Surface quasi-geostrophy

G Lapeyre - Fluids, 2017 - mdpi.com
Oceanic and atmospheric dynamics are often interpreted through potential vorticity, as this
quantity is conserved along the geostrophic flow. However, in addition to potential vorticity …

A general perspective of extreme events in weather and climate

P Sura - Atmospheric Research, 2011 - Elsevier
One of the most important problems in meteorology, physical oceanography, climatology,
and related fields is the understanding and dynamical description of multi-scale interactions …

Bringing physics to life at the submesoscale

M Lévy, R Ferrari, PJS Franks… - Geophysical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
A common dynamical paradigm is that turbulence in the upper ocean is dominated by three
classes of motion: mesoscale geostrophic eddies, internal waves and microscale three …

[HTML][HTML] Suppression of eddy diffusivity across jets in the Southern Ocean

R Ferrari, M Nikurashin - Journal of Physical Oceanography, 2010 - journals.ametsoc.org
Suppression of Eddy Diffusivity across Jets in the Southern Ocean in: Journal of Physical
Oceanography Volume 40 Issue 7 (2010) Jump to Content Jump to Main Navigation Logo Logo …

Monitoring ocean currents with satellite sensors

K Dohan, N Maximenko - Oceanography, 2010 - JSTOR
The interconnected ocean surface current system involves multiple scales, including basin-
wide gyres, fast narrow boundary currents, eddies, and turbulence. To understand the full …

[HTML][HTML] Reconstructing upper-ocean vertical velocity field from sea surface height in the presence of unbalanced motion

B Qiu, S Chen, P Klein, H Torres… - Journal of Physical …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
Arbic, B., and Coauthors, 2018: A primer on global internal tide and internal gravity wave
continuum modeling in HYCOM and MITgcm. New Frontiers in Operational Oceanography …

Surface drifter pair spreading in the North Atlantic

R Lumpkin, S Elipot - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This study examines spreading of surface drifter pairs deployed as part of the CLIVAR Mode
Water Dynamic Experiment (CLIMODE) project in the Gulf Stream region. The spreading is …

Reconstructing the ocean's interior from surface data

J Wang, GR Flierl, JH LaCasce… - Journal of Physical …, 2013 - journals.ametsoc.org
A new method is proposed for extrapolating subsurface velocity and density fields from sea
surface density and sea surface height (SSH). In this, the surface density is linked to the …

The biogeochemical structuring role of horizontal stirring: Lagrangian perspectives on iron delivery downstream of the Kerguelen Plateau

F d'Ovidio, A Della Penna, TW Trull, F Nencioli… - …, 2015 - bg.copernicus.org
Field campaigns are instrumental in providing ground truth for understanding and modeling
global ocean biogeochemical budgets. A survey however can only inspect a fraction of the …

Reconstructability of three-dimensional upper-ocean circulation from SWOT sea surface height measurements

B Qiu, S Chen, P Klein, C Ubelmann… - Journal of Physical …, 2016 - journals.ametsoc.org
Utilizing the framework of effective surface quasigeostrophic (eSQG) theory, this study
explores the potential of reconstructing the 3D upper-ocean circulation structures, including …