Manifestation of oceanic Rossby waves in long-term multiparametric satellite datasets

► First global analysis of signals in sea surface height, temperature and chlorophyll. ► Significant agreement between observed signals and predictions from extended theory. ► Strong evidence for Rossby waves influencing global surface chlorophyll variability. ► Demonstrate role of both Rossby waves and eddies in observed variability. ► Reinforce the significance of the horizontal advection mechanism.