Random movement of mesoscale eddies in the global ocean

In this study we track and analyze eddy movement in the global ocean using 20 years of altimeter data and show that, in addition to the well-known westward propagation and slight polarity-based meridional deflections, mesoscale eddies also move randomly in all directions at all latitudes as a result...

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Autors principals: Ni, Q, Zhai, X, Wang, G, Marshall, DP
Format: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicat: American Meteorological Society 2020