Haida Eddies
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The Haida Eddies
The Haida Eddies (or Queen Charlotte Eddies) are formed during the winter off the coast of British Columbia’s Queen Charlotte Islands and the Alexander Archipelago of Alaska. A specific name has been given to this group of eddies due to their high reoccurrence in the area. Rivers out-flowing from North America provide nutrients which are transported to the Northeast Pacific Ocean through these mesoscale eddies. Scientists have documented that this group of eddies may transport between 3000 and 6000 km3 of nutrient rich water out to 1000 km offshore. They are also considered “warm-core rings” as they transport heat from the continental margin further out to sea. When one of these eddies moves offshore, it supplies nutrients to an area with typically low production. As a result, the Haida eddies become an area rich in primary production as well as unique biological ecosystems.
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- ^ Whitney, Frank; Robert, Marie (2002). "Structure of Haida Eddies and Their Transport of Nutrient from Coastal Margins into the NE Pacific Ocean" (PDF). Journal of Oceanography. 58: 715-723. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ Przyborski, Paul. "Eddies off the Queen Charlotte Islands". NASA: Visible Earth. Retrieved 24 November 2014.