Wind-induced upwelling in the Kerguelen Plateau Region

• Main Authors: Gille, ST, Carranza, MM, Cambra, R, Morrow, R
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: eScholarship, University of California 2014
• Subjects: Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences; Biochemistry and Cell Biology; Other Earth Sciences; Curl; Kerguelen; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/06s15592

Abstract. In contrast to most of the Southern Ocean, the Kerguelen Plateau supports an unusually strong spring chlorophyll (Chl a) bloom, likely because the euphotic zone in the region is supplied with higher iron concentrations. This study uses satellite wind, sea surface temperature (SST), and oce...