Contents 



Foreword v 



Introduction vii 



The Nimbus-7 Coastal Zone Color Scanner (CZCS) ix 



The Coastal Zone Color Scanner 



Atmospheric Correction Algorithm xiii 



List of Contributors xvii 



Members of the Nimbus Experiment Team (NET) 



for the Coastal Zone Color Scanner (CZCS) xix 



Section 1 



Gulf of Alaska I Aleutian Islands I Bering Sea 1 



lA Gulf of Alaska! Aleutian Islands 3 



The Alaskan Stream and Gulf of Alaska Circulation 



IB Gulf of Alaska! Southeast Bering Sea 7 



Sea Surface Turbidity 



Section 2 



Pacific North American Coast 11 



2 A North America West Coast 13 



Seasonal Development of Coastal Upweiling 



2B Vancouver Island 21 



Coastal Productivity and Dynamic Patterns 



2C Northern California! Cape Mendocino 25 



The California Current — A Comparison of False-Color 

 CZCS Pigment and Thermal Infrared Imagery 



2D Central California! Monterey Bay 29 



The California Current Upweiling System 



Section 3 



Atlantic North American Coast 33 



3 A Carolina Capes! Sargasso Sea 35 



Slope Water/Tidal Mixing/ Gulf Stream Meanders and Rings 



3B Cape Hatteras! Cape Cod 41 



Gulf Stream Eddies — Circulation Features 



3C Cape Hatteras! Gulf of Maine 45 



Phytoplankton Distribution in Early Spring 



3D Cape Hatteras! Sargasso Sea 49 



The Gulf Stream — A Distinct Ocean Color Front 



3E New England Seamount Chain 53 



Effects of the New England Seamount Chain 

 on Gulf Stream Surface Flow 



3F New England Coast 57 



Enhancement of Phytoplankton Growth by Tidal Mixing 



Section 4 



Gulf of Mexico / Caribbean Sea 61 



4 A Florida West Coast! Central Gulf of Mexico 63 



The Loop Current — Augmentation of Primary Production 



4B Gulf of Mexico! Cuba 67 



The Loop Current/ Mesoscale Eddies 



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