forcing at the sea surface directed to the south-southeastward, i.e. against the main
northward stream of the Rim Current.
A vortex dipole with a horizontal size of about 2 km (the width of the “cap”) has
been observed in the region of the village of Myskhako in the field of surfactants
(Fig. 4). The dipole is oriented from the northeast to southwest; it is probably also
caused by the corresponding local wind burst. A source of a number of surfactants
Fig. 3 Cyclonic eddy (C) offshore of Sochi City (the northeastern Black Sea)
Fig. 4 Vortex dipole
offshore of Myskhako (the
north-eastern Black Sea)
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