Published: Jul 14, 2025 by B. Y. Queste
Congratulations to Estel Font and co-authors on the publication of a new paper in Ocean Science.
The study, “On mode water formation and erosion in the Arabian Sea: forcing mechanisms, regionality, and seasonality”, uses float observations and numerical models to understand how Arabian Sea mode waters form, erode, and influence the upper ocean.
The paper shows that mode waters store heat and contribute oxygen to the upper ocean, with particularly strong contributions in the northern Arabian Sea during spring. These waters are an important pathway connecting surface forcing, oxygen storage, and the oxygen minimum zone.
Read the paper: On mode water formation and erosion in the Arabian Sea