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An anticyclonic mesoscale eddy is found using the current and temperature data obtained at six moorings near the eastern foot of the Mascarene Ridge (Southern Hemisphere). Its spatial parameters radius, depth of penetration, and direction of the vertical axis tilt are given. The volume of water transported by the eddy across its radial section is calculated. Numerical characteristics of the spatial-temporal variability of the current and temperature field in the eddy are obtained. The relative contributions of the variability of mesoscale, tidal and inertial, and high-frequency oscillations are estimated.
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Translated by Mikhail M. Trufanov.
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Titov, V.B. Structure and variability of current and water temperature fields near the Mascarene Ridge. Soviet Journal of Physical Oceanography 1, 461–468 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02197000
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02197000