Eddies near the Lofoten (Norway)

This ERS-1 SAR image from 26 March 1993 is an example of eddy currents through short wave-current interaction near the Lofoten Islands.
The curved lines in the interpretation figure indicate regions of high backscatter, probably caused by roughened surface water within certain sectors of the eddies.
The synoptic wind was reported to be southerly 7-8 m/s (see Weather Map).

NERSC, Bergen, Norway

Keywords: ESA European Space Agency - Agence spatiale europeenne, observation de la terre, earth observation, satellite remote sensing, teledetection, geophysique, altimetrie, radar, chimique atmospherique, geophysics, altimetry, radar, atmospheric chemistry