Taenzer, L., Gawarkiewicz, G., & Plueddemann, A. (2026). Persistent Topographic Trapping of the Middle Atlantic Bight Shelfbreak Front. Journal of Physical Oceanography. https://doi.org/10.1175/jpo-d-25-0075.1
Image courtesy of Al Plueddemann
Seasonal position and strength of the MAB shelfbreak front. (a) The shelfbreak frontal zone as identified by elevated cross-shelfbreak buoyancy gradient, i.e., the outline surrounding the region of Δby > 1.2 × 10−7 s−2. Thin dotted lines mark the central frontal axis through each season’s frontal zone center (note that the lines for spring and fall nearly overlap). (b) The strength of the front vs. depth, characterized by the cross-shelfbreak buoyancy gradient along each season’s central frontal axis [shown in (a)]. Horizontal dotted lines mark the top of the frontal zone along the frontal axis.