Ocean mesoscale and frontal-scale ocean–atmosphere interactions and influence on large-scale climate: A review

H Seo, LW O'Neill, MA Bourassa, A Czaja… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.ametsoc.org
Two decades of high-resolution satellite observations and climate modeling studies have
indicated strong ocean–atmosphere coupled feedback mediated by ocean mesoscale …

Constraining Southern Ocean air-sea-ice fluxes through enhanced observations

S Swart, ST Gille, B Delille, S Josey… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Air-sea and air-sea-ice fluxes in the Southern Ocean play a critical role in global climate
through their impact on the overturning circulation and oceanic heat and carbon uptake. The …

[HTML][HTML] Ocean frontal effects on the vertical development of clouds over the western North Pacific: In situ and satellite observations

H Tokinaga, Y Tanimoto, SP Xie, T Sampe… - Journal of …, 2009 - journals.ametsoc.org
Ocean Frontal Effects on the Vertical Development of Clouds over the Western North Pacific:
In Situ and Satellite Observations in: Journal of Climate Volume 22 Issue 16 (2009) Jump to …

Covariability of surface wind and stress responses to sea surface temperature fronts

LW O'Neill, DB Chelton, SK Esbensen - Journal of climate, 2012 - journals.ametsoc.org
The responses of surface wind and wind stress to spatial variations of sea surface
temperature (SST) are investigated using satellite observations of the surface wind from the …

Oceanic eddy-induced modifications to air–sea heat and CO2 fluxes in the Brazil-Malvinas Confluence

LP Pezzi, RB de Souza, MF Santini, AJ Miller… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies caused by a warm core eddy (WCE) in the
Southwestern Atlantic Ocean (SWA) rendered a crucial influence on modifying the marine …

Air-sea interactions over eddies in the Brazil-Malvinas confluence

R Souza, L Pezzi, S Swart, F Oliveira, M Santini - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Brazil–Malvinas Confluence (BMC) is one of the most dynamical regions of the global
ocean. Its variability is dominated by the mesoscale, mainly expressed by the presence of …

Oceanic SACZ produces an abnormally wet 2021/2022 rainy season in South America

LP Pezzi, MFL Quadro, EB Souza, AJ Miller, VB Rao… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The oceanic South Atlantic Convergence Zone (SACZ) has played a major role
during South America's 2021/2022 summer extreme rainy season, being responsible for …

Trends in sea surface temperature and air–sea heat fluxes over the South Atlantic Ocean

IM Leyba, SA Solman, M Saraceno - Climate Dynamics, 2019 - Springer
The understanding of latent and sensible heat fluxes (LHF and SHF, respectively) is
essential to improve our knowledge on how the atmosphere and oceans interact. In this …

Mechanisms controlling persistent South Atlantic Convergence Zone events on intraseasonal timescales

WMB Fialho, LMV Carvalho, MA Gan… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The South Atlantic Convergence Zone (SACZ) is an important component of the
South American Monsoon System. It is characterized by a persistent convective band with …

The effect of Oceanic South Atlantic Convergence Zone episodes on regional SST anomalies: the roles of heat fluxes and upper-ocean dynamics

LP Pezzi, MFL Quadro, JA Lorenzzetti, AJ Miller… - Climate Dynamics, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The South Atlantic Convergence Zone (SACZ) is an atmospheric system occurring
in austral summer on the South America continent and sometimes extending over the …