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Data plot from satellite altimeters showing eddies.

Data plot from satellite altimeters showing eddies.
Data plot from satellite altimeters showing eddies.
Data plot from satellite altimeters showing eddies.
Data plot from satellite altimeters showing eddies.
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McGillicuddy, Dennis
Data plot from satellite altimeters showing eddies.
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06/17/2005
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Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 45, No. 1, Pg. 20:
Data from satellite altimeters (below), which measure sea surface heights, show depressions (blue) and bumps (red) that mark cold- and warm-water eddies in the ocean on June 17, 2005. Researchers tracked the southwestward motion (left) of eddy A4 (light-blue) by ship from June 24 to Sept. 12. They released several drifters and a buoy (colored tracks) to capture the swirling motion of the eddy’s currents.
Courtesy of Dennis McGillicuddy, WHOI, and the Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
Copyright © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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