▪ Abstract The ability of turbulent flows to effectively mix entrained fluids to a molecular scale
is a vital part of the dynamics of such flows, with wide-ranging consequences in nature and …

We review statistical analyses of Lagrangian data from the ocean. These can be grouped
into studies involving single particles and those with pairs or groups of particles. Single …

Mesoscale eddies are ubiquitous features in the Southern Ocean, yet their phenomenology
is not well quantified. To tackle this task, we use satellite observations of sea level …

A procedure is presented to detect eddy cores from sea level anomaly (SLA) maps obtained
from altimetric measurements. The method is based on finding the sign of Q, which is an …

The presence of coherent vortices makes observed mesoscale fields of the ocean resemble
two-dimensional turbulence. Using this analogy, a common definition of a coherent structure …

Transport and mixing properties of surface currents can be detected from altimetric data by
both Eulerian and Lagrangian diagnostics. In contrast with Eulerian diagnostics, Lagrangian …

Three methods for automatic detection of mesoscale coherent structures are applied to Sea
Level Anomaly (SLA) fields in the South Atlantic. The first method is based on the wavelet …

In the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), mesoscale eddies play an important role in promoting off-shelf
transport of heat, nutrients and biological populations into the HNLC water of the northeast …

A detailed statistical study of the mesoscale eddy activity in the Gulf Stream (GS) region is
performed based on a high‐resolution multidecadal regional ocean model hindcast. An …

Three Algerian eddies (open sea big anticyclonic eddies in the Algerian basin, western
Mediterranean sea) are studied in detail using altimetric and in situ data. To characterize …