Influence of mixed-layer depth variations on primary production ...

• Main Author: Wehde, Henning
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: ICES MSS Vol.219 - Hydrobiological variability in the ICES Area, 1990-1999 2023
• Subjects: Fisheries and aquaculture; ICES resources; Nordic Seas; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.19271924.v1; https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/Influence_of_mixed-layer_depth_variations_on_primary_production/19271924/1

The influence of mixed-layer depth variations on primary production in the open ocean was investigated by field observations and numerical process studies. Cruises were conducted in late winter 1999 to investigate the relationship between oceanic convection and phytoplankton development in the North Atlantic/Nordic Seas. The phytoplankton concentration was closely related to the depth of the convectively mixed layer. By using a coupled convection-primary production model, the oceanic convection was found to influence the contact duration and return frequency of a plankton cell within the euphotic zone. Article from Marine Science Symposia Vol. 219 - "Hydrobiological variability in the ICES Area, 1990-1999", symposium held in Edinburgh, 8-10 August 2001. To access the remaining articles please click on the keyword "MSS Vol. 219". ...