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Eddy-mean energy exchange plays an essential role in ocean circulation and climate variability. This study decomposed the eddy-mean kinetic energy exchange into three parts, and linked them with parameters for eddy geometry through a geometric diagnosis. The application to both the global ocean and the Kuroshio Extension shows that all the three components, which are associated with the along-stream variation, cross-stream variation and direction variation of mean flow, are important for eddy-mean energy exchange. 

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Ru Chen et al., Tianjin University, 2024

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