@misc{miraccalage_rapid_restratification_2024, 
author={Miracca-Lage, M.,Becherer, J.,Merckelbach, L.,Bosse, A.,Testor, P.,Carpenter, J.R.},
title={Rapid restratification processes control mixed layer turbulence and phytoplankton growth in a deep convection region},
year={2024},
howpublished = {journal article},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL107336},
abstract = {The Gulf of Lion, Northwestern Mediterranean Sea, is one of few oceanic regions where deep convection occurs. We investigate the restratification following a convection event using measurements from an ocean glider equipped with turbulence microstructure sensors. This unique combination of instruments provides a high-resolution description of the mixed layer with regard to turbulence, stratification and chlorophyll. We observe a rapid restratification process that proceeds over a timescale of days to one week. We find that restratification exerts a leading order control on surface mixed layer turbulence variability, as abrupt changes in turbulence dissipation rates are associated with the formation of near-surface stratification. The near-surface formation of stratification occurs through both the diurnal variability in surface buoyancy fluxes and through lateral advective processes. We conclude that daily near-surface processes that influence stratification control mixed layer turbulence levels, and thus the phytoplankton response in the critical transition period to spring bloom.},
note = {Online available at: \url{https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL107336} (DOI). Miracca-Lage, M.; Becherer, J.; Merckelbach, L.; Bosse, A.; Testor, P.; Carpenter, J.: Rapid restratification processes control mixed layer turbulence and phytoplankton growth in a deep convection region. Geophysical Research Letters. 2024. vol. 51, no. 10, e2023GL107336. DOI: 10.1029/2023GL107336}}