Abstract: Abstract. The spatial and temporal variability of marine autotrophic abundance, expressed as chlorophyll concentration, is monitored from space and used to delineate the surface signature of marine ecosystem zones with distinct optical characteristics. An objective zoning method is presented and applied to satellite-derived Chlorophyll a (Chl a) data from the northern Arabian Sea (50–75∘ E and 15–30∘ N) during the winter months (November–March). Principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis (CA) were used to statistically de...
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Topics: 
Oceanography
Atmospheric sciences
Climatology