Microstructure observations near upwelled fronts indicate considerable variation in the structure of
vertical mixing across the frontal region. Observations of cool filaments off northern California
indicate that within the cool (dense) core of filaments the raised pycnocline inhibits the penetration to
middepths of surface-generated mixing. The microstructure profiles are used...
Repeated microstructure transects across filaments in the coastal transition zone (CTZ) have
Revealed fundamental structure and dynamics of the complicated features. The measurements allow
detailed momentum and vorticity analyses and provide a possible explanations for structural
asymmetry of the fronts. Observations made between July 2 and July 23, 1988, along...
This paper presents observations of a dynamic minifilament and summarizes the findings of
three microstructure surveys across and within the meandering current structures of the Coastal
Transition Zone (CTZ). An actively turbulent minifilament is discussed and possible consequences
of the small-scale processes with regard to frontal dynamics are examined. Four...