Submesoscale transition from geostrophic flows to internal waves in the northwestern Pacific upper ocean

Submesoscale transition from geostrophic flows to internal waves in the northwestern Pacific upper ocean

Satellite altimeters resolution poorly capture mesoscale signals in the upper ocean. Here, the authors analyse shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler measurements from the northwest Pacific, and show that balanced geostrophic flows and unbalanced internal waves comprise upper ocean velocities.

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Main Authors: Bo Qiu, Toshiya Nakano, Shuiming Chen, Patrice Klein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14055
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spelling doaj-264c81e7e5e347b2b673ff83acf83d642021-05-11T07:11:36ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232017-01-018111010.1038/ncomms14055Submesoscale transition from geostrophic flows to internal waves in the northwestern Pacific upper oceanBo Qiu0Toshiya Nakano1Shuiming Chen2Patrice Klein3Department of Oceanography, University of Hawaii at ManoaGlobal Environment and Marine Department, Japan Meteorological AgencyDepartment of Oceanography, University of Hawaii at ManoaLaboratoire d’Océanographie Physique et Spatiale, Ifremer/CNRS/UBO/IRDSatellite altimeters resolution poorly capture mesoscale signals in the upper ocean. Here, the authors analyse shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler measurements from the northwest Pacific, and show that balanced geostrophic flows and unbalanced internal waves comprise upper ocean velocities.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14055
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title Submesoscale transition from geostrophic flows to internal waves in the northwestern Pacific upper ocean
title_short Submesoscale transition from geostrophic flows to internal waves in the northwestern Pacific upper ocean
title_full Submesoscale transition from geostrophic flows to internal waves in the northwestern Pacific upper ocean
title_fullStr Submesoscale transition from geostrophic flows to internal waves in the northwestern Pacific upper ocean
title_full_unstemmed Submesoscale transition from geostrophic flows to internal waves in the northwestern Pacific upper ocean
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description Satellite altimeters resolution poorly capture mesoscale signals in the upper ocean. Here, the authors analyse shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler measurements from the northwest Pacific, and show that balanced geostrophic flows and unbalanced internal waves comprise upper ocean velocities.
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