Figure 2: Distribution of modelled particle positions that are SPG-bound.
From: No inter-gyre pathway for sea-surface temperature anomalies in the North Atlantic
Particles that reach 53° N within 5 years in the three-dimensional flow field (2.51% of total). The colour bar refers to the total number of trajectories that passed through a given location (that is, occurrences) over the 15 years. Particle locations north of 53° N are not displayed. Solid black line indicates the average position of the GS north wall in FLAME. Inset panel shows the percent of trajectories that remain in the surface layer as a function of time, normalized by the total time required to reach the SPG. Three definitions of the surface layer are provided (0–25, 0–100 and 0–125 m).
