3 papers
physics.flu-dyn2026
Wave-mean decomposition of scale-dependent kinetic energy from surface drifters
Han Wang, Dhruv Balwada, Jin-Han Xie
Separating waves and mean flows is a fundamental challenge in ocean dynamics. Lagrangian filtering of passive-tracer time series into high-frequency wave and low-frequency mean-flo…
physics.flu-dyn2025
The U2H map explains the effect of (sub)mesoscale currents on significant wave height statistics
Han Wang, Ana B. Villas Bôas, Jacques Vanneste +1
Currents modulate the energy of surface gravity waves, leading to spatial inhomogeneities in significant wave height (SWH). Previous work indicates that the overall scale of the in…
physics.flu-dyn2024
Scattering of surface waves by ocean currents: the U2H map
Han Wang, Ana B. Villas Bôas, Jacques Vanneste +1
Ocean turbulence at meso- and submesocales affects the propagation of surface waves through refraction and scattering, inducing spatial modulations in significant wave height (SWH)…