Table 2. Eigenvectors (coefficients in the linear combinations of variables: Latitude, Longitude, absolute salinity, conservative temperature, fluorescence of chlorophyll-a, dissolved oxygen, geostrophic velocity speed, and sampling time).
Values in bold show the variables that contributed most to each axis.
| Variable | PC1 | PC2 |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude | −0.313 | −0.383 |
| Longitude | −0.016 | 0.668 |
| Absolute salinity | −0.423 | 0.180 |
| Conservative temperature | −0.443 | 0.194 |
| Fluorescence of chlorophyll-a | −0.326 | 0.351 |
| Dissolved oxygen | −0.518 | −0.270 |
| Gesotrophic velocity speed | −0.383 | 0.001 |
| Sampling time | −0.072 | −0.376 |