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ArticleNational science review2026

High coastal eddy activity around Antarctica revealed by SWOT.

Xianxian Han, Qiang Wang, Andrew L Stewart, Zhaomin Wang, Qinghua Yang, Qinbiao Ni, Chengyan Liu, Dake Chen

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Article in National science review, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Xianxian HanSchool of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China.
Qiang WangAlfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Bremerhaven 27570, Germany.
Andrew L StewartDepartment of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Zhaomin WangSchool of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China.
Qinghua YangSchool of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7114-2036
Qinbiao NiSchool of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China.
Chengyan LiuSchool of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China.
Dake ChenSchool of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, and Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China.

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Abstract

Antarctic marginal seas are crucial for the global climate, but direct observations, especially of mesoscale ocean eddies, remain scarce. Here, by analyzing the unprecedented high-resolution sea surface height data provided by the recently launched Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, we reveal a widespread presence of mesoscale eddies across the Antarctic continental shelf. The geographic distributions of the observed eddies, along with eddy-resolving model simulations, support the hypothesis that ice shelf basal melting and dense shelf water formation are key processes driving the prevalent eddy activity. Our findings highlight the potential of innovative satellite measurements for monitoring critical Antarctic oceanic processes, and the need to resolve the abundant Antarctic ocean eddies in climate models.

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Antarctic coastal oceandense overflowice-shelf meltingmesoscale eddies

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PMCPMC13159728

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