Potential of Argo Drifters for Estimating Biological Production within the Water Column |
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| Authors: | SeungHyun Son Emmanuel Boss Jae Hoon Noh |
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| Institution: | (1) School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, 04469 Orono, ME, USA;(2) Marine Ecosystem & Conservation Research Division, P.O. Box 29, Ansan, 425-600 KORDI, Seoul, Korea |
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| Abstract: | Argo drifters provide information of the vertical structure in the water column and have a potential for the improvement of
understanding phytoplankton primary production and biogeochemical cycles in combination with ocean color satellite data, which
can obtain the horizontal distribution of phytoplankton biomass in the surface layer. Our examples show that using Argo drifters
with satellite-measured horizontal distribution of phytoplankton biomass at the sea surface allow an improved understanding
of the development of the spring bloom. The other possible uses of Argo drifter are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Argo drifter Ocean Color Phytoplankton bloom SeaWiFS MODIS |
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