%0 Journal Article
%T Eddy formation around South West Mascarene Plateau (Indian Ocean) as evidenced by satellite ¡®global ocean colour¡¯ data
%A MR Badal
%A SDDV Rughooputh
%A L Rydberg
%A IS Robinson
%A C Pattiaratchi
%J Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science
%D 2009
%I 
%X Abstract¡ªThe identification of an eddy formation, south-west of the Mascarene Plateau, is demonstrated in global ocean colour data derived from the Aqua-MODIS satellite. In spite of a weak signature, construction of a monthly average plot using scaling techniques for the year 2004 allows the observation of an eddy structure for the month of June from the Aqua-MODIS data. The presence of an eddy is further substantiated by the application of altimetric data. The geostrophic velocities derived from altimeter data revealed that the current was moving in a clockwise direction that propagated in an east-west trend with higher geostrophic velocities (30-40 cm/s) in the southern limb. This eddy can be characterised as a meso-scale and intermittent oceanic feature with a size of around 225km diameter that traveled to a distance of 100-150 km in a fortnight, after which it started to decay.
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