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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1183-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1183-2023
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04 Aug 2023
Research article |  | 04 Aug 2023

Sensitivity of gyre-scale marine connectivity estimates to fine-scale circulation

Saeed Hariri, Sabrina Speich, Bruno Blanke, and Marina Lévy

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This work presents a series of studies conducted by the authors on the application of the Lagrangian approach for the connectivity analysis between different ocean locations in an idealized open-ocean model. We assess how the connectivity properties of typical oceanic flows are affected by the fine-scale circulation and discuss the challenges facing ocean connectivity estimates related to the spatial resolution. Our results are important to improve the understanding of marine ecosystems.
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