Abstract
Conventional wisdom about mesoscale eddies is that cyclonic (anticyclonic) eddies are commonly associated with cold(warm) surface cores. Nevertheless, plenties of surface warm cyclonic eddies (WCEs) and cold anticyclonic eddies (CAEs) in the North Pacific Subtropical Countercurrent (STCC) region are observed by a synergistic investigation based on data from satellite altimetry, microwave radiometer, and Argo float profiles in this study. The results indicate that these two types of abnormal eddies (WCEs and CAEs) are prevalent in the STCC region, comprising approximately 30% of all eddies detected via satellite observations. We then analyze their spatial-temporal distribution characteristics and composite vertical structures. A statistical comparison with surface cold cyclonic eddies (CCEs) and warm anticyclonic eddies (WAEs) reveals notable differences between the anomalous and typical eddies. Additionally, we present the composite vertical structures of temperature and salinity anomalies for the anomalous eddies across five delineated subregions within an eddy-coordinate system. Furthermore, the close relationship between these abnormal eddies and subsurface-intensified mesoscale eddies are discussed.
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