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; Earth Sciences; Environmental Sciences; Biological Sciences; Southern Ocean; Kerguelen; Kerguelen Islands; Curl
• Online Access: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/894704nk

In contrast to most of the Southern Ocean, the Kerguelen Plateau supports an unusually strong spring chlorophyll (Chl ia) 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 ocean color...