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Science 15 June 1984:
Vol. 224. no. 4654, pp. 1251 - 1254
DOI: 10.1126/science.224.4654.1251
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Satellite Observations of the 1982-1983 El Niño Along the U.S. Pacific Coast

PAUL C. FIEDLER 1

1 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Center, La Jolla, California 92038

Satellite infrared temperature images illustrate several effects of the 1982-1983 El Niño: warm sea-surface temperatures with the greatest anomalies near the coast, weakened coastal upwelling, and changes in surface circulation patterns. Phytoplankton pigment images from the Coastal Zone Color Scanner indicate reduced productivity during El Niño, apparently related to the weakened coastal upwelling The satellite images provide direct evidence of mesoscale changes associated with the oceanwide El Niño event.

Submitted on December 28, 1983
Accepted on February 27, 1984


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