@article{fdi:010073847, title = {{E}ffect of wind stress forcing on ocean dynamics at air-sea interface}, author = {{Y}ahia, {H}. and {G}ar{\c{c}}on, {V}. and {S}udre, {J}. and {M}aes, {C}hristophe}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}e evidence and study the differences in turbulence statistics in ocean dynamics carried by wind forcing at the air-sea interface. {S}urface currents at the air-sea interaction are of crucial importance because they transport heat from low to high latitudes. {A}t first order, oceanic currents are generated by the balance of the {C}oriolis and pressure gradient forces (geostrophic current) and the balance of the {C}oriolis and the frictional forces dominated by wind stress ({E}kman current) in the surface ocean layers. {T}he study was conducted by computing statistical moments on the shapes of spectra computed within the framework of microcanonical multi-fractal formalism. {R}emotely sensed daily datasets derived from one year of altimetry and wind data were used in this study, allowing for the computation of two kinds of vector fields: geostrophy with and geostrophy without wind stress forcing. {W}e explore the statistical properties of singularity spectra computed from velocity norms and vorticity data, notably in relation with kurtosis information to underline the differences in the turbulent regimes associated with both kinds of velocity fields.}, keywords = {{OCEANOGRAPHIE} {PHYSIQUE} ; {INTERFACE} {OCEAN} {ATMOSPHERE} ; {DYNAMIQUE} {DE} {L}'{EAU} ; {TURBULENCE} {MARINE} ; {COURANT} {MARIN} ; {TENSION} {DU} {VENT} ; {TELEDETECTION} {SPATIALE} ; {TRAITEMENT} {DU} {SIGNAL} ; {ANALYSE} {STATISTIQUE} ; {COURANT} {D}'{EKMAN} ; {ATLANTIQUE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{F}rontiers of {I}nformation {T}echnology and {E}lectronic {E}ngineering}, volume = {19}, numero = {8}, pages = {1056--1062}, ISSN = {2095-9184}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.1631/{FITEE}.1700797}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010073847}, }