Aerial extent, composition, bio-optics and biogeochemistry of a massive under-ice algal bloom in the Arctic

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 105, Issue , 2014, Pages 42-58

  Balch, W M ^a   Bowler, B C ^a   Lubelczyk, L C ^a   Stevens, M W ^b  

^a BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Colby College   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Biogenic silica; Calcification; Calcium carbonate; Coccolithophores; Colored dissolved organic matter; Fluorescent dissolved organic matter; Geographic bounding coordinates: 71 74 N and 158.5 169 W; Photosynthesis; Under ice algal bloom

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ANTENNAS; BACKSCATTERING; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMINERALIZATION; BONE; CALCIFICATION (BIOCHEMISTRY); CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHLOROPHYLL; DISSOLUTION; FLUORESCENCE; GROWTH RATE; MOLAR CONCENTRATION; MOLAR RATIO; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTONIC INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SILICA; SILICATES; WATER LEVELS;

ALGAL BLOOMS; ARCTIC; BIOGENIC SILICA; COCCOLITHOPHORES; COLORED DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS;

ICE;

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; CALCIFICATION; CHLOROPHYLL A; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DRAWDOWN; GROWTH RATE; INORGANIC CARBON; PENETRATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ARCTIC;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; EMILIANIA HUXLEYI; HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84902822974     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2014.04.001     Document Type: Article

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