| Remote sensors provide information on the photosynthetic pigment concentration for the upper 22% of the euphotic zone. To model primary production in the water column from satellite-derived photosynthetic pigments, estimates of the vertical distribution of pigment concentration are required. A Gaussian distribution function is used to represent the pigment vertical profile with four parameters. We used 268 chlorophyll concentration profiles from 1973 through 1993, to estimate these parameters. Cluster analysis of surface temperature was used to define the cool season as the period end of November-end of June, and the rest of the year is considered the warm season. Cluster analysis of surface temperature acid chlorophyll data grouped the stations into four... |
