Stirring in the global surface ocean

[1] Global variations of stirring in the surface ocean are quantified using finite-time Lyapunov exponents (FTLEs) calculated from currents derived from satellite altimetry. It is shown that the stirring is highly non-uniform, and the probability distribution functions (PDFs) of the FTLEs are broad,...

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Main Authors: Darryn W. Waugh, Edward R. Abraham
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.539.2050
http://www.jhu.edu/~dwaugh1/papers/Waugh_Abraham_GRL2008.pdf