@article{fdi:010084397,
  title = {{O}ceanic mesoscale cyclones cluster surface {L}agrangian material},
  author = {{V}ic, {C}. and {H}ascoet, {S}. and {G}ula, {J}. and {H}uck, {T}. and {M}aes, {C}hristophe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}n asymmetry in the clustering of oceanic surface material has been observed at the submesoscales. {E}nergetic and ephemeral submesoscale cyclonic fronts are associated with convergence zones, hence cluster surface material. {T}heir anticyclonic counterparts do not feature such an effect. {Y}et, at the mesoscale, literature has been contradictory about such an asymmetry. {H}ere, we combine surface drifter trajectories with an altimetry-derived mesoscale eddy database in the {N}orth {A}tlantic to show that mesoscale cyclones contain 24% more drifters than anticyclones. {A} numerical {L}agrangian experiment using a mesoscale-resolving model quantitatively reproduces the observational results. {I}t reveals that particles preferentially cluster in cyclonic regions, both in fronts and eddies. {T}he model further suggests that ageostrophic cyclonic fronts concentrate particles a few days before the eddy formation and detection.},
  keywords = {{O}cean ; mesoscale ; clustering ; {L}agrangian ; surface ; convergence ; {ATLANTIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}eophysical {R}esearch {L}etters},
  volume = {49},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {e2021{GL}097488 [9 ]},
  ISSN = {0094-8276},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1029/2021gl097488},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084397},
}