The Role of Submesoscale Horizontal Stirring in Seasonal Chlorophyll Enhancement of Eastern Mediterranean Surface Waters

Yotam Fadida1,2, Vicky Verma3, Roy Barkan3, Aviv Solodoch4, Eli Biton5 and Yoav Lehahn6, (1)University of Haifa, Marine Geosciences, Haifa, Israel, (2)Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Haifa, Israel, (3)Tel Aviv University, Porter School of Environment and Earth Science, Tel Aviv, Israel, (4)Hebrew university of Jerusalem, Institute of Earth Sciences, Jerusalem, Israel, (5)Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Physical Oceanography, Haifa, Israel, (6)University of Haifa, Department of Marine Geosciences, Charney School of Marine Sciences, Haifa, Israel