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S-MODE Science Goals

Science Goals

To test the hypothesis that submesoscale ocean dynamics make important contributions to vertical exchange in the upper ocean, we have set these science goals:

Goal 1:
Quantitatively measure the three-dimensional structure of the submesoscale features responsible for vertical exchange.

Goal 2:
Quantify the role of air-sea interaction and surface forcing in the dynamics and vertical velocity of submesoscale variability.

Goal 3:
Understand the relation between the velocity (and other surface properties) measured by remote sensing at the surface and that within and just below the surface boundary layer.

Goal 4:
Diagnose dynamics of vertical transport processes at submesoscales to mesoscales.