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Satellite observations of unprecedented phytoplankton blooms in the Maud Rise polynya, Southern Ocean
ESSO – National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, Vasco da Gama, India
Anilkumar N. Pillai
ESSO – National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, Vasco da Gama, India
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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.
Records of multiple ocean color satellite data indicated unprecedented phytoplankton blooms on...
