On the seasonal evolution of submesoscale processes along the Norwegian coast: A model study

Keguang Wang1
1Department of Ocean, Norwegian Meteorological Institute

Submesoscale processes are highly energetic ocean currents, eddies and filaments in the ocean surface mixed layer, with horizontal scales of 0.1 to 10 km, characterized by order-one Rossby numbers. These processes effectively bridge the gap between large-scale mesoscale eddies and small-scale turbulence, playing crucial roles in ocean circulation, air-sea interaction, and marine ecosystem structures. In this study, using a high-resolution (800 m) ocean and sea ice coupled model, we investigate the seasonal evolution of the submesoscale processes along the Norwegian coast.