Fig. 3: SWOT measures the amplitudes of internal solitary waves in the Andaman Sea.
From: Wide-swath satellite altimetry unveils global submesoscale ocean dynamics
a, Globe inset shows ocean bathymetry from ETOPO1 data; the black box denotes the Andaman Sea region. The main panel shows DUACS SSHA on 1 February 2024. The two black boxes indicate regions depicted in panels b and c. b, Zoom-in from SWOT cycle 10 descending passes shows internal solitary waves propagating in different directions (delineated by grey arrows) that pass through one another while retaining their shape. The dashed black line indicates the transect shown in d. c, Zoom-in to show more SWOT swaths that capture the intricate wave field of the Andaman Sea. d, An across-swath transect line through a westward-propagating wave packet, with wave amplitudes of 20 cm and wavelengths of approximately 5 km.
