20
W.D. Heyman and B. Kjerfve
Trades
I
NE
N20•
0
60Km
~ W84•
Fig. 1.2. Schematics of water circulation in the Gulf of Honduras, showing the predominance of westward progressing cyclonic meso-scale gyres ( C; or eddies) just north
of the coast of Honduras, and the northwestward progression of much larger anticyclonic meso-scale eddies (AC) further to the north. Whereas the cyclonic eddies
collide with the Belize barrier reef, the anticyclonic eddies eventually progress into the
Gulf of Mexico. As an example of the runoff from rain-filled rivers on the GuatemalanHonduran border, the extent of a sediment-laden river plume is indicated as a shaded
water mass, which interacts with the southern part of the Belize barrier reef
W.D. Heyman and B. Kjerfve
Trades
I
NE
N20•
0
60Km
~ W84•
Fig. 1.2. Schematics of water circulation in the Gulf of Honduras, showing the predominance of westward progressing cyclonic meso-scale gyres ( C; or eddies) just north
of the coast of Honduras, and the northwestward progression of much larger anticyclonic meso-scale eddies (AC) further to the north. Whereas the cyclonic eddies
collide with the Belize barrier reef, the anticyclonic eddies eventually progress into the
Gulf of Mexico. As an example of the runoff from rain-filled rivers on the GuatemalanHonduran border, the extent of a sediment-laden river plume is indicated as a shaded
water mass, which interacts with the southern part of the Belize barrier reef