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| Dilmahamod, A. F.; Penven, Pierrick; Aguiar‐gonzález, B.; Reason, C. J. C.; Hermes, J. C.. |
| The South‐East Madagascar Bloom, one of the most compelling biogeochemical features of the Indian Ocean, occurs sporadically during austral summer in the oligotrophic waters south‐east of Madagascar, where it can cover up to 1% of the global ocean surface area. Its spatial extension and its timing are highly variable. A high‐resolution biophysical model is used to investigate a previous hypothesis that the onset of a particular circulation of the South‐East Madagascar Current advects fresher and nutrient‐rich waters eastward, feeding the bloom. The model is able to reproduce an intermittent phytoplankton bloom with large spatial variability but in the subsurface layers, as well as the presence of an irregular retroflection of the South‐East Madagascar... |
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Palavras-chave: South-East Madagascar Bloom; South-West Indian Ocean; Phytoplankton Bloom; Biogeochemical Modeling; South-East Madagascar Current. |
| Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00631/74325/73965.pdf |
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| Dilmahamod, Ahmad Fehmi; Penven, Pierrick; Aguiar gonzalez, B.; Reason, C. J. C.; Hermes, J. C.. |
| The South‐East Madagascar Bloom occurs in an oligotrophic region of the South‐West Indian Ocean. Phase‐locked to austral summer, this sporadic feature exhibits substantial temporal and spatial variability. Several studies, with different hypotheses, have focused on the initiation mechanism triggering the bloom but none has been as yet clearly substantiated. With 19‐years of ocean colour dataset available as well as in‐situ measurements (Argo profiles), the time is ripe to review this feature. The bloom is characterized in a novel manner and a new bloom index is suggested, yielding 11 bloom years, including 3 major bloom years (1999, 2006 and 2008). Spatially, the bloom varies from a mean structure (22° S‐32° S; 50° E‐∼70°E) both zonally and meridionally. A... |
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Palavras-chave: South-East Madagascar Bloom; South-East Madagascar Current; La Nina; Cyanobacterial bloom. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00482/59338/62118.pdf |
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