Satellite observations of unprecedented phytoplankton blooms in the Maud Rise polynya, Southern Ocean

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: B. Jena, A. N. Pillai
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2020
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Austral; Curl; Maud Rise; Antarc*; Sea ice; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-1385-2020; https://doaj.org/article/f79fa434af334c3eb18c0574a7deacde

The appearance of phytoplankton blooms within sea ice cover is of high importance considering the upper ocean primary production that controls the biological pump, with implications for atmospheric CO 2 and global climate. Satellite-derived chlorophyll a concentration showed unprecedented phytoplank...