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Articles | Volume 18, issue 5
Articles | Volume 18, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-18-1275-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-18-1275-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 5
Research article
 | 
07 Sep 2022
Research article |  | 07 Sep 2022

Variability of surface gravity wave field over a realistic cyclonic eddy

Gwendal Marechal and Charly de Marez

Data sets

Data for: On the 3D structure of eddies in the Arabian Sea de Marez, C., Morvan, M., and Carton, X https://doi.org/10.17632/bwkctkk5bn.1

“OS_2022_WAVES_EDDY”, Mendeley Data, V1 Marechal, G. and de Marez, C https://doi.org/10.17632/df849pph9r.1

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The surface ocean is turbulent from several hundred to a few kilometres. The more the current field is turbulent, the more traveling waves over the underlying current that are scattered. In this paper we focus on an isolated eddy where spontaneous instabilities have occurred, resulting in the emergence of smaller structures. Thanks to the wave scattering we have been able to retrieve the underlying surface current gradients normally not retrievable with traditional current measurements.
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