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The output from a high-resolution two-decade long Mediterranean Outflow simulation is analysed here to provide a census of Mediterranean Water eddies (aka Meddies), both anticyclones and cyclones. The formation rate of Meddies that survive for at least 90days is of 12 Meddies yr −1 of which ∼12% are cyclones. The rate of formation reaches 40 Meddies yr −1 (30% cyclones) when considering...