Three-Dimensional Identification of the Black Sea Mesoscale Eddies according to NEMO Numerical Model Calculations
Journal: Physical Oceanography
Year: 2018

A new method of three-dimensional identification of mesoscale eddies based on the results of the Black Sea hydrodynamics modeling is applied. It is based on identification of the closed streamlines in the velocity fields. This method and the data resulted from the NEMO calculations for 2005-2008 are used to identify more than 1000 mesoscale eddies in the basin. The results permit to define eddy characteristic trajectories, calculate spatial variability of their velocities and radii and frequency