Submesoscale currents in the ocean

This article is a perspective on the recently discovered realm of submesoscale currents in the ocean. They are intermediate-scale flow structures in the form of density fronts and filaments, topographic wakes and persistent coherent vortices at the surface and throughout the interior. They are creat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McWilliams, James C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society Publishing 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4893189/