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mode eddies

 
Sci-Tech Dictionary: mode eddies
(′mōd ′ed·ēz)

(oceanography) Densely packed, irregularly oval high- and low-pressure centers roughly 240 miles (400 kilometers) in diameter in which current intensities are typically tenfold greater than the local means. Also known as mesoscale eddies.


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