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Ocean submesoscales as a key component of the global heat budget by Su, Zhan, Wang, Jinbo, Klein, Patrice, Thompson, Andrew F., Menemenlis, Dimitris

“…Recent studies highlight that oceanic motions associated with horizontal scales smaller than 50 km, defined here as submesoscales, lead to anomalous vertical…”
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Multidecadal warming of Antarctic waters by Schmidtko, Sunke, Heywood, Karen J., Thompson, Andrew F., Aoki, Shigeru

“…Decadal trends in the properties of seawater adjacent to Antarctica are poorly known, and the mechanisms responsible for such changes are uncertain. Antarctic…”
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Eddy-mediated transport of warm Circumpolar Deep Water across the Antarctic Shelf Break by Stewart, Andrew L., Thompson, Andrew F.

“…The Antarctic Slope Front (ASF) modulates ventilation of the abyssal ocean via the export of dense Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) and constrains shoreward…”
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The Antarctic Slope Current in a Changing Climate by Thompson, Andrew F., Stewart, Andrew L., Spence, Paul, Heywood, Karen J.

“…The Antarctic Slope Current (ASC) is a coherent circulation feature that rings the Antarctic continental shelf and regulates the flow of water toward the…”
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Heavy footprints of upper-ocean eddies on weakened Arctic sea ice in marginal ice zones by Manucharyan, Georgy E., Thompson, Andrew F.

“…Arctic sea ice extent continues to decline at an unprecedented rate that is commonly underestimated by climate projection models. This disagreement may imply…”
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Deep learning to infer eddy heat fluxes from sea surface height patterns of mesoscale turbulence by George, Tom M., Manucharyan, Georgy E., Thompson, Andrew F.

“…Mesoscale eddies have strong signatures in sea surface height (SSH) anomalies that are measured globally through satellite altimetry. However, monitoring the…”
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Eddy‐Induced Dispersion of Sea Ice Floes at the Marginal Ice Zone by Gupta, Mukund, Gürcan, Emma, Thompson, Andrew F.

“…Ocean heat exchanges at the marginal ice zone (MIZ) play an important role in melting sea ice. Mixed‐layer eddies transport heat and ice floes across the MIZ,…”
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Antarctic sea ice control on ocean circulation in present and glacial climates by Ferrari, Raffaele, Jansen, Malte F., Adkins, Jess F., Burke, Andrea, Stewart, Andrew L., Thompson, Andrew F.

“…In the modern climate, the ocean below 2 km is mainly filled by waters sinking into the abyss around Antarctica and in the North Atlantic. Paleoproxies…”
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Enhanced Eddy Activity in the Beaufort Gyre in Response to Sea Ice Loss by Armitage, Thomas W.K., Manucharyan, Georgy E., Petty, Alek A., Kwok, Ronald, Thompson, Andrew F.

“…The Beaufort Gyre freshwater content has increased since the 1990s, potentially stabilizing in recent years. The mechanisms proposed to explain the…”
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Transient overturning changes cause an upper-ocean nutrient decline in a warming climate by Sun, Shantong, Thompson, Andrew F., Yu, Jimin, Wu, Lixin

“…Models and proxy data suggest multi-centennial nutrient reorganization and biological productivity changes under sustained climate warming. These changes have…”
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Coastal Polynyas Enable Transitions Between High and Low West Antarctic Ice Shelf Melt Rates by Moorman, Ruth, Thompson, Andrew F., Wilson, Earle A.

“…Melt rates of West Antarctic ice shelves in the Amundsen Sea track large decadal variations in the volume of warm water at their outlets. This variability is…”
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Genesis of the Antarctic Slope Current in West Antarctica by Thompson, Andrew F., Speer, Kevin G., Schulze Chretien, Lena M.

“…The stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) depends on ocean heat transport toward its base and remains a source of uncertainty in sea level rise…”
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Contribution of topographically generated submesoscale turbulence to Southern Ocean overturning by Ruan, Xiaozhou, Thompson, Andrew F., Flexas, Mar M., Sprintall, Janet

“…The ocean’s global overturning circulation regulates the transport and storage of heat, carbon and nutrients. Upwelling across the Southern Ocean’s Antarctic…”
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Submesoscale Sea Ice‐Ocean Interactions in Marginal Ice Zones by Manucharyan, Georgy E., Thompson, Andrew F.

“…Signatures of ocean eddies, fronts, and filaments are commonly observed within marginal ice zones (MIZs) from satellite images of sea ice concentration, and in…”
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Controls on the Strength and Structure of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation in Climate Models by Nayak, Manali S., Bonan, David B., Newsom, Emily R., Thompson, Andrew F.

“…State‐of‐the‐art climate models simulate a large spread in the mean‐state Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC), with strengths varying between 12…”
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Eddy transport as a key component of the Antarctic overturning circulation by Thompson, Andrew F., Heywood, Karen J., Schmidtko, Sunke, Stewart, Andrew L.

“…The exchange of water across the Antarctic continental shelf break brings warm waters towards ice shelves and glacier grounding lines. Ocean glider…”
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Bias Correction and Statistical Modeling of Variable Oceanic Forcing of Greenland Outlet Glaciers by Verjans, Vincent, Robel, Alexander, Thompson, Andrew F., Seroussi, Helene

“…Variability in oceanic conditions directly impacts ice loss from marine outlet glaciers in Greenland, influencing the ice sheet mass balance. Oceanic…”
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Controls on Wintertime Ventilation in Southern Drake Passage by Dove, Lilian A., Viglione, Giuliana A., Thompson, Andrew F., Flexas, M. Mar, Cason, Taylor R., Sprintall, Janet

“…Drake Passage is a key region for transport between the surface and interior ocean, but a mechanistic understanding of this exchange remains immature. Here, we…”
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Sub‐Mesoscale Wind‐Front Interactions: The Combined Impact of Thermal and Current Feedback by Bai, Yue, Thompson, Andrew F., Villas Bôas, Ana B., Klein, Patrice, Torres, Hector S., Menemenlis, Dimitris

“…Surface ocean temperature and velocity anomalies at meso‐ and sub‐meso‐scales induce wind stress anomalies. These wind‐front interactions, referred to as…”
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Sources and Pathways of Glacial Meltwater in the Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica by Sheehan, Peter M. F., Heywood, Karen J., Thompson, Andrew F., Flexas, M. Mar, Schodlok, Michael P.

“…Meltwater content and pathways determine the impact of Antarctica's melting ice shelves on ocean circulation and climate. Using ocean glider observations, we…”
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