Submesoscale Processes

• Notes on Klein et al. (2009, GRL)
• Notes on Mixing structures in the Mediterranean Sea from finite-size Lyapunov exponents by d’Ovidio et al. (2004, GRL)
• Notes on Predictability in the large: an extension of the concept of Lyapunov exponent by Aurell et al. (1997, J. Phys. A)
• Notes on Comparison between Eulerian diagnostics and finite-size Lyapunov exponents computed from altimetry in the Algerian basin by d’Ovidio et al. (2009, Deep-Sea Research I)
• Notes from Stirring of the northeast Atlantic spring bloom: A Lagrangian analysis based on multisatellite data by Lehahn et al. (2007, JGR)
• Notes from Transient Upwelling Hot Spots in the Oligotrophic North Pacific by Calil and Richards (2009, submitted to JGR)
• Meeting with Ana Vaz (08/26/09)
• Summary of my recent readings
• List of projects
• Notes on Joseph and Legras (2002, JAS)
• Computing FSLE: Some comments
• First calculation of FSLE using OFES
• Meeting with Kelvin (10/02/09)
• One year of stable and unstable manifolds in the northeastern equatorial Pacific in OFES QUICKSCAT run
• Unstable manifolds near station ALOHA in OFES QUICKSCAT
• Meeting with Kelvin (10/07/09)
• MODIS Chl animation for 2008-9 (Hawaiian region)
• MODIS 32-day running mean Chl animation for 2008-9 (Hawaiian region)
• MODIS 32-day running mean Chl in 2008-9 at the latitude of station ALOHA
• Some figures related to Johnson et al. (2009, submitted to Nature)
• A comparison of Francesco’s and Francois’ routines to compute FSLE
• A comparison of Francesco’s and Francois’ routines to compute FSLE - Part 2
• Seven years of stable and unstable manifolds in the northeastern equatorial Pacific in OFES QUICKSCAT run
• FSLE and upwelling events along float trajectory
• Unstable manifolds near station ALOHA from observations
• Meeting with Kelvin (10/27/09)
• Comparison of unstable manifold and deep Chl maximum at station ALOHA
• Notes on Dore et al. (2008)
• Notes on “Impacts of the small-scale filaments on the oceanic vertical pump” by Lapeyre and Klein (2006)
• Sensitivity of FSLE events to SSH products
• Notes, comments and questions on Thomas et al. (2007) and other papers
• Some thoughts (11/05/09)
• FSLE and upwelling events along float trajectory - Part II
• FSLE and vertical velocity in Paulo’s model
• FSLE with and without submesoscale flow
• Outline for a meeting with A. Ishida (JAMSTEC)
• Animation fof backward-in-time FSLE, SSHA and nitrate observed by the float
• Meeting with Kelvin (12/30/09)
• FSLE for Fig.7 of Howell et al. (2009)
• First results with eSQG
• Why does the eSQG theory over and underestimate?
• FSLE, EKE and Chl around Hawaii from observations
• MODIS 32-day running Chl animation for 2008-9 (Hawaiian region)
• Animation of summer blooms and FSLE over years 2003 to 2008
• Correlation between relative vorticity, nutrient and phytoplankton in 1/10th-deg. OFES simulation
• Notes on “Mesoscale eddies northeast of the Hawaiian archipelago from satellite altimeter observations” by Chen and Qiu (2010)
• Animation of surface phytoplankton in 1/10th-deg. OFES
• Questions to answer
• Notes from reading papers on frontogenesis
• Isopycnal analysis of float 5145 data
• Isopycnal analysis of float 5145 data (part 2)
• First result of ARGO survey - Analysis notes
• ARGO float survey - Case studies
• ARGO float study: percentage of large DA for various SSHA
• Secular increase of O2 at 76.4 m measured by float 5145
• Analysis of 5145, 6401 and 6891 ARGO floats
• Analysis of ARGO float with climatologies
• 0-160 m nitrate climatology at station ALOHA
• Potential density anomaly from APDRC-ARGO monthly mean product
• Relationship between nitrate, oxygen and θ at station ALOHA
• 12.06.10: Temperature salinity and potential density during WH01a and WH02a
• 12.07.10: Analysis of 5145, 6401, 6891 and 5143 ARGO floats - an update
• 12.08.10: Justification of the method to estimate the anomaly in density using WH02a data
• 12.13.10: FSLE and WHOTS data
• 12.13.10: Summary and comments on recent analysis WHOTS and ARGO data
• 12.13.10: Estimate of the scale of the shallow high-frequency events in density surfaces in WH01a
• 12.14.10: Potential density and stratification during wh01a and wh02a
• 12.15.10: Attempt to isolate submesoscale density anomalies
• 12.15.10: Horizontal velocity field, Rossby number and density anomaly during wh01a
• 12.15.10: Notes on literature concerning mixed layer instabilities
• 12.22.10: Notes on “Local stratification control of marine productivity in the subtropical North Pacific” by Dave and Lozier (2010)
• 12.22.10: Notes on “Role of late winter mesoscale events in the biogeochemical variability of the upper water column of the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre” by Letelier et al. (2000) and “Light driven seasonal patterns of chlorophyll and nitrate in the lower euphotic zone of the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre” by Letelier et al. (2004)
• 12.23.10: Notes on “Interannual to interdecadal salinity variations observed near Hawaii” by Lukas and Santiago-Mandujano (2008)
• 12.22.10: Notes on “Net community production in the deep euphotic zone of the subtropical North Pacific gyre from glider surveys” by Nicholson et al. (2008)
• 12.24.10: List of questions and things to do
• 01.03.11: First analysis of glider data
• 01.03.11: Comparison of anomaly in nitrate and σ between ARGO and WHOTS data
• 01.05.10: Notes on Chapter 4 “Spatial and Temporal Modulation of Thermohaline Structure” of Cole’s dissertation (2010)
• 01.21.11: First analysis of HOT SADCP data
• 02.06.11: Things to do for a futur presentation
• 02.12.11: What cause the anomalies in nutrient in Spring at station ALOHA
• 03.02.11: Things to do in the near future
• 03.02.11: Nitrate and stratification in ARGO float 5145
• 03.05.11: Notes on “Rapid changes in mixed layer stratification driven by submesoscale instabilities and winds” by Mahadevan et al. (2010)
• 03.05.11: Notes on “Parameterization of Mixed Layer Eddies. Part II: Prognosis and Impact” by Fox-Kemper and Ferrari (2008)
• 03.28.11: Relationship between near-surface stratification and unstable manifold in Winter-Spring using ARGO data
• 03.29.11: Histogram of upper-ocean stratification from ARGO dataset and in the HYCOM simulation
• 03.30.11: Animation of FSLE and stratification at WHOTS site
• 04.02.11: Summary of my recent work
• 04.26.11: Comparison of FSLE calculated with different SSH products
• 04.26.11: Coherence between snapshots of SST, SSH and FSLE for the Gulf Stream region
• 04.27.11: Coherence between snapshots of SST, SSH and FSLE for the Hawaii region
• 05.07.11: Animations of SST gradient, FSLE and stratification for WHOTS site (Nov. 1, 2008-Mar. 31, 2010)
• 05.07.11: Brunt Vaisala frequency during WHOTS (2004–2010)
• 05.07.11: Analysis of 5145, 6401, 6891 and 6403 ARGO floats - an update
• DAILY: Most recent SSH and FSLE fields around the Hawaiian Archipelago
• DAILY: Last 3-week SSH and FSLE fields around the Hawaiian Archipelago
• 07.22.11: Behavior of density surfaces around WHOTS – comparison of WHOTS observations and HYCOM model
• 07.22.11: Behavior of density surfaces around WHOTS – comparison of WHOTS observations and HYCOM model – Part 2
• 07.27.11: Relationship between end of seasonal thermocline and SST gradient during WHOTS and in HYCOM
• 08.01.11: Analysis of 5145, 6401, 6891 and 6403 ARGO floats - an update
• 08.19.11: Animation of SSH around ARGO floats
• 08.24.2012: Stretching filaments and loggerhead turtle migration along the Kuroshio Extension
• 10.10.12: animation FSLE during HOE DYLAN 2012 experiment
• 09.13.2013: FSLE and SST gradient around Feb. 8, 2010 around Hawaii