Fig 1.
Composite of the sea surface height and current surrounding the Mozambique Channel from 2010 to 2019.
The study areas are indicated by dashed black squares, i.e., Box N: 10°S–18°S, 40°E–49°E; Box S: 18°S–24°S, 35°E–44°E.
Fig 2.
Origin and developmental trajectories of anticyclonic (a) and cyclonic (b) eddies in the Mozambique Channel.
Fig 3.
The (a) radius (unit: km) and (b) amplitude (unit: cm) of the eddies corresponding to latitudinal variations.
The red (blue) circles are anticyclonic (cyclonic) eddies.
Fig 4.
Spatial frequency distribution of anticyclonic and cyclonic eddies annually (a and d), in summer (b and e) and in winter (c and f).
Fig 5.
The seasonal statistics of anticyclonic (a) and cyclonic (b) eddies and ΔSST.
Fig 6.
The annual statistics of anticyclonic (a) and cyclonic (b) eddies and ΔSST.
Fig 7.
The average wind stress curl (N/m3) in the Mozambique Channel estimated from ERA5 reanalysis data for March (a), June (b), September (c), and December (d) from 2010 to 2019.
Fig 8.
The monthly average climate changes in wind stress (N/m2) and EKE (m2/s2) are represented by dashed lines and solid lines, respectively (a is for Box N and b is for Box S, which are shown in Fig 1).
Fig 9.
The monthly average ΔSST distribution in March, June, September and December.