<ul><li>The Mozambique Channel is home to turbulent waters driven by mesoscale eddies that impact local biodiversity, sediment mixing, and plastic pollution movement.</li><li>Scientists measured a mesoscale dipole in the region, which consisted of a large counterclockwise anticyclonic ring and a smaller clockwise cyclonic eddy.</li><li>The anticyclonic ring had uniform waters with low chlorophyll, while the cyclonic eddy had high chlorophyll levels and varying salinity, driving vertical motions up to 40 meters per day.</li><li>In situ measurements like these aid in understanding energy flows in the ocean, guiding predictions related to nutrient transport, sediment movement, and the impact of climate patterns on the region.</li></ul>

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