The South Georgia island mass effect: observations from satellite imagery and biogeochemical modeling

• Main Authors: Borrione, Ines, Schlitzer, Reiner, Nielsdóttir, M. C., Aumont, Olivier
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: South Georgia Island; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/33720/; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.42089

Amidst high-nutrient low-chlorophyll waters of the south-western Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean, an intense phytoplankton bloom is observed annually north of South Georgia (37°W, 55°S). South Georgia blooms have a vital role in the ecosystem surrounding the island, and have been linked to one...