Modeling Mesoscale Eddies Generated Over the Continental Slope, East Antarctica

Mesoscale eddies are abundant over the Antarctic continental slope, with potential to regulate water masses transport, mixing, and energy transfer. Over relatively cold fresh shelf regions around margins, in absence of dense overflows, baroclinic instability Slope Current is still favorable generation mesoscale eddies. However, barely observed due sparsity situ hydrographic observations. Based on an idealized eddy-resolving coupled ocean-ice model, this study investigates characteristics corresponding influences local properties East Antarctica. With aid automated eddy detection algorithm, bowl-shaped identified from simulated velocity vector geometry. The Cyclonic Eddies (CE) has a barotropic vertical structure extending more than 2,500 m depth, while shear Anticyclonic (AE) strong at upper 200 layer. can trap southern flank slope front flow offshore warm saline region. Therefore, not only governed by polarities but also eddy-induced heat salt transport.