Cyprus warm-core anti-cyclonic eddy

2 Cyprus warm-core (anti-cyclonic) eddy 

The most detailed studies of warm-core eddies have been carried out by Krom and co-workers on the Cyprus Eddy (aka Shikmona Gyre Krom etal., 1992, 1993 Zohary etal., 1998). It has also been the site of the recent CYCLOPS phosphate addition experiment which was designed to increase understanding of microbiological processes and nutrient cycling in the Eastern Mediterranean (Carbo etal., 2002). The Cyprus Eddy is a quasi-stationary warm-core feature situated south of Cyprus. It has been found both to the east and west of the Eratosthenes Seamount. It seems to remain stationary for several years and then move out probably to the northeast to be replaced with another similar feature from the southwest (Brenner etal., 1990). 

A seasonal thermocline which begins to develop in March stops the deep winter mixing. As a result a DCM develops near the base of the euphotic zone 

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