Seasonal Ocean Forecast (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Seasonal Ocean Forecast

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The Pacific Northwest summer oxygen, chlorophyll, temperature and pH are compared between past modeled values (top), January forecast (middle) and April forecast (bottom) for the summer of 2013. At the bottom are predictions for upwelling of water along the coast, which is what affects these values.

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Samantha Siedlecki/University of Washington

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