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Quantification of Southern Ocean phytoplankton biomass and primary productivity via satellite observations and biogeochemical models
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Strutton, PG and Lovenduski, NS and Mongin, M and Matear, R, Quantification of Southern Ocean phytoplankton biomass and primary productivity via satellite observations and biogeochemical models, Ccamlr Science, 19 pp. 247-265. ISSN 1023-4063 (2012) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2012 CCAMLR (Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
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Abstract
This paper reviews Southern Ocean primary productivity within the framework of satellite
remote sensing and the development of food-web models. The satellite ocean colour
(chlorophyll) data record is described, from the Coastal Zone Colour Scanner (CZCS) in
the late 1970s through to the Ocean Colour and Temperature Scanner (OCTS), the Seaviewing,
Wide Field of view Sensor (SeaWiFS), the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
(MODIS) and the Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS).
The characteristics of these data and limitations, such as cloud cover and high solar zenith
angle, are discussed with regard to their use in the Southern Ocean. A brief history of algorithms
linking ocean colour to primary productivity is presented, focusing on the vertically
generalised production model (VGPM) and more recent regional approaches. Using
monthly climatologies of SeaWiFS chlorophyll, a phenology of phytoplankton blooms
is presented for the major provinces surrounding Antarctica. Some of the published information
regarding phytoplankton species composition and succession is summarised.
A review of ecosystem and biogeochemical models for the Southern Ocean is presented,
with a focus on those models that have been validated using satellite ocean colour data.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | southern ocean, primary productivity, biogeochemical modelling, satellites |
Research Division: | Earth Sciences |
Research Group: | Oceanography |
Research Field: | Biological oceanography |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the earth sciences |
UTAS Author: | Strutton, PG (Professor Peter Strutton) |
ID Code: | 91363 |
Year Published: | 2012 |
Funding Support: | Australian Research Council (FT0990308) |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 11 |
Deposited By: | IMAS Research and Education Centre |
Deposited On: | 2014-05-15 |
Last Modified: | 2018-03-30 |
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