Extended Data Fig. 3: SWOT observes much stronger SSHA gradients than models predict in the Kuroshio Extension. | Nature

Extended Data Fig. 3: SWOT observes much stronger SSHA gradients than models predict in the Kuroshio Extension.

From: Wide-swath satellite altimetry unveils global submesoscale ocean dynamics

Extended Data Fig. 3

a, One cycle of simulated SWOT SSHA gradient magnitude from the 1/48° global LLC4320 model, high-pass-filtered with a 50-km two-dimensional Gaussian kernel, during April 2012. b, Zoom-in to a smaller region. c, Cycle 13 of SWOT SSHA gradient magnitude, high-pass-filtered with a 50-km two-dimensional Gaussian kernel. d, Zoom-in to the same region as b.

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