Drifter Observations Reveal Intense Vertical Velocity in a Surface Ocean Front

Drifter Observations Reveal Intense Vertical Velocity in a Surface Ocean Front

Abstract Measuring vertical motions represent a challenge as they are typically 3–4 orders of magnitude smaller than the horizontal velocities. Here, we show that surface vertical velocities are intensified at submesoscales and are dominated by high frequency variability. We use drifter observations...

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Main Authors: Daniel R. Tarry, Simón Ruiz, T. M. Shaun Johnston, Pierre‐Marie Poulain, Tamay Özgökmen, Luca R. Centurioni, Maristella Berta, Giovanni Esposito, J. Thomas Farrar, Amala Mahadevan, Ananda Pascual
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-09-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
Subjects:
drifters
vertical velocity
submesoscale
kinematic properties
fronts
Alboran Sea
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL098969
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