Schematic of mesoscale eddies’ structures. (IMAGE)

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Schematic of mesoscale eddies’ structures.

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(A) Snapshot of SSHA distribution in Kuroshio Extension region on 2015 May 16 and corresponding eddies’ major and minor axes. (B) 3D structure of mesoscale eddies using PV contours on three isopycnal surfaces of warm-core eddy. (C) Same as (B) except for cold-core eddy.

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© 2024 Zhengguang Zhang et al. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)

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