Figure 17.2

Figure 17.2
Movement of suspended particles offshore of Dagestan on August 30, 1979, photographed from Kosmos satellite. Eddies form in the absence of strong zonal winds. Geographical features mentioned in the text: A, Cape Satun, near Kaspiysky; B, Sulak River delta; C, Agrakhan Peninsula; D, Chechen Island. The Terek River is inland from the Agrakhan Peninsula. Numbered features discussed in the text: 1, cyclonic eddy in region of Makhachkala; 2, smaller eddy induced by it; 3, 4, diffuse eddies offshore from the Agrakhan Peninsula. The bright parallel bands along the southeast edge of the photo (lower right) are internal waves approaching Cape Satun.

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