Fig. 3
From: Phytoplankton phenology paradox in an isolated tropical lagoon of the northern Red Sea
(a) Climatological chlorophyll-a difference map depicting summer (August and September) minus winter (January and February) at Sharma Lagoon. Images are produced using data from Sentinel-3 OLCI at \(\sim\)300 m resolution using a regionally-tuned ocean colour algorithm spanning from 2016 to 2020. (b) The spatial difference in mean buoyancy frequency (N2) from surface to 20m depth between summer and winter in the Sharma lagoon, northern Red Sea. Monthly mean data is taken from the regional Delft3D model outputs. Negative values (red) indicate stronger stratification during winter, while positive values (blue) indicate stronger stratification during summer. Note that the colourbar in (b) shows negative values in the top to allow better comparison with (a). Maps were generated in Matlab 2023b (mathworks.com).
