Lagrangian dynamical geography of the Gulf of Mexico

Abstract We construct a Markov-chain representation of the surface-ocean Lagrangian dynamics in a region occupied by the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) and adjacent portions of the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic using satellite-tracked drifter trajectory data, the largest collection so far considered. From...

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Main Authors: P. Miron, F. J. Beron-Vera, M. J. Olascoaga, J. Sheinbaum, P. Pérez-Brunius, G. Froyland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07177-w