Large-Scale Ocean Circulation

Dear Colleagues,

Large-scale ocean circulation is a key factor in understanding the links among distant regions of the earth and the influence of the ocean on weather, climate, and ecosystems. Recent advances have allowed climate models to resolve mesoscale eddies (10–100 km) in the ocean on decadal to centennial timescales, allowing investigations of complex interaction mechanisms involving air–sea and eddy–mean-flow interactions.

These computational improvements have been accompanied by innovations and enhanced synergies in the global observing system, including satellite altimetry, ships of opportunity, moorings, and Argo and other autonomous vehicles.

For this Special Issue, we encourage the submission of papers that utilize in situ, satellite, and numerical models to improve the understanding of the oceanic and atmospheric drivers of large-scale ocean circulation, and to study the influence of heat and freshwater content variability on climate and society.

Dr. Marlos Goes
Guest Editor

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• observing systems
• climate variability
• air–sea interaction
• eddy-resolving climate models