Data Summary—Fall
Wind direction and speed
Currents
Sea surface temperature
Water column temperature
In-water fluorescence data
Surface Chlorophyll
The ocean color patterns above indicate that moderate-to-weak upwelling occurred during the fall months. How does this compare with California's Pacific Sardine landings during fall? Is there a clear seasonal correlation between upwelling and Pacific Sardine landings? If not, what other factors may influence landings?
Before answering, you might wish to investigate data from other seasons:
Additional Resources:
- Latest SURFACE fluorescence data from the M1 mooring
- Latest SURFACE fluorescence data from the M2 mooring
- Time-series summaries of physical, biological and chemical data from MBARI stations
- SeaWiFs monthly ocean color data from the west coast of N. America (Sep. '97 - Jul. '01)