title: Hidden geometry of ocean flows.
abstract: We introduce a new global Lagrangian descriptor that is applied to flows with general time dependence (altimetric data sets). It succeeds in detecting simultaneously, with great accuracy, invariant manifolds, hyperbolic and nonhyperbolic flow regions.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencias Matemáticas, CSIC-UAM-UC3M-UCM, Serrano 121, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mendoza
authors.forename: Ana M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mancho