Dissipation of mesoscale eddies at a western boundary via a direct energy cascade [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 The fate of mesoscale eddy kinetic energy represents a large source of uncertainty in the global ocean energy budget. Satellite altimetry suggests that mesoscale eddies vanish at ocean western boundaries.
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Oceanic mesoscale eddies as crucial drivers of global marine heatwaves [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2023 Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are prolonged extreme warm water events in the ocean, exerting devastating impacts on marine ecosystems. A comprehensive knowledge of physical processes controlling MHW life cycles is pivotal to improve MHW forecast capacity, yet ...
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Ocean-Land-Atmosphere ResearchOceanic mesoscale eddies typically span tens to hundreds of kilometers and last several weeks to months. They are a key dynamic process influencing the distribution of oceanic energy, affecting energy budgets, heat distributions, and material transport ...
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Impact of Mesoscale Eddies on Deep Chlorophyll Maxima. [PDF]
Geophys Res Lett, 2021 Deep Chlorophyll Maxima (DCM) are ubiquitous features in stratified oceanic systems. Their establishment and maintenance result from hydrographical stability favoring specific environmental conditions with respect to light and nutrient availability ...
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Doubling of surface oceanic meridional heat transport by non-symmetry of mesoscale eddies. [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2023 Oceanic transport of heat by ubiquitous mesoscale eddies plays a critical role in regulating climate variability and redistributing excess heat absorbed by ocean under global warming.
Wang H, Qiu B, Liu H, Zhang Z.
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Hidden heatwaves and severe coral bleaching linked to mesoscale eddies and thermocline dynamics. [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2023 Hidden marine heatwaves, associated with ocean eddies that modulate undersea internal waves, threaten coastal ecosystems by driving unexpected sub-surface heating and severe coral bleaching and mortality across depths.
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Maintenance of mid-latitude oceanic fronts by mesoscale eddies. [PDF]
Sci Adv, 2020 Vertical heat transport by ocean mesoscale eddies plays an important role in maintaining western boundary current extension fronts. Oceanic fronts associated with strong western boundary current extensions vent a vast amount of heat into the atmosphere ...
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Lagrangian eddy kinetic energy of ocean mesoscale eddies and its application to the Northwestern Pacific. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2020 Coherent oceanic mesoscale eddies with unique dynamical structures have great impacts on ocean transports and global climate. Eddy kinetic energy (EKE), derived from time-dependent circulation, is commonly used to study mesoscale eddies.
Ding M, Lin P, Liu H, Hu A, Liu C.
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Mesoscale eddies release pelagic sharks from thermal constraints to foraging in the ocean twilight zone. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2019 Significance New dynamic approaches to managing marine fisheries promise more effective management in a changing climate. However, they require detailed knowledge of the links between oceanographic features and marine megafauna. Here, we demonstrate that
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Dissipation of mesoscale eddies and its contribution to mixing in the northern South China Sea. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2019 It is reported that turbulent mixing is enhanced in the South China Sea (SCS), and it is highly variable in both space and time. Generation and breaking of internal tides has been identified as the main process to drive turbulent mixing in the SCS, while
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