Dataset for: Submesoscale and Mesoscale Eddies in the Florida Straits: Observations from Satellite Ocean Color Measurements

This dataset contains satellite-derived information on the spatial and temporal distribution of the probability frequency of mesoscale and submesoscale eddies at 500-m resolution in the Florida Straits and Eastern Gulf of Mexico regions. Eddies are identified based on MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) chlorophyll imagery (http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov; Map projected chlorophyll a concentration, level-2) using algorithms published in the literature. Included are the spatial distribution of the probability of occurrence of meso- and submesoscale features broken down by season; the position of the Loop Current in three of six transects running offshore from the mainland coast; the spatial and temporal probability distribution of eddies along those six transects; and a listing of the number of eddies identified with date and size information. This dataset supports the publication: Zhang, Y., Hu, C., Liu, Y., Weisberg, R. H., & Kourafalou, V. H. (2019). Submesoscale and Mesoscale Eddies in the Florida Straits: Observations from Satellite Ocean Color Measurements. Geophysical Research Letters, 46(22), 13262–13270. doi:10.1029/2019gl083999