Parameters for the depth of the ocean’s productive layer

Here we compare various parameters that are used to define the depth of the ocean’s productive layer, the euphotic zone, during the initiation of the spring phytoplankton bloom in the North Atlantic (47°N/20°W). These are (1) the compensation depth (Zc, where gross photosynthesis balances autotrophi...

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Main Authors: John F. Marra, W. Sean Chamberlin, Carol A. Knudson, W. Joseph Rhea, Cheng Ho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1052307/full