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Title: Seasonal variability of recurrent phytoplankton pigment patterns in the Canary Islands area
Authors: Pacheco, M. M. 
Hernandez-Guerra, A. 
UNESCO Clasification: 2510 Oceanografía
250616 Teledetección (Geología)
Keywords: Zone Color Scanner
Circular-Cylinder
Northwest Africa
Flow
Eddies, et al
Issue Date: 1999
Publisher: 0143-1161
Journal: International Journal of Remote Sensing 
Conference: Final Meeting of the Ocean Colour European Archive Network (OCEAN) Project Application Demonstration Programme 
Abstract: Seasonal variability of recurrent phytoplankton pigment patterns in the Canary Islands area has been determined using historical data from Nimbus-7 Coastal Zone Color Scanner data. The main patterns associated with the islands are cyclonic and anticyclonic eddies downstream of the islands, apparently caused by their effect as a topographic obstacle to the flow of the Canary Current. These eddies are present during all seasons, suggesting that the speed of the Canary Current is always strong enough to develop eddies. The pattern associated with the influence of the coastal upwelling system off north-west Africa consists of upwelling filaments stretching from the African coast to the islands. They are fundamentally present during summer and early fall when strong Trade Winds blow over the area. Both patterns may contribute to the mesoscale activity south of the islands.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/50065
ISSN: 0143-1161
DOI: 10.1080/014311699212795
Source: International Journal of Remote Sensing [ISSN 0143-1161], v. 20, p. 1405-1418
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