Articles | Volume 18, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-7043-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-7043-2026
Data description article
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25 Sep 2026
Data description article |  | 25 Sep 2026

META4.0: a new global mesoscale eddy network atlas derived from altimetry

Juliette Gamot, Antoine Delepoulle, Francesco Nencioli, Marie-Isabelle Pujol, and Gerald Dibarboure

Data sets

Meta4.0 DT allsat CLS and CNES https://doi.org/10.24400/527896/a01-2026.001

Model code and software

AntSimi/py-eddy-tracker: META3.1 Article (Version v3.3.1) Antoine Delepoulle et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6333989

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Mesoscale eddies are rotating ocean features that play a key role in transporting heat, salt, and biological material. This study presents a new global dataset derived from satellite observations to track these eddies and identify when they merge or split. By organizing them into interaction networks, we show that such events are frequent and strongly influence eddy evolution, leading to a more realistic description of ocean circulation.
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