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Upper Ocean Currents

Upper Ocean Currents is a physical oceanographic phenomenon characterized by the horizontal movement of seawater within the upper layer of the ocean, typically extending from the surface down to depths of approximately 100 to 200 meters, driven primarily by wind stress, buoyancy forces, and the Coriolis effect, and distinguished from deeper ocean currents by its strong interaction with atmospheric forcing and its central role in the transfer of heat, momentum, and mass within the ocean–atmosphere system.

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Patterns and ecological drivers of ocean viral communities

Jennifer R. Brum, J. Cesar Ignacio‐Espinoza, Simon Roux et al. · Science · 2015 · 827 citations · Full text

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A Simple Ocean Data Assimilation Analysis of the Global Upper Ocean 1950–95. Part I: Methodology

James A. Carton, Gennady A. Chepurin, Xianhe Cao et al. · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 2000 · 638 citations · Full text

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Forced Stage Response to a Moving Hurricane

James F. Price, Thomas B. Sanford, George Z. Forristall · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 1994 · 455 citations

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Direct measurements of upper ocean currents and water properties across the tropical Pacific during the 1990s

Gregory C. Johnson, Bernadette M. Sloyan, William S. Kessler et al. · Progress In Oceanography · 2002 · 365 citations

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Mesoscale to Submesoscale Transition in the California Current System. Part III: Energy Balance and Flux

Xavier Capet, James C. McWilliams, M. Jeroen Molemaker et al. · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 2008 · 328 citations · Full text

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  1. CC
    Charles C. Eriksen

    University of Washington, United States

    6 publications · 401 citations

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  2. BL
    Bernard Le Cann

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    6 publications · 870 citations

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  3. JC
    James C. McWilliams

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    6 publications · 625 citations

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  4. DW
    Dongxiao Wang

    South China Sea Institute Of Oceanology, China

    6 publications · 293 citations

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  5. TD
    Tommy D. Dickey

    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

    6 publications · 490 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    Falmouth, United States

    20 h-index

    43 publications

    3.7K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    18 h-index

    50 publications

    14K citations

  3. Scripps Institution of Oceanography

    La Jolla, United States

    17 h-index

    45 publications

    3.3K citations

  4. Ifremer

    Brest, France

    15 h-index

    28 publications

    2.2K citations

  5. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    14 h-index

    52 publications

    2.7K citations

  6. Institute of Oceanology

    Qingdao, China

    14 h-index

    65 publications

    3.2K citations

  7. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

    Honolulu, United States

    13 h-index

    24 publications

    2.6K citations

  8. Université de Bretagne Occidentale

    Brest, France

    12 h-index

    18 publications

    2.3K citations

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  1. Journal of Physical Oceanography

    55 publications · 4.5K citations

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 50 publications · 3K citations

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  3. Geophysical Research Letters

    24 publications · 1.7K citations

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  4. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans

    19 publications · 689 citations

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