Analysis of Arabian Sea Oxygen Time Series
Abstract
My long term goal is to understand the processes responsible for seasonal changes in phytoplankton abundance and bio-optical properties of the surface ocean. Net production is the most fundamental process which controls the abundance of phytoplankton. The phytoplankton in turn are important as the dominant absorbing, scattering and light emitting particles in the open ocean and as a food resource for acoustic scattering zooplankton. I want to understand how physical processes control the light and nutrient fields in which the phytoplankton grow. I also want to learn how various phytoplankton species adapt to light or nutrient limited environments. Ultimately I would hope to be able to predict which species would be expected in a particular environment and the probable range of their abundance.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA628003
Entities
People
- Chris Langdon
Organizations
- Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory