vertical heat fluxes from colder to …

Eddy-driven stratification initiates North Atlantic spring phytoplankton blooms

A Mahadevan, E D'asaro, C Lee, MJ Perry - Science, 2012 - science.org
Springtime phytoplankton blooms photosynthetically fix carbon and export it from the surface
ocean at globally important rates. These blooms are triggered by increased light exposure of …

[HTML][HTML] Parameterization of mixed layer eddies. Part I: Theory and diagnosis

B Fox-Kemper, R Ferrari… - Journal of Physical …, 2008 - journals.ametsoc.org
Parameterization of Mixed Layer Eddies. Part I: Theory and Diagnosis in: Journal of
Physical Oceanography Volume 38 Issue 6 (2008) Jump to Content Jump to Main …

Parameterization of mixed layer eddies. III: Implementation and impact in global ocean climate simulations

B Fox-Kemper, G Danabasoglu, R Ferrari, SM Griffies… - Ocean Modelling, 2011 - Elsevier
A parameterization for the restratification by finite-amplitude, submesoscale, mixed layer
eddies, formulated as an overturning streamfunction, has been recently proposed to …

Seasonality of the submesoscale dynamics in the Gulf Stream region

JA Mensa, Z Garraffo, A Griffa, TM Özgökmen, A Haza… - Ocean Dynamics, 2013 - Springer
Frontogenesis and frontal instabilities in the mixed layer are known to be important
processes in the formation of submesoscale features. We study the seasonality of such …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Parameterization of frontal symmetric instabilities. I: Theory for resolved fronts

SD Bachman, B Fox-Kemper, JR Taylor, LN Thomas - Ocean Modelling, 2017 - Elsevier
A parameterization is proposed for the effects of symmetric instability (SI) on a resolved front.
The parameterization is dependent on external forcing by surface buoyancy loss and/or …

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 …