An oceanic eddy statistical comparison using multiple observational data in the Kuroshio Extension region

JI Jinlin; DONG Changming; ZHANG Biao; LIU Yu

doi:10.1007/s13131-016-0882-1

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JI Jinlin, DONG Changming, ZHANG Biao, LIU Yu. An oceanic eddy statistical comparison using multiple observational data in the Kuroshio Extension region[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2017, 36(3): 1-7. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0882-1

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JI Jinlin, DONG Changming, ZHANG Biao, LIU Yu. An oceanic eddy statistical comparison using multiple observational data in the Kuroshio Extension region[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2017, 36(3): 1-7. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0882-1

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An oceanic eddy statistical comparison using multiple observational data in the Kuroshio Extension region

doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0882-1

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School of Marine Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China;Jiangsu Engineering Technology Research Center of Marine Environment Detection, Nanjing 210044, China;Oceanic Modeling and Observation Laboratory, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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School of Marine Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China;Oceanic Modeling and Observation Laboratory, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China;Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles 90095, USA

Received Date: 2016-02-03
Rev Recd Date: 2016-03-14

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Abstract

Eddy characteristics derived from different data resources are compared:sea surface temperature (SST), sea surface height anomaly (SSHA) and surface drifter trajectories. The comparison suggests that the eddy statistical characteristics are different using different variables to delineate eddies, but they show the similar trend. Based on the comparison, abnormal eddies with warm (cold) cores but counter-clockwise (clockwise) rotation are found in the Kuroshio Extension region.
- oceanic eddy,
- eddy characteristics,
- Kuroshio Extension region

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