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Hurricane Barry Cooled the Gulf, But High Heat Energy Lurks in a Loop Current Eddy

When Hurricane Barry churned though the Gulf of Mexico July 11 - 13, the storm’s winds stirred up the waters and cooled them by up to 3°C (5°F). While sea surface temperatures (SSTs) before Barry had ...
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Gulf Research Program Awards $2 Million to Seven Projects to Improve Understanding and Prediction of the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current System

WASHINGTON — The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced $2 million in grant awards for seven new projects through its ...
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Understanding the Loop Current: How high ocean heat content plays a role in hurricane intensity

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WPEC) — There has been a lot of focus on hot sea surface temperatures around Florida, including the abnormally warm temperatures around the Florida Keys and Florida Straits so ...
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High Octane Hurricane Fuel in the Gulf of Mexico: 2 Loop Current Eddies

Above: Ocean currents in the Gulf of Mexico as depicted by the U.S. Navy HYCOM model on July 21, 2018. Colors represent the speed of the current, in centimeters per second. Dark red colors are ...
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Eddy Hadal News

The most recent Loop Current eddy to halt operations in the Gulf of Mexico with 4.0+ knot currents shows no sign of letting up any time soon. In support of multiple projects, Horizon Marine has ...