Deep water convection (DC) in winter is one of the major processes driving open-ocean primary productivity in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea. DC is highly variable in time, depending on the specific conditions (stratification, circulation and ocean-atmosphere interactions) of each specific winter. This variability also drives the interannual oscillations of open-ocean primary productivity in this important region for many commercially-important fish species. We use a coupled model system to 1) understand to what extent DC impacts phytoplankton seasonality in the present-day and 2) to explore potential changes in future scenarios (~2030).
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/deep-winter-convection-and-phytoplankton-dynamics-nw-mediterranean-sea-under-present
[2] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-24965-0
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/diego-macias
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/elisa-garcia-gorriz
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/adolf-stips
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/scientific-reports
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oceans-and-seas
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mediterranean-sea
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-science
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-ecosystems
