Observing the global ocean with biogeochemical-Argo

H Claustre, KS Johnson… - Annual review of marine …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Biogeochemical-Argo (BGC-Argo) is a network of profiling floats carrying sensors that
enable observation of as many as six essential biogeochemical and bio-optical variables …

Satellite ocean colour: current status and future perspective

S Groom, S Sathyendranath, Y Ban… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Spectrally resolved water-leaving radiances (ocean colour) and inferred chlorophyll
concentration are key to studying phytoplankton dynamics at seasonal and inter-annual …

Open science resources for the discovery and analysis of Tara Oceans data

S Pesant, F Not, M Picheral, S Kandels-Lewis… - Scientific data, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract The Tara Oceans expedition (2009–2013) sampled contrasting ecosystems of the
world oceans, collecting environmental data and plankton, from viruses to metazoans, for …

Biogeochemical sensor performance in the SOCCOM profiling float array

KS Johnson, JN Plant, LJ Coletti… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate Observations and Modeling (SOCCOM)
program has begun deploying a large array of biogeochemical sensors on profiling floats in …

[KNYGA][B] Upwelling systems of the world

J Kämpf, P Chapman - 2016 - Springer
To early explorers and fishermen, the ocean seemed to be limitless, teeming with vast
quantities of fish and other food organisms. However, as people got to know the ocean …

Recommendations for obtaining unbiased chlorophyll estimates from in situ chlorophyll fluorometers: A global analysis of WET Labs ECO sensors

C Roesler, J Uitz, H Claustre, E Boss… - Limnology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Chlorophyll fluorometers provide the largest in situ global data set for estimating
phytoplankton biomass because of their ease of use, size, power consumption, and …

Subsurface chlorophyll maximum layers: enduring enigma or mystery solved?

JJ Cullen - Annual Review of Marine Science, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The phenomenon of subsurface chlorophyll maximum layers (SCMLs) is not a unique
ecological response to environmental conditions; rather, a broad range of interacting …

A BGC-Argo guide: Planning, deployment, data handling and usage

HC Bittig, TL Maurer, JN Plant, C Schmechtig… - Frontiers in marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The Biogeochemical-Argo program (BGC-Argo) is a new profiling-float-based, ocean wide,
and distributed ocean monitoring program which is tightly linked to, and has benefited …

Understanding the seasonal dynamics of phytoplankton biomass and the deep chlorophyll maximum in oligotrophic environments: A Bio‐Argo float investigation

A Mignot, H Claustre, J Uitz, A Poteau… - Global …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract We deployed four Bio‐Argo profiling floats in various oligotrophic locations of the
Pacific subtropical gyres and Mediterranean Sea to address the seasonal phytoplankton …

[HTML][HTML] Sensing the ocean biological carbon pump from space: A review of capabilities, concepts, research gaps and future developments

RJW Brewin, S Sathyendranath, T Platt, H Bouman… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
The element carbon plays a central role in climate and life on Earth. It is capable of moving
among the geosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere, biosphere and hydrosphere. This flow of …