With operationally challenging spatio-temporal scales of 0.1 – 10 km horizontally, 1 – 100 m vertically, and timescales of hours to days, these processes have been traditionally difficult to sample. In order to characterize the variability associated with submesoscale eddies and fronts, researchers are looking for ways to provide evidence of water exchanges between the upper ocean layer and ocean interior.
This story was featured in ON&T February 2021, click here to read the full article.
By Liz Kerrigan, RBR
