[HTML][HTML] The influence of geostrophic strain on oceanic ageostrophic motion and surface chlorophyll

Z Zhang, B Qiu, P Klein, S Travis - Nature Communications, 2019 - nature.com
Oceanic submesoscale ageostrophic processes have been progressively recognized as an
important upwelling mechanism to close the nutrient budget and sustain the observed …

Observational energy transfers of a spiral cold filament within an anticyclonic eddy

C Qiu, Z Yang, M Feng, J Yang, TP Rippeth… - Progress in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The ocean surface mixed layer represents a critical interface linking the ocean and
atmosphere. The physical processes determining the surface mixed layer properties and …

Surface kinetic energy distributions in the global oceans from a high‐resolution numerical model and surface drifter observations

X Yu, AL Ponte, S Elipot, D Menemenlis… - Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The surface kinetic energy of a 1/48° global ocean simulation and its distribution as a
function of frequency and location are compared with the one estimated from 15,329 …

Surface chlorophyll enhancement in mesoscale eddies by submesoscale spiral bands

Z Zhang, B Qiu - Geophysical Research Letters, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Oceanic submesoscale processes (with scales~ 1–10 km and approximately days) have
been progressively recognized as an important upwelling mechanism to close the upper …

[HTML][HTML] On the upper-ocean vertical eddy heat transport in the Kuroshio extension. Part I: Variability and dynamics

P Yang, Z Jing, B Sun, L Wu, B Qiu… - Journal of Physical …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
Oceanic eddies play a crucial role in transporting heat from the subsurface to surface ocean.
However, dynamics responsible for the vertical eddy heat transport QT have not been …

Oceanic mesoscale cyclones cluster surface Lagrangian material

C Vic, S Hascoët, J Gula, T Huck… - Geophysical Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
An asymmetry in the clustering of oceanic surface material has been observed at the
submesoscales. Energetic and ephemeral submesoscale cyclonic fronts are associated with …

A deep learning approach to extract balanced motions from sea surface height snapshot

Z Gao, B Chapron, C Ma, R Fablet… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Extracting balanced geostrophic motions (BM) from sea surface height (SSH) observations
obtained by wide‐swath altimetry holds great significance in enhancing our understanding …

[HTML][HTML] Three-Dimensional Structure of Oceanic Mesoscale Eddies

Z Zhang, G Wang, H Wang, H Liu - Ocean-Land-Atmosphere …, 2024 - spj.science.org
Mesoscale eddies contribute to the global oceanic energy budget and cascade; they induce
substantial mass and heat transport, thus playing a key role in the global climate system …

Quantifying the degree of eddy quasi‐geostrophy by generalizing Rossby deformation

X Chen, G Chen - Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The quasi‐geostrophy (QG) of oceanic eddies is scientifically challenging and
observationally puzzling because of its marginally balanced yet resolvable nature. Here a …

The enhancement of submesoscale ageostrophic motion on the mesoscale eddies in the South China Sea

C Qiu, Z Yang, D Wang, M Feng… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ageostrophic motion regulates the transformation of energy between large‐scale
geostrophic motion and dissipate scale motion. By combining surface drifters and satellite …