[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 …

Spatiotemporal characteristics and generation mechanisms of submesoscale currents in the northeastern South China Sea revealed by numerical simulations

Z Zhang, Y Zhang, B Qiu, H Sasaki… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Although both geostrophic‐balanced mesoscale eddies and unbalanced small‐scale
processes have been well studied in the northeastern South China Sea (NE‐SCS), less …

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 …

Global observations of submesoscale coherent vortices in the ocean

D McCoy, D Bianchi, AL Stewart - Progress in Oceanography, 2020 - Elsevier
Subsurface-intensified anticyclones are ubiquitous in the ocean, yet their impact on the large-
scale transport of heat, salt and chemical tracers is poorly understood. These submesoscale …

Distribution of U pper C ircumpolar D eep W ater on the warming continental shelf of the W est A ntarctic P eninsula

N Couto, DG Martinson, J Kohut… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We use autonomous underwater vehicles to characterize the spatial distribution of Upper
Circumpolar Deep Water (UCDW) on the continental shelf of the West Antarctic Peninsula …

Subsurface mesoscale eddies observed in the northeastern South China Sea: Dynamic features and water mass transport

Z Sun, Z Zhang, B Qiu, C Zhou… - Journal of Physical …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
A train of subsurface mesoscale eddies (SMEs) consisting of two cyclones and two
anticyclones was observed in the northeastern South China Sea (NESCS) in 2015 by a …

Seasonality of four types of baroclinic instability in the global oceans

L Feng, C Liu, A Köhl, F Wang - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Distinct geographical distributions of four types of mesoscale baroclinic instabilities (BCIs)
exist in the global oceans, implying preferences of surface or subsurface mesoscale eddies …

Subsurface eddies east of the Philippines: Geographic characteristics, vertical structures, volume and thermohaline transport

L Zhang, W Song, Y Hui, Z Wang, D Hu - Progress in Oceanography, 2024 - Elsevier
Energetic subsurface eddies (SSEs) play a significant role in regulating the subthermocline
circulation east of the Philippines. However, due to the paucity of targeted observations, they …

Four types of baroclinic instability waves in the global oceans and the implications for the vertical structure of mesoscale eddies

L Feng, C Liu, A Köhl, D Stammer… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Linear stability analysis is re‐conducted to fully understand the geostrophic distribution of
the different types of baroclinic instability (BCI) in the global oceans, their correspondence to …

[HTML][HTML] Breaking of internal waves and turbulent dissipation in an anticyclonic mode water eddy

B Fernández-Castro, DG Evans… - Journal of Physical …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
Breaking of Internal Waves and Turbulent Dissipation in an Anticyclonic Mode Water Eddy in:
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