Concepedia

Polar Fronts

Polar Fronts is a type of oceanic front representing the primary mesoscale boundary within the Southern Ocean where cold, fresh Antarctic surface waters meet and subduct beneath warmer, saltier subantarctic waters, distinguishing it from other frontal systems by its circumpolar extent and critical role in deep water formation and global overturning circulation.

171

Publications

16.6K

Citations

440

Authors

180

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

15

Variants

Antarctic Polar Front

Parents

Publications

171

On the meridional extent and fronts of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current

Alejandro H. Orsi, Thomas Whitworth, Worth D. Nowlin · Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers · 1995 · 2.9K citations

, , +11

Satellite and CALJET Aircraft Observations of Atmospheric Rivers over the Eastern North Pacific Ocean during the Winter of 1997/98

F. Martin Ralph, Paul J. Neiman, Gary A. Wick · Monthly Weather Review · 2004 · 783 citations · Full text

, , +16

Southern Ocean fronts from the Greenwich meridian to Tasmania

Igor M. Belkin, Arnold L. Gordon · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1996 · 757 citations

, , +15

Circumpolar structure and distribution of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current fronts: 1. Mean circumpolar paths

Serguei Sokolov, Stephen R. Rintoul · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2009 · 492 citations · Full text

, , +17

Location and dynamics of the Antarctic Polar Front from satellite sea surface temperature data

J. Keith Moore, Mark R. Abbott, James G. Richman · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1999 · 428 citations · Full text

, , +17

1–5 of 171

Authors

440

  1. SR
    Stephen R. Rintoul

    CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Australia

    9 publications · 1.6K citations

    9

    h-index

  2. SS
    Serguei Sokolov

    Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, Australia

    6 publications · 1.5K citations

    6

    h-index

  3. VS
    Volker Strass

    Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Germany

    6 publications · 201 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. KJ
    Karen J. Heywood

    University of East Anglia, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 409 citations

    5

    h-index

  5. DP
    David P. Stevens

    University of East Anglia, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 361 citations

    5

    h-index

1–5 of 440

Institutions

180

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    12 h-index

    30 publications

    1.8K citations

  2. Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre

    Hobart, Australia

    9 h-index

    16 publications

    2.1K citations

  3. CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere

    Canberra, Australia

    8 h-index

    17 publications

    2.6K citations

  4. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    Falmouth, United States

    8 h-index

    15 publications

    765 citations

  5. Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung

    Bremerhaven, Germany

    8 h-index

    15 publications

    646 citations

  6. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    17 publications

    1.4K citations

  7. Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    17 publications

    1.4K citations

  8. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

    Marseille, France

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    1.3K citations

1–8 of 180

Venues

  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 36 publications · 5K citations

    31

    h-index

  2. Journal of Physical Oceanography

    19 publications · 1.3K citations

    19

    h-index

  3. Geophysical Research Letters

    12 publications · 800 citations

    12

    h-index

  4. 11

    h-index

  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans

    7 publications · 339 citations

    7

    h-index

1–5