Dataset for: Accumulation and Subduction of Buoyant Material at Submesoscale Fronts

The dataset contains Fortran source code and input files needed to reproduce the large-eddy simulations (LES) reported in Taylor 2018, along with a full set of output files and post-processing scripts. Briefly, simulations were used to examine the dynamics of submesoscale eddies on the distribution and subduction of buoyant material, such as oil droplets and microplastics, in the mixed layer. The parameters used for the simulations are presented in Table 1 of Taylor 2018. The simulations were forced by applying a destabilizing surface buoyancy flux equivalent to cooling the ocean surface, while submesoscales were generated through mixed layer instability (MLI) associated to the horizontal buoyancy gradient. The simulations did not include the effects of wind and waves. This dataset supports the publication: J.R. Taylor (2018). Accumulation and Subduction of Buoyant Material at Submesoscale Fronts. American Meteorological Society, 48: 1233-1241. doi: 10.1175/JPO-D-17-0269.1