V. N. Belokopytov1, N. V. Nikol’sky2
1 Marine Hydrophysical Institute of RAS, Sevastopol, Russia
2 M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Abstract
Mesoscale eddies in the coastal zone of Crimea are investigated on the basis of satellite altimetry data. Spatial structure and seasonal variability of quasi-stationary anticyclonic eddies are described. Interaction of general and regional circulation on the seasonal and interannual time-scale is considered on the example of Sevastopol coast.