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Upper Ocean Fronts

Upper Ocean Fronts is a physical oceanographic phenomenon characterized by sharp lateral gradients in sea surface temperature and salinity within the upper layer of the ocean, distinguished from broader oceanic fronts by their shallowness and strong influence on air-sea interaction processes.

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215

Authors

108

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2017–2026

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Mesoscale to Submesoscale Transition in the California Current System. Part I: Flow Structure, Eddy Flux, and Observational Tests

Xavier Capet, J. C. McWilliams, M. Jeroen Molemaker et al. · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 2008 · 711 citations · Full text

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Bringing physics to life at the submesoscale

Marina Lévy, Raffaele Ferrari, Peter J. S. Franks et al. · Geophysical Research Letters · 2012 · 515 citations · Full text

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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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Winter upper ocean circulation in the Western Iberian Basin—Fronts, Eddies and Poleward Flows: an overview

Álvaro Peliz, Jesús Dubert, A. Miguel P. Santos et al. · Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers · 2005 · 283 citations

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Modeling the impact of fronts and mesoscale circulation on the nutrient supply and biogeochemistry of the upper ocean

Amala Mahadevan, David Archer · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2000 · 217 citations · Full text

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Authors

215

  1. DL
    Daniel L. Rudnick

    Scripps Institution of Oceanography, United States

    6 publications · 327 citations

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  2. JC
    James C. McWilliams

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    4 publications · 642 citations

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  3. RW
    Richard W. Garvine

    University of Delaware, United States

    3 publications · 51 citations

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  4. XC
    Xavier Capet

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    3 publications · 1.2K citations

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  5. CC
    Charles C. Eriksen

    University of Washington, United States

    3 publications · 115 citations

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Institutions

108

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    2.1K citations

  2. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    330 citations

  3. Université de Bretagne Occidentale

    Brest, France

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. Ifremer

    Brest, France

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    761 citations

  5. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    210 citations

  6. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    4.8K citations

  7. National Oceanography Centre

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    703 citations

  8. Scripps Institution of Oceanography

    La Jolla, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    637 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 16 publications · 1.4K citations

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  2. Journal of Physical Oceanography

    15 publications · 1.5K citations

    12

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  4. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

    JASA · 2 publications · 45 citations

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