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Transition path theory insights into hurricane rapid intensification
F. J. Beron-Vera, G. Bonner, M. J. Olascoaga +2
We explore hurricane and ocean reanalysis data to understand how rapid intensification (RI) of tropical cyclones is impacted by the upper ocean density structure, with an emphasis…
Properties and baroclinic instability of stratified thermal upper-ocean flow
F. J. Beron-Vera, M. J. Olascoaga
We study the properties of, and investigate the stability of a baroclinic zonal current in, a thermal rotating shallow-water model, sometimes called \emph{Ripa's model}, featuring…
Physics-informed laboratory estimation of Sargassum windage
M. J. Olascoaga, F. J. Beron-Vera, R. T. Beyea +5
A recent Maxey--Riley theory for \sarg raft motion, which models a raft as a network of elastically interacting finite-size, buoyant particles, predicts the carrying flow velocity…
Stability of temporal statistics in Transition Path Theory with sparse data
G. Bonner, F. J. Beron-Vera, M. J. Olascoaga
Transition Path Theory (TPT) provides a rigorous statistical characterization of the ensemble of trajectories connecting directly, i.e., without detours, two disconnected (sets of)…
Dynamical geography and transition paths of Sargassum in the tropical Atlantic
F. J. Beron-Vera, M. J. Olascoaga, N. Putman +3
By analyzing a time-homogeneous Markov chain constructed using trajectories of undrogued drifting buoys from the NOAA's Global Drifter Program, we find that probability density can…
Exploring the use of Transition Path Theory in building an oil spill prediction scheme
M. J. Olascoaga, F. J. Beron-Vera
The Transition Path Theory (TPT) of complex systems has proven a robust means for statistically characterizing the ensemble of trajectories that connect any two preset flow regions…
Sampling--Dependent Transition Paths of Iceland-Scotland Overflow Water
F. J. Beron-Vera, M. J. Olascoaga, L. Helfmann +1
In this note, we apply Transition Path Theory (TPT) from Markov chains to shed light on the problem of Iceland-Scotland Overflow Water (ISOW) equatorward export. A recent analysis…
Carriers of \emph{Sargassum} and mechanism for coastal inundation in the Caribbean Sea
F. Andrade-Canto, F. J. Beron-Vera, G. J. Goni +3
We identify effective carriers of \emph{Sargassum} in the Caribbean Sea and describe a mechanism for coastal choking. Revealed from satellite altimetry, the carriers of \emph{Sarga…
Transition paths of North Atlantic Deep Water
P. Miron, F. J. Beron-Vera, M. J. Olascoaga
We use Transition Path Theory (TPT) to frame, in a statistically more robust fashion than earlier analyses, equatorward routes of North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) in the subpolar N…
Observation and quantification of inertial effects on the drift of floating objects at the ocean surface
M. J. Olascoaga, F. J. Beron-Vera, P. Miron +4
We present results from an experiment designed to better understand the mechanism by which ocean currents and winds control flotsam drift. The experiment consisted in deploying in…
Lagrangian geography of the deep Gulf of Mexico
P Miron, F Beron-Vera, M Olascoaga +3
Using trajectories from acoustically tracked (RAFOS) floats in the Gulf of Mexico, we construct a geography of its Lagrangian circulation within the 1500--2500-m layer. This is don…
Persistent Lagrangian transport patterns in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico
M. K. Gough, F. J. Beron-Vera, M. J. Olascoaga +3
Persistent Lagrangian transport patterns at the ocean surface are revealed from Lagrangian Coherent Structures (LCSs) computed from daily climatological surface current velocities…
Lagrangian dynamical geography of the Gulf of Mexico
P. Miron, F. J. Beron-Vera, M. J. Olascoaga +3
We construct a Markov-chain representation of the surface-ocean Lagrangian dynamics in a region occupied by the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) and adjacent portions of the Caribbean Sea and…
Coherent water transport across the South Atlantic
Y. Wang, M. J. Olascoaga, F. J. Beron-Vera
The role of mesoscale eddies in transporting Agulhas leakage is investigated using a recent technique from nonlinear dynamical systems theory applied on geostrophic currents inferr…