OCEAN EDDIES ARE THE “STORMS OF THE OCEAN”. These rotating vortices of sea water, tens to hundreds of kilometres across and up to 2000m deep, are found ubiquitously throughout the ocean and play a crucial role in ocean circulation, climate, and ecosystem.

We are using satellite and hydrographic data, idealized numerical models, and high-resolution regional ocena models to understand and predict ocean eddies and their role in the regional ecosytems and global climate system

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M. Roughan, S.R. Keating, A. Schaeffer, P. Cetina Heredia, D. Griffin, R. Robertson,
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