On the intrinsic shape of oceanic eddies derived from satellite altimetry

• Published in: Remote sensing of environment Vol. 228; pp. 75 - 89
• Main Authors: Chen, Ge, Han, Guiyan, Yang, Xueqing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Elsevier Inc 01.07.2019; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: altimeters; Angles (geometry); Anisotropy; asymmetry; Climatology; Coordinates; Eddy orientation; Eddy shape; geometry; Geophysics; Mathematical analysis; Mathematics; Mesoscale eddies; Oceanic eddies; Oceanography; remote sensing; Satellite altimetry; space and time; Vortices; Eddy orientation; Satellite altimetry; Eddy shape; Mesoscale eddies

The fundamental issue of mean eddy shape at the sea surface has been simplified as axially symmetric for a long time. This assumption is worth of a reexamination following significant advances in precise tracking of individual eddies, thanks to the recent availability of merged altimeter data with a...