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Journal Articles

Observed rapid adjustment of the atmospheric boundary layer to submesoscale sea surface temperature fronts

Published in PNAS (in press), 2026

This observational study underscores the need to reassess how air-sea fluxes at submesoscale are represented in forecast and global climate models

Recommended citation: Igor Uchoa, Jacob O. Wenegrat, Alex Kinsella, Inés M. Leyba, Larry W. O’Neill, and Luc Lenain (2026). "Observed rapid adjustment of the atmospheric boundary layer to submesoscale sea surface temperature fronts"; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In press.

Interplay of submesoscale current and thermal feedbacks: A seasonal perspective in the Gulf Stream

Published in Geophysical Research Letters, 2025

This study examines for the first time how submesoscale oceanic features (1–10 km) interact at a seasonal scale with the atmosphere over the Gulf Stream (GS) region using high‐resolution coupled simulations.

Recommended citation: Renault, L., Conejero, C., Wenegrat, J., & Uchoa, I. (2025). Interplay of submesoscale current and thermal feedbacks: A seasonal perspective in the Gulf Stream. Geophysical Research Letters, 52(21).

Sink of eddy energy by submesoscale sea surface temperature variability in a coupled regional model

Published in Journal of Physical Oceanography (Accepted)/ EarthArxiv (Pre-print), 2025

This paper discusses the influence of sea surface temperature variability in the air-sea eddy potential energy flux at the submesoscale

Recommended citation: Uchoa, I., Wenegrat, J., Renault, L. (2025). " Sink of eddy energy by submesoscale sea surface temperature variability in a coupled regional model." Journal of Physical Oceanography . 1(1).

Unraveling the Impacts of Submesoscale Thermal and Current Feedbacks on the Low-Level Winds and Oceanic Submesoscale Currents

Published in Journal of Physical Oceanography, 2024

In this study, high-resolution coupled ocean–atmosphere simulations are performed over the Gulf Stream to investigate the influence of submesoscale thermal feedback (TFB) and current feedback (CFB) on the low-level atmosphere and the oceanic submesoscale kinetic energy.

Recommended citation: Renault, L., Contreras, M., Marchesiello, P., Conejero, C., Uchoa, I., & Wenegrat, J. (2024). Unraveling the Impacts of Submesoscale Thermal and Current Feedbacks on the Low-Level Winds and Oceanic Submesoscale Currents. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 54(12), 2463-2486.

The Brazil Current mesoscale eddies: Altimetry-based characterization and tracking

Published in Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 2024

This paper is about fixing template issue #693.

Recommended citation: Farias, I. U., Silveira, I. C. A. D., & Simoes-Sousa, I. T. (2023). The Brazil Current mesoscale eddies: Altimetry-based characterization and tracking. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 192.

Water masses and oceanic circulation of the Brazilian continental margin and adjacent abyssal plain

Published in Springer International Publishing, 2020

This chapter presents an overview of the water masses and oceanic circulation of the Brazilian Continental Margin (BCM) and the adjacent abyssal plain.

Recommended citation: Silveira, I. C. A., Napolitano, D. C., & Farias, I. U. (2020). Water masses and oceanic circulation of the Brazilian continental margin and adjacent abyssal plain. Brazilian deep-sea biodiversity, 7-36.