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Intermediate-scale Ocean Dynamics

Intermediate-Scale Ocean Dynamics is a theoretical framework within physical oceanography that specifically characterizes the mesoscale motions of ocean currents, typically spanning tens to hundreds of kilometers, which emerge between the scales governed by geostrophic balance and smaller-scale turbulent processes.

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94

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64

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2017–2026

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27

Varying planetary heat sink led to global-warming slowdown and acceleration

Xianyao Chen, Ka Kit Tung · Science · 2014 · 484 citations

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Intermediate waters of the Pacific Ocean

Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts · 1966 · 435 citations

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Intermediate waters in the southwest South Atlantic

Alberto Piola, Arnold L. Gordon · Deep Sea Research Part A Oceanographic Research Papers · 1989 · 233 citations

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On radar imaging of current features: 1. Model and comparison with observations

Vladimir Kudryavtsev, D. Akimov, Johnny A. Johannessen et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2005 · 217 citations · Full text

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Surprisingly rapid spreading of newly formed intermediate waters across the North Atlantic Ocean

Alexander Sy, Monika Rhein, J. R. Lazier et al. · Nature · 1997 · 202 citations

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Authors

94

  1. SE
    Stephen E. Zebiak

    Columbia University, United States

    2 publications · 91 citations

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  2. MT
    Marcel T. J. van der Meer

    Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Netherlands

    1 publications · 34 citations

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  3. CP
    Cord Papenberg

    GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany

    1 publications · 78 citations

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  4. DP
    D. P. Chambers

    University of South Florida St. Petersburg, United States

    1 publications · 19 citations

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  5. SK
    Susan Kemball‐Cook

    ENVIRON (United States), United States

    1 publications · 163 citations

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Institutions

64

  1. GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

    Kiel, Germany

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    315 citations

  2. Max Planck Institute for Meteorology

    Hamburg, Germany

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    230 citations

  3. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research

    Boulder, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    128 citations

  4. Universität Hamburg

    Hamburg, Germany

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    422 citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    200 citations

  6. University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory

    Seattle, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. Naval Postgraduate School

    Monterey, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    217 citations

  8. New York University

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    79 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 3 publications · 285 citations

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  2. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    2 publications · 185 citations

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  3. Geophysical Research Letters

    2 publications · 90 citations

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  4. Climate Dynamics

    2 publications · 120 citations

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  5. Nature

    1 publications · 202 citations

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