@article{PAR00002588,
  title = {{G}lobal climatology of near-inertial current characteristics from {L}agrangian observations - art. no. {L}13603},
  author = {{C}haigneau, {A}lexis and {P}izarro, {O}. and {R}ojas, {W}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}atellite-tracked surface drifter data from 1999-2006 are used to compute global climatology of inertial current characteristics at seasonal scales. {T}he global mean near-inertial current amplitude at 15m depth is similar to 10 cm s(-1) corresponding to mixed-layer inertial energies of similar to 300 {J}m(-2). {T}he {S}outhern {O}cean and the western {N}orth {P}acific and {A}tlantic oceans are the most energetic in the near-inertial frequency band, whereas weaker inertial activity is observed in the subtropical and eastern boundary regions. {I}n every ocean basin, inertial activity is higher during fall and winter, associated with maximum storms activity and deeper mixed-layers. {T}his study also shows that the mixed-layer model developed by {R}. {T}. {P}ollard and {R}. {C}. {M}illard (1970) and forced by the {QSCAT}/{NCEP} blended wind product is too energetic in the tropics and not enough at high latitudes. {T}hese discrepancies could question the previous estimates of the wind work to inertial motions based on those simulations.},
  keywords = {{ATLANTIQUE} ; {PACIFIQUE} {SUD}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}eophysical {R}esearch {L}etters},
  volume = {35},
  numero = {13},
  pages = {13603},
  ISSN = {0094-8276},
  year = {2008},
  DOI = {10.1029/2008{GL}034060},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00002588},
}