| Icarus |
Large |
11/11-Present |
|
| Hadal |
Huge |
08/11-03/12 |
Split in two, dissipated in the southwestern Gulf |
| Galileo |
Small |
06/11-1/12 |
Merged with Hadal in the western Gulf |
| Franklin |
Large |
05/10-10/11 |
Disipated in the southwestern Gulf |
| Ekman |
Huge |
07/09-03/11 |
Disipated in the western Gulf |
| Darwin |
Large |
12/08-11/09 |
Disipated in the southwestern Gulf |
| Cameron |
Large |
07/08-05/09 |
Dissipated in the western Gulf |
| Brazos |
Large |
03/08-09/08 |
Dissipated in the northwestern Gulf |
| Albert |
Large |
11/07-05/08 |
Split in two, northern half dissipated |
| Zorro |
Large |
04/07-08/07 |
Reattached 4 times, absorbed by the Loop |
| Yankee |
Huge |
07/06-01/08 |
Dissipated in the western Gulf |
| Xtreme |
Large |
03/06-09/06 |
Separated 3 weeks
after Walker; briefly reattached; dissipated in the western Gulf |
| Walker |
Small |
09/05-05/06 |
Second most westerly
extension of Loop water; dissipated in the western Gulf |
| Vortex |
Huge |
02/05-03/06 |
Separated & reattached
4 times; lingered in central Gulf for 7 months; dissipated in
the western Gulf |
| U2 |
Small |
01/05-09/05 |
Pinched
off ne edge of Eddy Ulysses; later merged again with Ulysses |
| Ulysses |
Huge |
05/04-09/05 |
Reattached once;
lingered in central Gulf for several months; dissipated in the western
Gulf |
| Titanic |
Large |
10/03-10/04 |
Remained
south of active lease areas; dissipated in the western Gulf |
| Sargassum |
Huge |
05/03-12/03 |
Lingered
in central Gulf for over 4 months; dissipated in the eastern Sigsbee
Deep |
| Rebel |
Small |
03/02-04/02 |
Formed
in eastern Gulf from LC outflow; dissipated in the eastern Gulf |
| QE-2 |
Small |
05/02-10/02 |
Shed
from northern front of Quick Eddy; migrated briefly to the east;
dissipated in the central Gulf |
| Quick |
Huge |
03/02-04/03 |
Separated
quickly after Pelagic; shed QE-2; dissipated in the western Gulf |
| Pelagic |
Huge |
12/01-05/02 |
Most
westerly extension of Loop water; absorbed Nansen & Odessa;
dissipated in the western Gulf |
| Odessa |
Medium |
09/01-12/01 |
Briefly
attached to Nansen; reattached late November; reabsorbed by
Pelagic/Loop |
| Nansen |
Medium |
04/01-12/01 |
Merged
with Odessa late November; reabsorbed by Pelagic/Loop |
| Millennium |
Huge |
02/01-11/01 |
Reattached
to Loop after 1 week; merged with warm eddy in the western Gulf;
dissipated in western Gulf |
| Lazy |
Small |
07/00-09/00 |
Weak
eddy, dissipated in the north central Gulf |
| Kinetic |
Small |
06/00-02/01 |
Dissipated
or merged with other old eddies in the western Gulf |
| Juggernaut |
Huge |
10/99-11/00 |
Dissipated
in the southwestern Gulf |
| Indigo |
Small |
08/99-12/99 |
Dissipated
in the western Gulf |
| Haskell |
Small |
07/99-08/99 |
Reabsorbed
by Loop |
| Gyre |
Small |
05/98-02/99 |
Dissipated
in the western Gulf |
| Fourchon |
Large |
02/98-08/98 |
Split;
merged with El Dorado |
| El
Dorado |
Medium |
07/97-01/99 |
Dissipated
in the western Gulf |
| Easy |
Small |
01/97-03/97 |
Cold
Core Eddy; dissipated east of DeSoto Canyon |
| Deviant |
Medium |
12/96-08/97 |
Dissipated
in the northwestern Gulf? |
| Creole |
Medium |
08/96-06/97 |
Disappeared west of the Loop Current |
| Biloxi |
Medium |
03/96-12/96 |
Dissipated
in the western Gulf |
| Aggie |
Medium |
09/95-07/96 |
Dissipated
in the western Gulf |
| Zapp |
Large |
03/95-10/95 |
Dissipated
in the western Gulf |
| Yucatan |
Large |
09/94-02/95 |
Merged
with Whopper & Xtra in western Gulf |
| Xtra |
Medium |
09/93-01/94 |
Merged
with Whopper in the western Gulf |
| Whopper |
Large |
06/93-11/93 |
Encountered shelf and moved north; merged with Xtra in western
Gulf |
| Vagabond |
Medium |
11/92-03/93 |
Dissipated
or reabsorbed by Loop Current in north central Gulf |
| Unchained |
Large |
05/92-04/93 |
Dissipated
in the western Gulf |
| Triton |
Large |
07/91-at
least 04/92 |
Program
hiatus 04/92-08/92 |
| Steady |
Small |
11/90-04/91 |
Reabsorbed by the Loop Current |
| Rogue |
Small |
08/90-11/90 |
Spinoff
from Quiet Eddy, reabsorbed briefly then dissipated in central
Gulf |
| Quiet |
Big,
2 knots |
07/90-12/90 |
Dissipated
in the central Gulf? |
| Phantom |
Small |
11/89-12/89 |
Disappeared |
| Oggie |
Very
small |
06/89-07/89 |
Absorbed
by Nelson Eddy |
| Nelson |
Strong,
huge |
02/89-12/90 |
Dissipated
in the western Gulf |
| Murphy |
Big at start, small |
04/88-04/89 |
Reappeared in November 1989 |
| Eddy
"L" |
Small |
04/88-06/88 |
Dissipated
in northwestern Gulf; reappeared in 10/88-11/88; program ended
11/88-02/89 |
| Kathleen |
Small |
01/88-09/88 |
Dissipated
in western Gulf; Gilbert passed through |
| Little
Jupiter |
Small |
04/87-05/87 |
Reabsorbed by Loop Current; formed again 07/87; program ended
08/87-04/88 |
| Instant |
Strong,
big |
08/86-06/87 |
Dissipated in northwestern Gulf |
| Hot
Core |
Big |
11/85-? |
Coalesced
with FAST Eddy℠; program ended 08/86 until 05/87 |
| Ghostly |
Medium |
08/85-12/85 |
Dissipated
in western Gulf after coalescing with FAST Eddy℠ |
| Fast |
Strong,
big |
04/85-05/86 |
Merged
with Hot Core Eddy |
| Elusive |
Small |
01/85-04/85 |
Reattached
to Loop Current |
| Dancing |
Small LC filament |
12/84-2
weeks |
Reabsorbed by Loop Current? |
| Closet |
Very
small |
11/84-12/84 |
Disappeared? |
| Backward |
Small |
09/84-02/85 |
Cold Core Eddy; slid under Elusive Eddy |
| Arnold |
Small |
09/84-12/84 |
Reabsorbed
by Loop Current |