Mesoscale eddies contain the bulk of the ocean's kinetic energy (KE), but fundamental
questions remain on the cross-scale KE transfers linking eddy generation and dissipation …

A signature of submesoscale flows in the upper ocean is skewness in the distribution of
relative vorticity. Expected to result for high Rossby number flows, such skewness has …

In this chapter, we discuss the links between oceanic submesoscale (100 m–10 km)
processes and mixing. Submesoscale currents occur on lateral scales of 100 m–10 km in …

Abstract The Gulf Stream (GS) is one of the strongest ocean currents on the planet. Eddy-
rich resolution models are needed to properly represent the dynamics of the GS; however …

Recently discovered, ocean submesoscales have attracted considerable attention due to
their ability to change the upper ocean stratification, affect vertical transport, and induce a …

Using two-point velocity and position data from the near-simultaneous release of O (100)
GPS-tracked surface drifters in the northern Gulf of Mexico, we examine the applicability of …

Abstract Fine‐scale motions (< 100 km) contribute significantly to the exchanges and
dissipation of kinetic energy in the upper ocean. However, knowledge of ocean kinetic …

Small-scale turbulent mixing affects large-scale ocean processes such as the global
overturning circulation but remains unresolved in ocean models. Since the breaking of …

Intensification of Upper-Ocean Submesoscale Turbulence through Charney Baroclinic
Instability in: Journal of Physical Oceanography Volume 46 Issue 11 (2016) Jump to …

The submesoscale energetics of the eastern Gulf of Mexico (GoM) are diagnosed using
outputs from a 1/48° MITgcm simulation. Employed is a recently developed, localized …