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Surface Ocean Fronts

Surface Ocean Fronts is a type of oceanic front characterized by sharp lateral gradients in sea surface temperature and salinity, distinguished by its manifestation at the air-sea interface and its role in mediating energy, gas, and nutrient exchanges between the ocean and atmosphere.

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523

Authors

265

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2017–2026

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158

Marine fronts at the continental shelves of austral South America

Hermes Mianzán, Raúl Guerrero, Marco Favero et al. · Journal of Marine Systems · 2003 · 883 citations

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Fronts and eddies as key structures in the habitat of marine fish larvae: opportunity, adaptive response and competitive advantage

Andrew Bakun · Scientia Marina · 2006 · 520 citations · Full text

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The importance of oceanographic fronts to marine birds and mammals of the southern oceans

Charles‐André Bost, Cédric Cotté, Frédéric Bailleul et al. · Journal of Marine Systems · 2009 · 490 citations

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Mesoscale to Submesoscale Transition in the California Current System. Part II: Frontal Processes

Xavier Capet, James C. McWilliams, M. Jeroen Molemaker et al. · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 2008 · 414 citations · Full text

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An analysis of mechanisms for submesoscale vertical motion at ocean fronts

Amala Mahadevan, Amit Tandon · Ocean Modelling · 2006 · 388 citations

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Authors

523

  1. IM
    Igor M. Belkin

    University of Rhode Island, United States

    8 publications · 496 citations

    8

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  2. PC
    Peter Cornillon

    University of Rhode Island, United States

    6 publications · 351 citations

    6

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  3. JC
    James C. McWilliams

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    5 publications · 700 citations

    5

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  4. YC
    Yi Chang

    National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan

    3 publications · 137 citations

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  5. DU
    David Ullman

    University of Rhode Island, United States

    3 publications · 116 citations

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Institutions

265

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    9 h-index

    30 publications

    4.3K citations

  2. University of Rhode Island

    Kingston, United States

    9 h-index

    14 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. Ifremer

    Brest, France

    7 h-index

    18 publications

    985 citations

  4. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    2.2K citations

  5. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

    Marseille, France

    6 h-index

    20 publications

    615 citations

  6. Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou)

    Guangzhou, China

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    434 citations

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

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    Falmouth, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    366 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 17 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. Journal of Marine Systems

    10 publications · 1.7K citations

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  3. Journal of Physical Oceanography

    9 publications · 797 citations

    9

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  5. Geophysical Research Letters

    6 publications · 629 citations

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