High resolution simulation of the global ocean, showing the evolution of sea surface temperature over a 3 year cycle.

This animation shows the rich dynamics of eddies and jets in the Indian Ocean sector of the Southern Ocean, which act to mix ocean waters. It shows a high resolution (1/20°) regional simulation of the Southern Ocean, including a peek at a submesoscale (1/80°) resolving nested simulation. 

By Isa Rosso, Stuart Ramsden, Andreas Klocker and Andy Hogg.

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