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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1617-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1617-2023
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24 Nov 2023
Research article |  | 24 Nov 2023

Relative dispersion and kinematic properties of the coastal submesoscale circulation in the southeastern Ligurian Sea

Pierre-Marie Poulain, Luca Centurioni, Carlo Brandini, Stefano Taddei, Maristella Berta, and Milena Menna

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Drifters and a profiling float were deployed in the coastal waters of the southeastern Ligurian Sea to characterize the near-surface circulation at a scale of ~10 km. The drifters were trapped in an offshore-flowing filament and a cyclonic eddy that developed at the southwestern extremity of the filament. Drifter velocities are used to estimate differential kinematic properties and relative dispersion statistics of the surface currents.
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