Sargassum Enrichment in Mesoscale Eddies of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt

Abstract Pelagic Sargassum has increased dramatically in the past decade, primarily in the annually recurrent Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt (GASB) that extends from the coast of West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico. Using satellite observations of Sargassum density and mesoscale eddies from 2011 to 202...

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Published in:Geophysical Research Letters
Main Authors: Yingjun Zhang, Brian B. Barnes, Dennis J. McGillicuddy Jr., Chuanmin Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL114601