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Spring 2009 Update: Annual Condition of the Northeast Shelf Ecosystem
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2009
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Alternative Title:Spring 2009 Update Current Conditions of the Northeast Shelf Ecosystem;Spring 2009 Update: Summary of Conditions of the Northeast Shelf Ecosystem;
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Description:Sea surface temperature (SST) in the Northeast Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem during the second half of 2008 moderated from the warming trend of the first half of the year. Problems with the SeaWiFS ocean color sensing satellite make the 2008 chlorophyll data used in this report provisional. Despite the provisional nature of the data, it is clear that there were exceptional spring and fall phytoplankton blooms on the Northeast Shelf. The fall bloom was initiated early with bloom activity in the Middle Atlantic Bight. In 2008, chlorophyll a concentrations, which are an indication of primary productivity, were among the highest observed in the satellite data time series.
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