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Fig. 17.5 Red Sea chl [mg m
−3 ] climatological monthly means (SeaWiFS data set)
higher chl values start to recede from the north and progressively move southward in
March and April. The same pattern (maximum followed by a decrease) applies also
for ws values, and is concluded by another reversal of wind direction.