SeaWiFS satellite ocean color data from the Southern Ocean
SeaWiFS estimates of surface chlorophyll concentrations are reported for the region of the U.S. JGOFS study in the Southern Ocean (∼ 170°W, 60°S). Elevated chlorophyll was observed at the Southern Ocean fronts, near the edge of the seasonal ice sheet, and above the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge. The eleva...
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ftcdlib:qt9rt8q4qt 2023-05-15T14:01:09+02:00 SeaWiFS satellite ocean color data from the Southern Ocean Moore, J. Keith Abbott, Mark R Richman, James G Smith, Walker O Cowles, Timothy J Coale, Kenneth H Gardner, Wilford D Barber, Richard T 1465 - 1468 1999-05-15 application/pdf http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9rt8q4qt english eng eScholarship, University of California qt9rt8q4qt http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9rt8q4qt Attribution (CC BY): http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY Moore, J. Keith; Abbott, Mark R; Richman, James G; Smith, Walker O; Cowles, Timothy J; Coale, Kenneth H; et al.(1999). SeaWiFS satellite ocean color data from the Southern Ocean. Geophysical Research Letters, 26(10), 1465 - 1468. doi:10.1029/1999GL900242. UC Irvine: Department of Earth System Science, UCI. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9rt8q4qt Physical Sciences and Mathematics phytoplankton article 1999 ftcdlib https://doi.org/10.1029/1999GL900242 2016-04-02T18:24:13Z SeaWiFS estimates of surface chlorophyll concentrations are reported for the region of the U.S. JGOFS study in the Southern Ocean (∼ 170°W, 60°S). Elevated chlorophyll was observed at the Southern Ocean fronts, near the edge of the seasonal ice sheet, and above the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge. The elevated chlorophyll levels associated with the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge are surprising since even the crest of the ridge is at depths > 2000 m. This elevated phytoplankton biomass is likely the result of mesoscale physical-biological interactions where the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) encounters the ridge. Four cruises surveyed this region between October 1997 and March 1998, as part of the U.S. JGOFS. Satellite-derived chlorophyll concentrations were compared with in situ extracted chlorophyll measurements from these cruises. There was good agreement (r² of 0.72, from a linear regression of shipboard vs. satellite chlorophyll), although SeaWiFS underestimated chlorophyll concentrations relative to the ship data. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Ice Sheet Southern Ocean University of California: eScholarship Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic Pacific Geophysical Research Letters 26 10 1465 1468 |
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SeaWiFS estimates of surface chlorophyll concentrations are reported for the region of the U.S. JGOFS study in the Southern Ocean (∼ 170°W, 60°S). Elevated chlorophyll was observed at the Southern Ocean fronts, near the edge of the seasonal ice sheet, and above the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge. The elevated chlorophyll levels associated with the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge are surprising since even the crest of the ridge is at depths > 2000 m. This elevated phytoplankton biomass is likely the result of mesoscale physical-biological interactions where the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) encounters the ridge. Four cruises surveyed this region between October 1997 and March 1998, as part of the U.S. JGOFS. Satellite-derived chlorophyll concentrations were compared with in situ extracted chlorophyll measurements from these cruises. There was good agreement (r² of 0.72, from a linear regression of shipboard vs. satellite chlorophyll), although SeaWiFS underestimated chlorophyll concentrations relative to the ship data. |
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SeaWiFS satellite ocean color data from the Southern Ocean |
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SeaWiFS satellite ocean color data from the Southern Ocean |
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SeaWiFS satellite ocean color data from the Southern Ocean |
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seawifs satellite ocean color data from the southern ocean |
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Moore, J. Keith; Abbott, Mark R; Richman, James G; Smith, Walker O; Cowles, Timothy J; Coale, Kenneth H; et al.(1999). SeaWiFS satellite ocean color data from the Southern Ocean. Geophysical Research Letters, 26(10), 1465 - 1468. doi:10.1029/1999GL900242. UC Irvine: Department of Earth System Science, UCI. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9rt8q4qt |
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