Print Email Facebook Twitter Lagrangian ocean analysis Title Lagrangian ocean analysis: Fundamentals and practices Author van Sebille, Erik (Imperial College London; Universiteit Utrecht) Deleersnijder, E.L.C. (TU Delft Mathematical Physics; Université Catholique de Louvain) Heemink, A.W. (TU Delft Mathematical Physics) Griffies, Stepehn M. (Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL)) Abernathey, Ryan (Columbia University) Adams, Thomas P. (Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS)) Berloff, Pavel (Imperial College London) Biastoch, Arne (GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research) Blanke, Bruno (Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS)) Chassignet, Eric P. (Florida State University) Date 2018 Abstract Lagrangian analysis is a powerful way to analyse the output of ocean circulation models and other ocean velocity data such as from altimetry. In the Lagrangian approach, large sets of virtual particles are integrated within the three-dimensional, time-evolving velocity fields. Over several decades, a variety of tools and methods for this purpose have emerged. Here, we review the state of the art in the field of Lagrangian analysis of ocean velocity data, starting from a fundamental kinematic framework and with a focus on large-scale open ocean applications. Beyond the use of explicit velocity fields, we consider the influence of unresolved physics and dynamics on particle trajectories. We comprehensively list and discuss the tools currently available for tracking virtual particles. We then showcase some of the innovative applications of trajectory data, and conclude with some open questions and an outlook. The overall goal of this review paper is to reconcile some of the different techniques and methods in Lagrangian ocean analysis, while recognising the rich diversity of codes that have and continue to emerge, and the challenges of the coming age of petascale computing. Subject ConnectivityFuture modellingLagrangian analysisOcean circulationParticle tracking To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:558f6168-3bb1-415d-b7e0-e794b8706f00 DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2017.11.008 Embargo date 2019-11-24 ISSN 1463-5003 Source Ocean Modelling, 121, 49-75 Bibliographical note Accepted Author Manuscript Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type review Rights © 2018 Erik van Sebille, E.L.C. Deleersnijder, A.W. Heemink, Stepehn M. Griffies, Ryan Abernathey, Thomas P. Adams, Pavel Berloff, Arne Biastoch, Bruno Blanke, Eric P. Chassignet, More Authors Files PDF 42665123_vanSebilleEtAl_O ... tprint.pdf 6.59 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:558f6168-3bb1-415d-b7e0-e794b8706f00/datastream/OBJ/view