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Table 18.1 Basin-scale eddies detected in the Red Sea in 2006–2011
Date
Time (UTC) Longitude Latitude Diameter (km) Visualization Rotation
Jan 20, 2008
07:29
37.47
22.88
115.5
w
AC
May 4, 2008
07:29
38.01
21.90
142.2
w
AC
Jun 11, 2008
19:29
37.19
23.21
114.1
w
AC
Feb 2, 2009
07:18
39.18
18.67
111.8
w
C
Feb 5, 2009
07:23
38.69
20.42
113.6
b
C
Mar 26, 2009
19:29
37.67
21.88
129.9
w
AC
Apr 14, 2009
19:32
36.97
23.09
139.3
b
AC
May 19, 2009
19:32
37.24
23.40
147.1
b
AC
May 24, 2009
07:28
37.15
23.23
110.2
w
AC
Jun 4, 2009
19:29
36.74
23.34
194.2
b
AC
Jun 12, 2009
07:28
38.13
22.06
103.5
b
AC
Sep 17, 2009
19:30
36.56
23.55
153.3
w
AC
Feb 23, 2010
19:32
37.21
23.19
113.7
b
AC
May 9, 2010
07:28
37.29
23.46
133.4
b
AC
Jun 24, 2010
19:29
38.30
19.99
122.8
b
AC
b black, w white, AC anti-cyclonic, C cyclonic
Fig. 18.11 a Manifestation of an anti-cyclonic eddy in an Envisat ASAR WS image acquired on
May 19, 2009 at 19:32 UTC. The shown area is 245 × 225 km. b Manifestation of an anti-cyclonic
eddy in an Envisat ASAR WS image acquired on May 24, 2009 at 07:28 UTC. Shown area is
300 × 240 km