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Potential of Argo Drifters for Estimating Biological Production within the Water Column  

Son, Seung-Hyun (School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine)
Boss, Emmanuel (School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine)
Noh, Jae-Hoon (Marine Ecosystem & Conservation Research Division, KORDI)
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Ocean Science Journal / v.41, no.2, 2006 , pp. 121-124 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Argo drifter; Ocean Color; Phytoplankton bloom; SeaWiFS; MODIS;
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