Interface Exchange as an Indicator for Eddy Heat Transport

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dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Seanen_US
dc.contributor.authorPetersen, Marken_US
dc.contributor.authorHecht, Matthewen_US
dc.contributor.authorMaltrud, Mathewen_US
dc.contributor.authorPatchett, Johnen_US
dc.contributor.authorAhrens, Jamesen_US
dc.contributor.authorHamann, Bernden_US
dc.contributor.editorS. Bruckner, S. Miksch, and H. Pfisteren_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-28T07:02:25Z
dc.date.available2015-02-28T07:02:25Z
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.description.abstractThe ocean contains many large-scale, long-lived vortices, called mesoscale eddies, that are believed to have a role in the transport and redistribution of salt, heat, and nutrients throughout the ocean. Determining this role, however, has proven to be a challenge, since the mechanics of eddies are only partly understood; a standard definition for these ocean eddies does not exist and, therefore, scientifically meaningful, robust methods for eddy extraction, characterization, tracking and visualization remain a challenge. To shed light on the nature and potential roles of eddies, we extend our previous work on eddy identification and tracking to construct a new metric to characterize the transfer of water into and out of eddies across their boundary, and produce several visualizations of this new metric to provide clues about the role eddies play in the global ocean.en_US
dc.description.seriesinformationComputer Graphics Forumen_US
dc.description.volume31
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1467-8659.2012.03105.x
dc.identifier.issn1467-8659en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8659.2012.03105.xen_US
dc.publisherThe Eurographics Association and Blackwell Publishing Ltd.en_US
dc.titleInterface Exchange as an Indicator for Eddy Heat Transporten_US
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