Lagrangian eddy kinetic energy of ocean mesoscale eddies and its application to the Northwestern Pacific

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 12791
• Main Authors: Ding, Mengrong, Lin, Pengfei, Liu, Hailong, Hu, Aixue, Liu, Chuanyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 30.07.2020; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 704/829; 704/829/2737; Chlorophyll; Eddies; Energy; Global climate; Humanities and Social Sciences; Kinetic energy; multidisciplinary; Ocean circulation; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Pacific Ocean

Coherent oceanic mesoscale eddies with unique dynamical structures have great impacts on ocean transports and global climate. Eddy kinetic energy (EKE), derived from time-dependent circulation, is commonly used to study mesoscale eddies. However, there are three deficiencies of EKE when focusing on...