Eddy activity in the Arctic Ocean projected to surge in a warming world

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 January 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01908-w

Ocean eddies impact circulation, heat and gas fluxes between the ocean and the atmosphere. Modelling how warming will alter their occurrence in the Arctic shows that sea ice decline and increased baroclinic instability drive an increase in eddy kinetic energy.
Nature Climate Change