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Upwelling in Hecate

Clear weather brought NW winds

I interpret this as upwelling induced plankton bloom (red/ yellow colors) which progressed from 17^th to 21st

Go back for day 139 http://wwwo2c.nesdis.noaa.gov/cwatch/dataimages2/2004_139_0533_n17_ax.png

Temperature (SST) search browser

Choose Sitka AK from options

Here is confirmation upwelling off NC

note darker blue to left of the yellow c

Using the CoastWatch browser

	17^th --- NESDIS browser gives more detail than in SeaWifs

	Heating up
	These are weekly anomalies – this drifted north from previous week– see site for earlier data and methods – here good link global historical SST maps

Created by LG on 5/28/2004

Last updated on Saturday, May 29, 2004