Transition of the mesoscale eddy in the Kuroshio Extension re-circulation gyre in 2019

Transition of the mesoscale cyclonic eddy occurred in the Kuroshio Extension re-circulation gyre (KERG) from June to December 2019. Color shades denote sea surface height (SSH) map (color contours, m). The Kuroshio and Kuroshio Extension (KE) are shown by a sharp southward increase in SSH and the recirculation gyre is illustrated by a high-SSH (>1.6 m) region. The SSH map was generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.