Eddy morphology: Egg-like shape, overall spinning, and oceanographic implications

• Published in: Remote sensing of environment Vol. 257; p. 112348
• Main Authors: Chen, Ge, Yang, Jie, Han, Guiyan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Elsevier Inc 01.05.2021; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Altimeter; Altimeters; Anisotropy; Asymmetry; Circles (geometry); Ecosystem dynamics; Eddies; Eggs; Energy transport; Entrainment; Marine ecosystems; Mesoscale eddies; Morphology; Oceanic eddies; Oceanic eddy; Oceanic vortices; Oceanography; Orientation; Physical oceanography; Statistical analysis; Velocity distribution; Vortices; Oceanic eddy; Morphology; Altimeter

Systematic tracking of individual eddies during their entire lifetimes marks a significant milestone in satellite oceanography over the first two decades of this century. Assuming that the geometry and properties of an oceanic eddy are orientation-sensitive, an angularly aligned composite analysis o...