Multi-sensor in situ observations to resolve the sub-mesoscale features in  the stratified Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea

Lips, Urmas; Kikas, Villu; Liblik, Taavi; Lips, Inga

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-715-2016

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27 May 2016

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| 27 May 2016

Multi-sensor in situ observations to resolve the sub-mesoscale features in the stratified Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea

Urmas Lips, Villu Kikas, Taavi Liblik, and Inga Lips

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RC1: 'review paper Lips et al.', Franciscus Colijn, 02 Mar 2016
- AC1: 'Reply to Referee #1', Urmas Lips, 08 Apr 2016
RC2: 'Review on paper "Multi-sensor in situ observations to resolve the sub-mesoscale in the stratified Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea"', Einar Svendsen, 04 Mar 2016
- AC2: 'Reply to Referee #2', Urmas Lips, 08 Apr 2016

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AR by Urmas Lips on behalf of the Authors (08 Apr 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (14 May 2016) by H. Wehde

AR by Urmas Lips on behalf of the Authors (17 May 2016)

Short summary

Multi-platform high-resolution observations in the Gulf of Finland in the summers of 2009–2012 revealed pronounced variability at the sub-mesoscale in the presence of mesoscale features, such as upwelling/downwelling events, fronts, and eddies. The analysis suggests that the sub-mesoscale processes could contribute considerably to the downscale energy cascade and play a major role in phytoplankton growth enhancement via vertical transport and re-stratification of the surface layer.