Articles | Volume 14, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-1385-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-1385-2020
Research article
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24 Apr 2020
Research article |  | 24 Apr 2020

Satellite observations of unprecedented phytoplankton blooms in the Maud Rise polynya, Southern Ocean

Babula Jena and Anilkumar N. Pillai

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Short summary
Records of multiple ocean color satellite data indicated unprecedented phytoplankton blooms on the Maud Rise with a backdrop of anomalous upper ocean warming and sea ice loss in 2017. The bloom appearance may indicate it as a potential sink of atmospheric CO2 through biological pumping, and it can be a major source of carbon and energy for the regional food web. The reoccurrence of the bloom is important considering the high-nutrient low-chlorophyll conditions of the Southern Ocean.