Global changes in oceanic mesoscale currents over the satellite altimetry record

J Martínez-Moreno, AMC Hogg, MH England… - Nature Climate …, 2021 - nature.com
Oceanic mesoscale eddies play a profound role in mixing tracers such as heat, carbon and
nutrients, thereby regulating regional and global climate. Yet, it remains unclear how the …

Oceanic mass transport by mesoscale eddies

Z Zhang, W Wang, B Qiu - Science, 2014 - science.org
Oceanic transports of heat, salt, fresh water, dissolved CO2, and other tracers regulate
global climate change and the distribution of natural marine resources. The time-mean …

The influence of nonlinear mesoscale eddies on near-surface oceanic chlorophyll

DB Chelton, P Gaube, MG Schlax, JJ Early… - Science, 2011 - science.org
Oceanic Rossby waves have been widely invoked as a mechanism for large-scale variability
of chlorophyll (CHL) observed from satellites. High-resolution satellite altimeter …

Regional variations in the influence of mesoscale eddies on near‐surface chlorophyll

P Gaube, DJ McGillicuddy Jr… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Eddies can influence biogeochemical cycles through a variety of mechanisms, including the
excitation of vertical velocities and the horizontal advection of nutrients and ecosystems …

Vertical structure of mesoscale eddies in the eastern South Pacific Ocean: A composite analysis from altimetry and Argo profiling floats

A Chaigneau, M Le Texier, G Eldin… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The mean vertical structure of mesoscale eddies in the Peru‐Chile Current System is
investigated by combining the historical records of Argo float profiles and satellite altimetry …

[HTML][HTML] A new sea surface height–based code for oceanic mesoscale eddy tracking

E Mason, A Pascual… - Journal of Atmospheric …, 2014 - journals.ametsoc.org
A New Sea Surface Height–Based Code for Oceanic Mesoscale Eddy Tracking in: Journal of
Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology Volume 31 Issue 5 (2014) Jump to Content Jump to Main …

Satellite observations of chlorophyll, phytoplankton biomass, and Ekman pumping in nonlinear mesoscale eddies

P Gaube, DB Chelton, PG Strutton… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Nonlinear mesoscale eddies can influence biogeochemical cycles in the upper ocean
through vertical and horizontal advection of nutrients and marine organisms. The relative …

Anticyclonic eddies increase accumulation of microplastic in the North Atlantic subtropical gyre

L Brach, P Deixonne, MF Bernard, E Durand… - Marine pollution …, 2018 - Elsevier
There are fundamental gaps in our understanding of the fates of microplastics in the ocean,
which must be overcome if the severity of this pollution is to be fully assessed. The …

Southern O cean eddy phenomenology

I Frenger, M Münnich, N Gruber… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Mesoscale eddies are ubiquitous features in the Southern Ocean, yet their phenomenology
is not well quantified. To tackle this task, we use satellite observations of sea level …

Lagrangian motion, coherent structures, and lines of persistent material strain

RM Samelson - Annual review of marine science, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Lagrangian motion in geophysical fluids may be strongly influenced by coherent structures
that support distinct regimes in a given flow. The problems of identifying and demarcating …