Floats with bio-optical sensors reveal what processes trigger the North Atlantic bloom

The North Atlantic bloom corresponds to a strong seasonal increase in phytoplankton that produces organic carbon through photosynthesis. It is still debated what physical and biological conditions trigger the bloom, because comprehensive time series of the vertical distribution of phytoplankton biom...

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Main Authors: Claustre, H., Mignot, Alexandre, Ferrari, Raffaele
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Format: Article
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/115264
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3298-8055
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