Spatio-temporal variations of sea surface temperature, sea surface wind and the chlorophyll a concentration in Gulf of Tonkin

The temporal and spatial variability of sea surface temperature (SST), sea surface wind and the chlorophyll-a (chl-a) concentration in the Gulf of Tonkin is analyzed based on satellite data for one year 2002. The analysis results indicated that monthly and spatial variations of the chl-a are primarily associated with the monsoonal winds activity and sea surface temperature distributions.