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In this study, the merging processes of two cyclonic\u2013cyclonic and two anticyclonic\u2013anticyclonic eddies are analyzed in the Subtropical Northwest Pacific using satellite remote sensing altimetry data. The results reveal that, as eddies approach each other, their contours become connected, leading to the formation of multi-core eddies. Simultaneously, the merging process prompts substantial exchanges of energy and vorticity, resulting in the dissipation of one eddy and the emergence of a more extensive merged eddy. Throughout the merging process, the eddy contours elongate upwards along the centerline (the line connecting eddy centers) and there are distinct changes in both the horizontal and vertical morphology of the eddies. Notably, after the merging, the eddies distinctly exhibit intensified signals of sea surface temperature and vertical temperature anomaly, an outcome of their transformative fusion. The findings of this study significantly enhance our understanding of mesoscale eddy dynamics, particularly in the intricate eddy merging process. However, it is important to note that, due to limitations in vertical observational data, this study does not provide a quantitative portrayal of the vertical mechanisms of eddy merging, which also underscores a pivotal avenue for future research in the field.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs15174307","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,9,1]],"date-time":"2023-09-01T08:45:31Z","timestamp":1693557931000},"page":"4307","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Analysis of Mesoscale Eddy Merging in the Subtropical Northwest Pacific Using Satellite Remote Sensing Data"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9830-8315","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Minghan","family":"Fu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Marine Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China"}]},{"given":"Changming","family":"Dong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Marine Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China"},{"name":"Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhuhai 519080, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1926-0414","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jihai","family":"Dong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Marine Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China"},{"name":"Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhuhai 519080, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7426-3175","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wenjin","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Marine Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China"},{"name":"Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhuhai 519080, China"},{"name":"GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, 24105 Kiel, Germany"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,8,31]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3294","DOI":"10.1038\/ncomms4294","article-title":"Global heat and salt transports by eddy movements","volume":"5","author":"Dong","year":"2014","journal-title":"Nat. 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