Phytoplankton Blooming Off the U.S. East Coast: A Satellite Description

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) - Tập 229 Số 4709 - Trang 163-167 - 1985
Otis B. Brown1, Robert H. Evans1, Jim Brown1, Howard R. Gordon2, Raymond C. Smith3, Karen S. Baker4
1Division of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33149
2Department of Physics, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33124.
3Marine Bio-Optics Group, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara 93106
4Marine Bio-Optics Group, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla 92093

Tóm tắt

A "bloom" of near-surface phytoplankton occurs in the Atlantic Slope region of the western Atlantic Ocean off the U.S. East Coast in the spring. Satellite time series of sea-surface temperature and phytoplankton pigment concentration, derived from measurements of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA-7 Advanced Very-High-Resolution Radiometer and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Nimbus-7 Coastal Zone Color Scanner, respectively, give information on the spatial extent and temporal development of such a bloom for a 28-day period in April through May 1982. The phytoplankton concentration of the slope area is comparable to that of the Atlantic Shelf. Total primary productivity of the slope during this period is equivalent to that of the shelf. The primary productivity within a warm-core ring and in the Gulf Stream system is less by a factor of 2.

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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Tập 229 Số 4709

163-167

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