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Tehuantepecers and their associated Oceanic Biophysical Responses

The images show both SST cooling, chl-a enhancement, and the eddy which all form because of the accelerated winds associated with Tehuantepec jets (i.e., Tehuantepecers).

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Birth of a Loop Current Eddy

The northern portion of the Gulf of Mexico's Loop Current, shown in red, appears about to detach a large ring of current, creating a separate eddy.

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Gulf Stream

Image from the global daily SST analysis for March 11, 2007 from the Operational Sea Surface Temperature and Sea Ice Analysis Project (OSTIA) product.

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SeaWinds on QuikSCAT

Hurricane Katrina (8/28/05).
Image was produced using NRT QuikSCAT ocean wind vectors.

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The images compare sea surface temperature (SST) and sea surface height (SSSH) anomalies associated with the mature phase of the 1997-98 and 2009-10 El Nino events.

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