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| Titel |
An algorithm for detecting Trichodesmium surface blooms in the South Western Tropical Pacific |
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C. Dupouy, D. Benielli-Gary, J. Neveux, Y. Dandonneau, T. K. Westberry |
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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1726-4170
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In: Biogeosciences ; 8, no. 12 ; Nr. 8, no. 12 (2011-12-13), S.3631-3647 |
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250006245
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/bg-8-3631-2011.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Trichodesmium, a major colonial cyanobacterial nitrogen fixer, forms large blooms in
NO3-depleted tropical oceans and enhances CO2 sequestration by the
ocean due to its ability to fix dissolved dinitrogen. Thus, its importance
in C and N cycles requires better estimates of its distribution at basin to
global scales. However, existing algorithms to detect them from satellite
have not yet been successful in the South Western Tropical Pacific (SP).
Here, a novel algorithm (TRICHOdesmium SATellite) based on radiance anomaly
spectra (RAS) observed in SeaWiFS imagery, is used to detect Trichodesmium during the
austral summertime in the SP (5° S–25° S 160° E–170° W).
Selected pixels are characterized by a restricted range of parameters
quantifying RAS spectra (e.g. slope, intercept, curvature). The fraction of
valid (non-cloudy) pixels identified as Trichodesmium surface blooms in the region is low
(between 0.01 and 0.2 %), but is about 100 times higher than deduced from
previous algorithms. At daily scales in the SP, this fraction represents a
total ocean surface area varying from 16 to 48 km2 in Winter and from
200 to 1000 km2 in Summer (and at monthly scale, from 500 to 1000 km2
in Winter and from 3100 to 10 890 km2 in Summer with a maximum
of 26 432 km2 in January 1999). The daily distribution of Trichodesmium surface
accumulations in the SP detected by TRICHOSAT is presented for the period
1998–2010 which demonstrates that the number of selected pixels peaks in
November–February each year, consistent with field observations. This
approach was validated with in situ observations of Trichodesmium surface accumulations
in the Melanesian archipelago around New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji Islands
for the same period. |
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