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Nutrient Cycles
... depleted by uptake into organisms in food chains. • One of the ways in which nutrients are removed from the surface waters of an ocean is by their uptake by primary producers, (phytoplankton) and their use for the synthesis of organic substances. – EX, nitrate ions are used in the synthesis of amino ...
... depleted by uptake into organisms in food chains. • One of the ways in which nutrients are removed from the surface waters of an ocean is by their uptake by primary producers, (phytoplankton) and their use for the synthesis of organic substances. – EX, nitrate ions are used in the synthesis of amino ...
Langmuir circulations and enhanced turbulence beneath wind
... measurements from the 5oS ADCP section (175 m to 225 m depth) in March and April 2000 (Stramma et al., 2003). Snap-shots of the meridional velocity (v) from modeling along transects T11 and T21 are presented in Figures 8 and 10. These transects are situated near 11oS and 21oS, respectively. Positiv ...
... measurements from the 5oS ADCP section (175 m to 225 m depth) in March and April 2000 (Stramma et al., 2003). Snap-shots of the meridional velocity (v) from modeling along transects T11 and T21 are presented in Figures 8 and 10. These transects are situated near 11oS and 21oS, respectively. Positiv ...
Accumulation of Th, Pb, U, and Ra in marine phytoplankton and its
... transported from surface to deep waters through biologically mediated processes (Rama et al. 1961; Bhat et al. 1969;Broecker et al. t973;Matsumoto 1975).The recent observations that the fluctuations in the settling fluxes of 228Thin the deep waters of the SargassoSea (Bacon et al. 1985) are strongly ...
... transported from surface to deep waters through biologically mediated processes (Rama et al. 1961; Bhat et al. 1969;Broecker et al. t973;Matsumoto 1975).The recent observations that the fluctuations in the settling fluxes of 228Thin the deep waters of the SargassoSea (Bacon et al. 1985) are strongly ...
The power of plankton
... atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide would eventually rise by another 200 p.p.m. and global warming would accelerate further. Ominously, global warming has begun to slow down this phytoplankton-driven pump. In a study I worked on that was led by Michael Behrenfeld, now at Oregon State University, re ...
... atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide would eventually rise by another 200 p.p.m. and global warming would accelerate further. Ominously, global warming has begun to slow down this phytoplankton-driven pump. In a study I worked on that was led by Michael Behrenfeld, now at Oregon State University, re ...
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... chlorophyll monthly averages from January, April, July, and October of the previous year. Answer the questions below after viewing the above images. a. Is there a clear relationship between sea surface temperature and chlorophyll? b. How does this pattern vary across seasons? c. What factors might e ...
... chlorophyll monthly averages from January, April, July, and October of the previous year. Answer the questions below after viewing the above images. a. Is there a clear relationship between sea surface temperature and chlorophyll? b. How does this pattern vary across seasons? c. What factors might e ...
lecture
... • The amount of organic material available for growth and reproduction • Compensation depth – depth where net primary production equals zero – Not the CCD – Usually located where light intensity is about 1% of the surface value and typically occurs at a depth of~110 m in clear ocean water or 15 m in ...
... • The amount of organic material available for growth and reproduction • Compensation depth – depth where net primary production equals zero – Not the CCD – Usually located where light intensity is about 1% of the surface value and typically occurs at a depth of~110 m in clear ocean water or 15 m in ...
Faculty of Geography and Geoecology, Saint-Petersburg
... Phytoplankton of the Amur River estuary and adjacent areas of the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan was investigated in July, 2005 at 33 stations. The study revealed 195 species of microalgae from 8 divisions. Microalgae varied most in Sakhalin Bay - 122 species - and less in Tartar Strait - 98 sp ...
... Phytoplankton of the Amur River estuary and adjacent areas of the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan was investigated in July, 2005 at 33 stations. The study revealed 195 species of microalgae from 8 divisions. Microalgae varied most in Sakhalin Bay - 122 species - and less in Tartar Strait - 98 sp ...
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... plankton convert CO2 into organic carbon via photosynthesis. But unlike land plants, decomposing plankton can sink into the deep ocean, carrying the carbon with them. It’s called the “biological pump,” and if it operated at 100 percent efficiency, nearly every atom of carbon drawn into the ocean wou ...
... plankton convert CO2 into organic carbon via photosynthesis. But unlike land plants, decomposing plankton can sink into the deep ocean, carrying the carbon with them. It’s called the “biological pump,” and if it operated at 100 percent efficiency, nearly every atom of carbon drawn into the ocean wou ...
High-frequency acoustics and bio
... on a slow-drop platform indicated that the nightly limit of downward migration for A. sanguinea was the nutricline. In contrast to the two thin zooplankton layers observed at midnight, the phytoplankton formed an intense thin layer at the base of the thermocline (Figure 1d). In the midnight ORCAS pr ...
... on a slow-drop platform indicated that the nightly limit of downward migration for A. sanguinea was the nutricline. In contrast to the two thin zooplankton layers observed at midnight, the phytoplankton formed an intense thin layer at the base of the thermocline (Figure 1d). In the midnight ORCAS pr ...
Influence of currents on the production of tropical seas
... only a few definite results have emerged. These have usually coaeerned cases when there are marked changes, such as the spectacular spring plankton blooms in the high latitudes. Generally, however, the effect of environmental conditions on the development of phytoplankton and sooplankton is very dif ...
... only a few definite results have emerged. These have usually coaeerned cases when there are marked changes, such as the spectacular spring plankton blooms in the high latitudes. Generally, however, the effect of environmental conditions on the development of phytoplankton and sooplankton is very dif ...
Effect of air-sea forcing on tropical ocean mixed layer depth (MLD
... transverse axis. The meridional oscillation has a phase lag of about 90° to the zonal oscillation, both oscillations get together to form the El Niño/La Niña cycle, which Behaves as a mixed layer water oscillates anticlockwise within the tropical Pacific basin ...
... transverse axis. The meridional oscillation has a phase lag of about 90° to the zonal oscillation, both oscillations get together to form the El Niño/La Niña cycle, which Behaves as a mixed layer water oscillates anticlockwise within the tropical Pacific basin ...
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... ABSTRACT: This paper presents the general framework of a n ecological model of the English Channel. The model is a result of combining a physical sub-model with a biological one. In the physical submodel, the Channel is divided into 71 boxes and water fluxes between them a r e calculated automatical ...
... ABSTRACT: This paper presents the general framework of a n ecological model of the English Channel. The model is a result of combining a physical sub-model with a biological one. In the physical submodel, the Channel is divided into 71 boxes and water fluxes between them a r e calculated automatical ...
Marine phytoplankton play a critical role in regulating the earth`s
... Historical evidence buried in layers of ice from Antarctica also supported Martin’s hypothesis. The Vostok ice core, a record of the past 420,000 years of the earth’s history, implied that during ice ages the amount of iron was much higher and the average size of the dust particles was significantly ...
... Historical evidence buried in layers of ice from Antarctica also supported Martin’s hypothesis. The Vostok ice core, a record of the past 420,000 years of the earth’s history, implied that during ice ages the amount of iron was much higher and the average size of the dust particles was significantly ...
Surface Mixed Layer Profile of Physical and Biogeochemical
... The model mixed layer pCO2 (Figure 3) indicated a distinct temporal variability as the season changes coinciding with the change in sea surface temperature. Also illustrated in Figure 3 is the fact that the model pCO2 generally showed relatively high pCO2 with increasing depth of the ocean. The ocea ...
... The model mixed layer pCO2 (Figure 3) indicated a distinct temporal variability as the season changes coinciding with the change in sea surface temperature. Also illustrated in Figure 3 is the fact that the model pCO2 generally showed relatively high pCO2 with increasing depth of the ocean. The ocea ...