C. Maes (Laboratoire d’Océanographie Physique et Spatiale–LOPS) in collaboration
with L. Rousselet, S. Guimbard, K Drushka, A. Doglioli, N. Kolodziejczyk, N. Reul, G. Charria, J. Reagan, B. Blanke, E. Martinez, A. Petrenko, J. Boutin and I. Ansorge
Recent research, mostly from numerical simulations at very high resolution, suggests that mesoscale
and submesoscale variability and the associated exchange processes are not independent but coupled
in a subtle but important way, which includes a variety of potential mechanisms for the nonlinear
transfer of energy between different scales. Consequently, new and high-resolution global
observations of upper ocean motions are required to make progress in the critical areas of the
mesoscale and submesoscale variability and their associated upper-ocean lateral and vertical exchange processes. The goal here will be to provide a regional and global survey of the small scales of variability of the SSS field with typical range from 10 to 100 km, that could be observed from in situ
observations, and mainly shipboard thermosalinographs (TSGs). Salinity variability at these scales
also has implications for the validation of satellite-based measurements, characterized by a spatial
footprint of 50-150 km. Different oceanic areas will be investigated to give an
C. Maes (Laboratoire d’Océanographie Physique et Spatiale–LOPS) in collaboration
with L. Rousselet, S. Guimbard, K Drushka, A. Doglioli, N. Kolodziejczyk, N. Reul, G. Charria, J. Reagan, B. Blanke, E. Martinez, A. Petrenko, J. Boutin and I. Ansorge
Recent research, mostly from numerical simulations at very high resolution, suggests that mesoscale
and submesoscale variability and the associated exchange processes are not independent but coupled
in a subtle but important way, which includes a variety of potential mechanisms for the nonlinear
transfer of energy between different scales. Consequently, new and high-resolution global
observations of upper ocean motions are required to make progress in the critical areas of the
mesoscale and submesoscale variability and their associated upper-ocean lateral and vertical exchange processes. The goal here will be to provide a regional and global survey of the small scales of variability of the SSS field with typical range from 10 to 100 km, that could be observed from in situ
observations, and mainly shipboard thermosalinographs (TSGs). Salinity variability at these scales
also has implications for the validation of satellite-based measurements, characterized by a spatial
footprint of 50-150 km. Different oceanic areas will be investigated to give an