A pilot study of seasonal and interannual patterns in the distribution of chlorophyll α and temperature over three areas of the southwest Indian Ocean: northeast Madagascar, southeast Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands

Remotely sensed weekly MODIS data of chlorophyll α (Chl-α) concentration, sea surface temperature (SST) and satellite altimetry data of Absolute Dynamic Topography (ADT) and geostrophic velocities are used to examine the seasonal and interannual patterns in the Chl-α concentration and SST over three...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Komul, Bhavnah
Other Authors: Field, John G
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22842