Abrupt Transitions in Submesoscale Structure in Southern Drake Passage: Glider Observations and Model Results

• Published in: Journal of Physical Oceanography
• Main Authors: Viglione, Giuliana A., Thompson, Andrew F., Flexas, M. Mar, Sprintall, Janet, Swart, Sebastiaan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Meteorological Society 2018
• Subjects: Drake Passage; Shackleton; Shackleton Fracture Zone; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://authors.library.caltech.edu/89759/; https://authors.library.caltech.edu/89759/1/jpo-d-17-0192.1.pdf; https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20180919-144812027

Enhanced vertical velocities associated with submesoscale motions may rapidly modify mixed layer depths and increase exchange between the mixed layer and the ocean interior. These dynamics are of particular importance in the Southern Ocean, where the ventilation of many density classes occurs. Here...