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Acknowledgments 
We recognize the financial aid and logistical support 
provided by the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, 
Coordena?ao de Aperfeigoamento de Pessoal de Nivel 
Superior (CAPES), under grant CAPES/PVE N°71/2013 
and by the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimen- 
to Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) and Ministerio da 
Pesca e Aquicultura (MPA) under grant CNPq/MPA 
N°42/2012. We acknowledge the Giovanni online data 
system developed and maintained by the NASA God¬ 
dard Earth Science and Information Services Center. 
C. Monteiro-Neto and J. Vieira were recipients of a 
research productivity fellowship from CNPq. 
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