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This study utilizes a visualization to accurately display characteristics and dynamic behaviors of submesoscale vortices in a semi-enclosed bay by using the large amount of output of realistic ocean states produced by a high-resolution land-sea coupled model. A visualized image represents the three-dimensional features of the vortices on a daily basis. Dynamic behaviors of the vortex, such as the clockwise eddy in the bay, are effectively captured by depicting their circumferences and cores. As a result, the fluctuation of the clockwise eddy, which affects scallop production, is well simulated, as observed by previous studies. Further, we successfully describe formation and decay processes of the eddy in detail. In contrast to the descriptions from conventional analyses, our high-resolution ocean simulation and its visualization can provide better understanding of the dynamic behaviors of the vortex on short timescales (within a month) as it relates to coastal oceanography and aquaculture operation.
