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Satellite photography of eddies in the Gulf Loop Current
Author(s) -
Maul George A.,
Norris Dean R.,
Johnson William R.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl001i006p00256
Subject(s) - eddy , geology , streamlines, streaklines, and pathlines , current (fluid) , satellite , oceanography , aerial photography , remote sensing , geodesy , ocean current , photography , meteorology , climatology , geography , turbulence , astronomy , physics , art , visual arts , thermodynamics
Cyclonic ocean eddies, approximately 12‐32 kilometers in diameter, have been photographed in the eastern Gulf of Mexico by SKYLAB. Apparently caused by horizontal velocity shear, these features are associated with the Gulf Loop Current, whose position was known a fortnight before and after the observation. The eddies were discovered in sunglint‐enhanced patterns of streamlines on the surface, and appear to be embedded in the flow.