Environmental Influences on South African Fish Catch: South Coast Transition

Figure 5

Composite atmospheric reanalysis fields for H−L catch years: (a) NOAA SST (°C), (b) NCEP upper 200 hPa wind (m/s), (c) GPCP satellite-gauge rainfall (mm/day), and (d) NCEP 1000–850 hPa geopotential height (m). Cape Frio upwelling extends northward, and the weather over South Africa is dry.

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