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X. Sample 2 and 3. Sample 1. Sample 2. Sample 1. Sample 1. Sample 3. Constant heading surveys. Sample 2. Sample 1: Inside the eddy, ADCP, 60 s ensembles, rel vort. at z=20 m, 2 km gridding, no IWs, 2 cm/s rand. error. Sample 2: Outside the eddy, filament.
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Sample 1 Sample 3 Constant heading surveys Sample 2
Sample 1: Inside the eddy, ADCP, 60 s ensembles, rel vort. at z=20 m, 2 km gridding, no IWs, 2 cm/s rand. error
Measured velocitiy fields IW velocity field variability is 3-9 times greater than model submesoscale variability Is IW velocity field reasonable? Jody data from Pacific Ocean
Ship track is significantly influence by IW velocities Not reflected in current analysis
Scalar Variance Salt gradient spectra:
Scalar Variance • Time change following a patch:
Points • Velocity and its gradients hard • Need IW “filter” like PV • Passive scalars easier • IW “filter” is semi-Lagrange transform (need depth info). • Scalar variance not correlated or scaled by background scalar gradients! • Very counter-intuitive • Scalar variance correlated in a patch for a number of hours (~10?)