Eddy
Name |
Size |
Year |
Comments |
Zorro |
Large |
04/07-present |
Reattached once |
Yankee |
Huge |
07/06-present |
Reattached once;
lingered in central Gulf for 4 months; still visible on altimetry
mid 2007 |
Xtreme |
Large |
03/06-09/06 |
Separated 3 weeks
after Walker; briefly reattached; dissipated in western Gulf |
Walker |
Small |
09/05-05/06 |
Second most westerly
extension of Loop water; dissipated in western Gulf |
Vortex |
Huge |
02/05-03/06 |
Separated & reattached
4 times; lingered in central Gulf for 7 months; dissipated in
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 western
Gulf |
Titanic |
Large |
10/03-10/04 |
Remained
south of active lease areas; dissipated in western Gulf |
Sargassum |
Huge
|
05/03-12/03 |
Lingered
in central Gulf for over 4 months; dissipated in eastern Sigsbee
Deep |
Rebel
|
Small
|
03/02-04/02 |
Formed
in eastern Gulf from LC outflow; dissipated in eastern Gulf |
QE-2
|
Small
|
05/02-10/02
|
Shed
from northern front of Quick Eddy; migrated briefly to the east;
dissipated in central Gulf |
Quick |
Huge |
03/02-04/03 |
Separated
quickly after Pelagic; shed QE-2; dissipated in western Gulf |
Pelagic |
Huge |
12/01-05/02
|
Most
westerly extension of Loop water; absorbed Nansen & Odessa;
dissipated in 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 western Gulf;
dissipated in western Gulf |
Lazy |
Small |
07/00-09/00 |
Weak
eddy, dissipated in north central Gulf |
Kinetic |
Small |
06/00-02/01 |
Dissipated
or merged with other old eddies in western Gulf |
Juggernaut |
Huge |
10/99-11/00
|
Dissipated
in southwestern Gulf |
Indigo |
Small |
08/99-12/99
|
Dissipated
in western Gulf |
Haskell |
Small |
07/99-08/99 |
Reabsorbed
by Loop |
Gyre |
Small |
05/98-02/99 |
Dissipated
in western Gulf |
Fourchon |
Large |
02/98-08/98
|
Split;
merged with El Dorado |
El
Dorado |
Medium |
07/97-01/99
|
Dissipated
in western Gulf |
Easy |
Small |
01/97-03/97 |
Cold
Core Eddy; dissipated east of DeSoto Canyon |
Deviant
|
Medium |
12/96-08/97 |
Dissipated
in northwestern Gulf? |
Creole
|
Medium |
08/96-06/97 |
Disappeared west of Loop Current |
Biloxi |
Medium |
03/96-12/96 |
Dissipated
in western Gulf |
Aggie
|
Medium |
09/95-07/96
|
Dissipated
in western Gulf |
Zapp
|
Large |
03/95-10/95 |
Dissipated
in 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 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 western Gulf |
Triton
|
Large |
07/91-at
least 04/92 |
Program
hiatus 04/92-08/92 |
Steady
|
Small |
11/90-04/91 |
Reabsorbed by 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 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 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 |
