Imprint of Southern Ocean mesoscale eddies on chlorophyll

<p>Although mesoscale ocean eddies are ubiquitous in the Southern Ocean, their average regional and seasonal association with phytoplankton has not been quantified systematically yet. To this end, we identify over 100&thinsp;000 mesoscale eddies with diameters of 50&thinsp;km and mo...

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Main Authors: I. Frenger, M. Münnich, N. Gruber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-08-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:https://www.biogeosciences.net/15/4781/2018/bg-15-4781-2018.pdf