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| Drushka, Kyla; Asher, William E.; Sprintall, Janet; Gille, Sarah T.; Hoang, Clifford. |
| Surface salinity variability on O(1-10) km lateral scales (the submesoscale) generates density variability and thus has implications for submesoscale dynamics. Satellite salinity measurements represent a spatial average over horizontal scales of approximately 40-100 km but are compared to point measurements for validation, so submesoscale salinity variability also complicates validation of satellite salinities. Here, we combine several databases of historical thermosalinograph (TSG) measurements made from ships to globally characterize surface submesoscale salinity, temperature, and density variability. In river plumes; regions affected by ice melt or upwelling; and the Gulf Stream, South Atlantic, and Agulhas Currents, submesoscale surface salinity... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Small scale processes; Freshwater; Fronts; Sea surface temperature; Oceanic variability. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00676/78805/81042.pdf |
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