The Importance of Spatial and Temporal Scales in Understanding Chlorophyll Variability in the Southern Ocean

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• Journal Title:
  Global Biogeochemical Cycles
• Personal Author:
  Joy‐Warren, Hannah L.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; CICOES (Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies) ; PMEL (Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory)
• Description:
  Polar regions are undergoing dramatic, rapid, and possibly irreversible changes. Substantial shifts in patterns of sea ice extent and thickness have cascading effects on polar ecosystems (including phytoplankton), with implications for carbon cycling and global climate. Phytoplankton growth is closely tied to environmental variables such as light and nutrient availability, which are sensitive to climate-induced changes in upper ocean circulation, stratification, and sea ice cover. Recently, Prend et al. (2022, https://doi. org/10.1029/2022GB007329) investigated temporal and spatial scales of chlorophyll (a proxy for phytoplankton biomass) variability in the Southern Ocean. They demonstrated that the dominant temporal scale of variability
• Keywords:
  • Atmospheric Science
  • General Environmental Science
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Global and Planetary Change
• Source:
  Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 36(10)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1029/2022gb007550
• ISSN:
  0886-6236 ; 1944-9224
• Format:
  PDF
• Publisher:
  American Geophysical Union (AGU)
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  Grant no. NA20OAR4320271
• Rights Information:
  Other
• Compliance:
  Library
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  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/53589/noaa_53589_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 403.75 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) ; NOAA Cooperative Institutes
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ddd336be9c9d6abcb66defbb8b47c368b8136de5818dce9b6f1dfe270dd5da22