Mesoscale eddies and Trichodesmium spp. distributions in the southwestern North Atlantic

• Published in: Journal of geophysical research. Oceans Vol. 120; no. 6; pp. 4129 - 4150
• Main Authors: Olson, Elise M., McGillicuddy, Dennis J., Flierl, Glenn R., Davis, Cabell S., Dyhrman, Sonya T., Waterbury, John B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.06.2015
• Subjects: Amazon plume; eddy‐wind interaction; video plankton recorder

Correlations of Trichodesmium colony abundance with the eddy field emerged in two segments of Video Plankton Recorder observations made in the southwestern North Atlantic during fall 2010 and spring 2011. In fall 2010, local maxima in abundance were observed in cyclones. We hypothesized surface Ekma...