A 3-D mesoscale map of primary production at the Antarctic Polar Front: results of a diagnostic model
Abstract - A diagnostic model is established to estimate synoptically the mesoscale distribution of primaryproduction at the Antarctic Polar Front (APF). The model domain is a three-dimensional box, centered at roughly50° S and 10° E, of about 1° latitude and 2° longitude horizontal extent, and of 3...
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ftawi:oai:epic.awi.de:3054 2024-09-09T19:10:16+00:00 A 3-D mesoscale map of primary production at the Antarctic Polar Front: results of a diagnostic model Strass, Volker Naveira Garabato, A. C. Bracher, Astrid Pollard, R. T. Lucas, M. I. 2002 https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/3054/ https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-0645(02)00112-1 https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.13638 unknown Strass, V. orcid:0000-0002-7539-1400 , Naveira Garabato, A. C. , Bracher, A. orcid:0000-0003-3025-5517 , Pollard, R. T. and Lucas, M. I. (2002) A 3-D mesoscale map of primary production at the Antarctic Polar Front: results of a diagnostic model , Deep-Sea Research II, 49 (18), pp. 3813-3834 . doi:10.1016/S0967-0645(02)00112-1 <https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-0645%2802%2900112-1> , hdl:10013/epic.13638 EPIC3Deep-Sea Research II, 49(18), pp. 3813-3834, ISBN: 0967-0645 Article isiRev 2002 ftawi https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-0645(02)00112-1 2024-06-24T03:54:11Z Abstract - A diagnostic model is established to estimate synoptically the mesoscale distribution of primaryproduction at the Antarctic Polar Front (APF). The model domain is a three-dimensional box, centered at roughly50° S and 10° E, of about 1° latitude and 2° longitude horizontal extent, and of 300 m depth. The box wassurveyed in high resolution during austral summer 1995/1996 with a towed undulating vehicle and bycomplementary ship based measurements. Measurements of global solar radiation, of the underwater light field,and of the chlorophyll concentration from the survey are used as input variables for the model. The model isbased on photosynthesis-light relationships, with parameters taken from in vitro incubations performed duringthe survey. The model results show mesoscale patches of elevated primary production along a meander of theAPF, and lowest production in a cold cyclonic eddy south of the front. Production is confined to a shallower depthrange in the front than outside, due to self-shading effects from generally higher mixed-layer chlorophyllconcentrations. Self-shading effects account for variations of the percent light depths, and of the saturation lightdepth, by a factor of two within the survey area. Primary production at the surface varies horizontally between 7and 56 mg C m-3 d-1 with a mean of 26 mg C m-3 d-1, and vertically integrated production ranges from 295 to975 mg C m-2 d-1, with an areal mean of 585 mg C m-2 d-1. Changes by a factor of two in integrated productionoccur on horizontal scales as small as 10 km. Production rates also differ significantly between days as a resultof changes in global solar radiation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research (AWI): ePIC (electronic Publication Information Center) Antarctic Austral The Antarctic Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 49 18 3813 3834 |
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Abstract - A diagnostic model is established to estimate synoptically the mesoscale distribution of primaryproduction at the Antarctic Polar Front (APF). The model domain is a three-dimensional box, centered at roughly50° S and 10° E, of about 1° latitude and 2° longitude horizontal extent, and of 300 m depth. The box wassurveyed in high resolution during austral summer 1995/1996 with a towed undulating vehicle and bycomplementary ship based measurements. Measurements of global solar radiation, of the underwater light field,and of the chlorophyll concentration from the survey are used as input variables for the model. The model isbased on photosynthesis-light relationships, with parameters taken from in vitro incubations performed duringthe survey. The model results show mesoscale patches of elevated primary production along a meander of theAPF, and lowest production in a cold cyclonic eddy south of the front. Production is confined to a shallower depthrange in the front than outside, due to self-shading effects from generally higher mixed-layer chlorophyllconcentrations. Self-shading effects account for variations of the percent light depths, and of the saturation lightdepth, by a factor of two within the survey area. Primary production at the surface varies horizontally between 7and 56 mg C m-3 d-1 with a mean of 26 mg C m-3 d-1, and vertically integrated production ranges from 295 to975 mg C m-2 d-1, with an areal mean of 585 mg C m-2 d-1. Changes by a factor of two in integrated productionoccur on horizontal scales as small as 10 km. Production rates also differ significantly between days as a resultof changes in global solar radiation. |
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A 3-D mesoscale map of primary production at the Antarctic Polar Front: results of a diagnostic model |
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A 3-D mesoscale map of primary production at the Antarctic Polar Front: results of a diagnostic model |
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3-d mesoscale map of primary production at the antarctic polar front: results of a diagnostic model |
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