Regional to Global Assessments of Phytoplankton Dynamics From The SeaWiFS Mission

• Published in: NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI). Journal Articles
• Main Authors: Siegel, David, Behrenfeld, Michael, Eplee, R E, Evans, Robert H, Feldman, Gene C, Fields, Erik, Franz, Bryan A, Kuring, Norman A, Mengelt, Claudia, Nelson, Norman B, Patt, Fred S, Robinson, Wayne D, Maritorena, Stephanie, Sarmiento, J L, Swan, C M, Werdell, Paul J, Westberry, T K, Wilding, John G, Yoder, J A, McClain, Charles R, Antoine, David, Bailey, Sean W, Bontempi, Paula S, Boss, Emmanuel S, Dierssen, Heidi M, Doney, Scott C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hampton NASA/Langley Research Center 20.04.2013
• Subjects: Abundance; Backscattering; Biological properties; Biomass; Chlorophyll; Complexity; Ecosystems; Field of view; Light levels; Ocean color; Oceans; Organic matter; Photosynthesis; Physiology; Phytoplankton; Plankton; Regional analysis; Sea surface temperature; Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor; Upwelling

Photosynthetic production of organic matter by microscopic oceanic phytoplankton fuels ocean ecosystems and contributes roughly half of the Earth's net primary production. For 13 years, the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) mission provided the first consistent, synoptic observati...