OCEAN DYNAMICS ON SUBMESOSCALES (0.1 - 10S KM) HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR A WIDE RANGE OF PHYSICAL CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN AND NEAR THE SURFACE MIXED LAYER. THESE PROCESSES ARE NOTORIOUSLY DIFFICULT TO STUDY USING OBSERVATIONAL APPROACHES AND AS A RESULT OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHYSICS IS MOSTLY LIMITED TO SPECIFIC REGIONS (E.G. THE GULF STREAM). HERE WE AIM TO EXPAND OUR UNDERSTANDING OF SUBMESOSCALE OCEAN PHYSICS TO ENCOMPASS A WIDE RANGE OF SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL REGIMES. WE WILL FOCUS ON THE PROPERTIES AND DYNAMICS OF SUBMESOSCALE DENSITY FRONTS BASED ON ANALYSIS OF HISTORICAL SHIP THERMOSALINOGRAPH (TSG) AND WIND DATA WHICH WILL BE MATCHED TO SATELLITE-DERIVED SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST) MEASUREMENTS REANALYSIS WINDS AND GEOSTROPHIC VELOCITIES.

University Of Washington, Seattle WA

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