NICE EDDIES

On August 28, 2002 there was a very interesting southerly surge.
Early in the day an anti-cyclonic eddy forms in the Monterey Bay.
Later two larger cyclonic eddies form to the north.

 

Use these links to view a movie for the entire day (GOES visible):

Flash Movie (6 frames/sec)
Flash Movie (2 frames/sec)

Animated GIF (6 frames/sec)
Animated GIF (2 frames/sec)

This movie has observations overlayed:

Animated GIF

Images from NRL-Monterey

Contributed by Peter Guest and Bob Creasey
8/30/02

Last update: 12/12/2002 NPS Meteorology Home
Disclaimer