The seasonality of submesoscale energy production, content, and cascade

J Dong, B Fox‐Kemper, H Zhang… - Geophysical Research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Submesoscale processes in the upper ocean vary seasonally, in tight correspondence with
mixed layer thickness variability. Based on a global high‐resolution MITgcm simulation …

The scale of submesoscale baroclinic instability globally

J Dong, B Fox-Kemper, H Zhang… - Journal of Physical …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
The spatial scale of submesoscales is an important parameter for studies of submesoscale
dynamics and multiscale interactions. The horizontal spatial scales of baroclinic, geostrophic …

Parameterizing submesoscale vertical buoyancy flux by simultaneously considering baroclinic instability and strain‐induced frontogenesis

J Zhang, Z Zhang, B Qiu - Geophysical Research Letters, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Oceanic submesoscale processes (submesoscales) with O (1–10) km horizontal scale can
generate strong vertical buoyancy flux (VBF) that significantly modulate upper‐ocean …

[HTML][HTML] Submesoscale currents in the subtropical upper ocean observed by long-term high-resolution mooring arrays

Z Zhang, X Zhang, B Qiu, W Zhao… - Journal of Physical …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
Although observational efforts have been made to detect submesoscale currents
(submesoscales) in regions with deep mixed layers and/or strong mesoscale kinetic energy …

[HTML][HTML] Oceanic mesoscale eddy in the Kuroshio extension: Comparison of four datasets: 黑潮延伸体海洋中尺度涡旋: 四套数据的比较

Y Meng, H Liu, P Lin, M Ding, C Dong - Atmospheric and Oceanic Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Some relatively mature mesoscale eddy products have been released for scientific purposes
in recent decades. However, the metrics used to identify eddies, the tracking methods, and …

Seasonal modulation of submesoscale kinetic energy in the upper ocean of the northeastern South China Sea

J Zhang, Z Zhang, B Qiu, X Zhang… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although submesoscale processes are revealed to have a strong seasonality in many
regions of global ocean, their seasonal modulation in the northeastern South China Sea …

Submesoscale coherent vortices observed in the northeastern South China Sea

X Zhang, Z Zhang, JC McWilliams, Z Sun… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Although submesoscale coherent vortices (SCVs) have been observed in different parts of
the world's oceans, most of them were captured by accident by a limited number of …

Submesoscale processes-induced vertical heat transport modulated by oceanic mesoscale eddies

Q Wang, C Dong, J Dong, H Zhang, J Yang - Deep Sea Research Part II …, 2022 - Elsevier
Oceanic submesoscale processes mainly arise from phenomena such as jets, density fronts,
and mesoscale eddies. Previous studies suggest that the overall submesoscale processes …

Submesoscale kinetic energy induced by vertical buoyancy fluxes during the tropical cyclone Haitang

Z Yi, C Qiu, D Wang, Z Cai, J Yu… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Submesoscale process is an important part in the kinetic energy cascade from large‐scale
circulation to turbulent dissipation, and a key component of the global heat budget. Its …

Submesoscale Motions Driven by Down‐Front Wind Around an Anticyclonic Eddy With a Cold Core

X Shang, Y Shu, D Wang, J Yu, H Mao… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the dynamics and diurnal variations of submesoscale motions
around an anticyclonic eddy with a cold core using observations and simulations. Glider …