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Fig. 15.13
Phytoplankton (in this case diatoms) at base of food chain or “food web”.
Some typical phytoplankton (diatoms)
Some more phytoplankton (dinoflagellates)
Phytoplankton biomass
Fig. 8.3
Pycnocline is zone of fast density change
Sea surface temperatures
These winds drive the surface ocean currents
Fig. 9.2Surface currents are directed 45 degrees from wind.
Net transport is 90 degrees to surface wind. (Ekman transport.)
Sea surface height
Figure 2-36 Ocean productivity
1997-98 El Nino
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