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Palmiéri, Julien; Dutay, Jean-claude; D'Ortenzio, Fabrizio; Houpert, Loïc; Mayot, Nicolas; Bopp, Laurent. |
Ocean bioregions are generally defined using remotely-sensed sea surface chlorophyll fields, based on the assumption that surface chlorophyll is representative of euphotic layer phytoplankton biomass. Here we investigate the impact of subsurface phytoplankton dynamics on the characterisation of ocean bioregions. The Mediterranean Sea is known for its contrasting bioregimes despite its limited area, and represents an appropriate case for this study. We modelled this area using a high resolution regional dynamical model, NEMO-MED12, coupled to a biogeochemical model, PISCES, and focused our analysis on the bioregions derived from lower trophic levels. Validated by satellite and Biogeochemical-Argo float observations, our model shows that chlorophyll... |
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Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00471/58219/60723.pdf |
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Margirier, Félix; Testor, Pierre; Heslop, Emma; Mallil, Katia; Bosse, Anthony; Houpert, Loïc; Mortier, Laurent; Bouin, Marie-noëlle; Coppola, Laurent; D’ortenzio, Fabrizio; Durrieu De Madron, Xavier; Mourre, Baptiste; Prieur, Louis; Raimbault, Patrick; Taillandier, Vincent. |
The Mediterranean Sea is a hotspot for climate change, and recent studies have reported its intense warming and salinification. In this study, we use an outstanding dataset relying mostly on glider endurance lines but also on other platforms to track these trends in the northwestern Mediterranean where deep convection occurs. Thanks to a high spatial coverage and a high temporal resolution over the period 2007–2017, we observed the warming (+0.06 ∘C year−1) and salinification (+0.012 year−1) of Levantine Intermediate Water (LIW) in the Ligurian Sea. These rates are similar to those reported closer to its formation area in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Further downstream, in the Gulf of Lion, the intermediate heat and salt content were exported to the deep... |
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Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00663/77507/79256.pdf |
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