A twin vortex in the Gulf of Oman in November 1996.

RGB image of nLw (670, 565, 490nm) and CHLA processed by GLI ocean algorithms.

Eddies are often generated around the boundary between the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea. A twin vortex (cyclonic and anti-cyclonic) appeared in the following ocean-color images. Five months after (April 1997), a cyclonic eddy appeared in this area (see another panel).