Fields at 400m

Fields at 1500m

Fields at 2000m

In the following diagrams, the vertical (or horizontal in the current burst diagrams) solid line represents the ejection events. Two consecutive solid lines means that the Loop Current (LC) ring reattached. The dashed line shows the end of the cycle, which means that the LC returned to its port to port regime. The dotted line indicates that a small ring was ejected and that the LC didn't return to its port to port regime before the next ejection.

Spatial and time distribution of the strong current events

Figure 2a: layer 10 Figure 2b: layer 13

Spatial distribution of the flow transport at 90W

Figure 3

Circulation in layer 13

Figure 4a

Circulation in layer 12

Figure 4b Figure 4c

Position of the core of the Loop Current, inflow and, deep outflow in the Yucatan channel

Figure 5a: longitude of the Loop Current velocity maximum in a depth-time space; the center of the Yucatan channel is arround 85.7W, which is in the light blue. The solid line is the transport of the inflow in the Yucatan channel. The values are given by the y-axis on the left of the plot Figure 5b: same as above; the dashed line is the transport of the deep outflow in the Yucatan channel. The values are given by the y-axis on the left of the plot

Depth variation of the layer underneath the Loop Current Ring

Figure 5c

Triangle shape of the Loop Current Ring before separation

Figure 5d

Pentapole: steady state of a shielded vortex of the Loop Current ring type

Figure 6a

Quadripole generated by the Campeche bank

Figure 6b