Submesoscale Mixing Across the Mixed Layer in the Gulf of Mexico

Submesoscale circulations influence momentum, buoyancy and transport of biological tracers and pollutants within the upper turbulent layer. How much and how far into the water column this influence extends remain open questions in most of the global ocean. This work evaluates the behavior of neutral...

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Main Authors: Guangpeng Liu, Annalisa Bracco, Alexandra Sitar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.615066/full