A multi-method autonomous assessment of primary productivity and export efficiency in the springtime North Atlantic

<p>Fixation of organic carbon by phytoplankton is the foundation of nearly all open-ocean ecosystems and a critical part of the global carbon cycle. But the quantification and validation of ocean primary productivity at large scale remains a major challenge due to limited coverage of ship-b...

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Main Authors: N. Briggs, K. Guðmundsson, I. Cetinić, E. D'Asaro, E. Rehm, C. Lee, M. J. Perry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-07-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:https://www.biogeosciences.net/15/4515/2018/bg-15-4515-2018.pdf