OSMOSIS: Ocean Surface Mixing, Ocean Sub-mesoscale Interaction Study
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Southampton
Department Name: Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Abstract
Detailed in the Lead Organization (University of Reading) proposal.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Alberto Naveira Garabato (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Evans D
(2018)
Annual Cycle of Turbulent Dissipation Estimated from Seagliders
in Geophysical Research Letters
Yu X
(2022)
Observed Equatorward Propagation and Chimney Effect of Near-Inertial Waves in the Midlatitude Ocean
in Geophysical Research Letters
Thompson A
(2016)
Open-Ocean Submesoscale Motions: A Full Seasonal Cycle of Mixed Layer Instabilities from Gliders
in Journal of Physical Oceanography
Forryan A
(2015)
Rapid injection of near-inertial shear into the stratified upper ocean at an Antarctic Circumpolar Current front
in Geophysical Research Letters
Buckingham C
(2016)
Seasonality of submesoscale flows in the ocean surface boundary layer
in Geophysical Research Letters
Brannigan L
(2017)
Submesoscale Instabilities in Mesoscale Eddies
in Journal of Physical Oceanography
Buckingham C
(2017)
Testing Munk's hypothesis for submesoscale eddy generation using observations in the North Atlantic
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Yu X
(2021)
The Annual Cycle of Upper-Ocean Potential Vorticity and Its Relationship to Submesoscale Instabilities
in Journal of Physical Oceanography
Brannigan L
(2015)
The seasonal cycle of submesoscale flows
in Ocean Modelling
| Description | We have discovered, using observations and an ocean model, that a new class of recently discovered upper-ocean flows (termed 'submesoscale') exhibit a pronounced seasonal cycle in a mid-ocean environment. We have shown that interactions of the winds with this class of flows are the main cause of upper-ocean turbulence, which is at odds with the representations of the ocean mixed layer used in climate models. |
| Exploitation Route | These findings will lead to the advancement of ocean circulation and ocean-atmosphere models. |
| Sectors | Environment |
| Description | These findings will lead to the advancement of ocean circulation and ocean-atmosphere models. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2014 |
| Sector | Environment,Other |
| Description | Global Challenges Grants 2016 |
| Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2017 |
| End | 06/2018 |