Variability of chlorophyll-a concentration in the Gulf of Guinea and its relation to physical oceanographic variables

•Satellite data were used to characterize the oceanography of the Gulf of Guinea.•Ocean color CCI Chla offered unprecedented data coverage of the Gulf of Guinea.•Chla was modeled as a function of SST, SLA, winds, currents, EKE, eddies and fronts.•Chla was higher in upwelling conditions with cold SST...

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