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Physical oceanography

the kinetic energy carried by fluctuations of ocean currents about their mean, a measure of mesoscale eddy activity.

In physical oceanography, eddy kinetic energy refers to the kinetic energy carried by fluctuations of ocean currents about their mean, a measure of mesoscale eddy activity. This meaning comes from Wyrtki (1976) in Journal of Geophysical Research.[1]

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References

Wyrtki, K., Magaard, L., & Hager, J. (1976). Eddy energy in the oceans. Journal of Geophysical Research, 81(15), 2641-2646. https://doi.org/10.1029/jc081i015p02641

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