EVOLUTION OF ANTICYCLONIC EDDIES IN THE NORTHWESTERN AREA OF THE BLACK-SEA

Based on an analysis of NOAA-11 images of the northwestern area of the Black Sea (April-August 1993), it is established that two anticycloni c eddies (quasi-stationary, and with a comparatively short lifetime of 1.5 months) moved over the continental slope within a zone bounded by an underwater ridge in the West, the 200 m isobath in the North and a fall in depth to the East. The directions of these movements are dete rmined by the wind direction and the interaction between the eddies th emselves (velocity of movement up to 20 cm s(-1)). The movement of the quasi-stationary eddy and the formation of non-stationary elements of circulation on its periphery (associated cyclones and jets) determine d its role in water exchange in area 43-45 degrees N, 29-33 degrees E.