December 2024 | Oceanography
A critical part of launching an intensive physical oceanography
feld campaign is identifying the appropriate patch of ocean—
the area where the process you wish to study dependably occurs
and has maximum impact. Early explorations and publica-
tions helped establish the region of Iceland as the ideal candi-
date for the US Ofce of Naval Research Departmental Research
Initiative, the Near-Inertial Shear and Kinetic Energy in the
North Atlantic Experiment (NISKINe). As the NISKINe group
organized the experiment, the local Icelandic marine science
community’s expertise was of principal importance in formulat-
ing specifcs of its timing, location, and component interactions.
International feld programs are so much more enlightening
and fulflling when we learn from one another and gain under-
standing of new cultures and ways of looking at science. Te
friendships and colleagueships that were initiated as a result of
NISKINe continue to grow and contribute to the international
ocean science community’s capacity. We are grateful to our
colleagues at the Icelandic Marine and Fresh Water Institute,
the Icelandic Coast Guard, the Meteorological Ofce, and the
University of Iceland for their hospitality, guidance, and shared
contributions that made this program a success.
AUTHORS
Luca Centurioni (lcenturioni@ucsd.edu) is Associate Editor, Oceanography, and
Director, Lagrangian Drifter Laboratory, Scripps Institution of Oceanography,
La Jolla, CA, USA. Terri Paluszkiewicz is President, Octopus Ocean Consulting
LLC, VA, USA.
ARTICLE DOI
https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2024.310
QUARTERDECK
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
ENRICHED THE NEAR-INERTIAL SHEAR AND KINETIC
ENERGY IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC EXPERIMENT
By Luca Centurioni and Terri Paluszkiewicz
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