エディによる分層化は北大西洋の春 植物プランクトンの開花を開始します
Amala Mahadevan1, Eric D'Asaro, Craig Lee
1Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA.
まとめ
春の植物プランクトンの開花は,炭素の輸出に極めて重要です. 新しい研究は,温暖化だけでなく,海洋渦が早期の層分化と不規則な開花を促進し,数週間前に開花することを示しています.
科学分野:
- 海洋学 海洋学とは
- 海洋生態学 海洋生態学とは
- バイオジオケミストリー バイオジオケミストリー
背景:
- 春の植物プランクトン開花は,海洋の炭素循環に不可欠です.
- ブルームは,伝統的に,光の増加と表面層分化に関連しています.
- 層分化は一般的に海面温暖化に起因する.
研究 の 目的:
- 北大西洋の季節初期層分化と植物プランクトン開花の主な要因を調査する.
- 咲き始めのメカニズムに関する古典的な理解に異議を唱える.
主な方法:
- サブポラー北大西洋からの観測データを活用した.
- シミュレーションと分析のために3次元生体物理モデルを使用した.
主要な成果:
- 北南密度グラデントの渦巻き駆動の傾きが分層化を開始する.
- このプロセスは,より早い,不規則な植物プランクトンの開花を引き起こします.
- 温暖化だけで予測されるより20〜30日早く開花が始まります.
結論:
- 海洋の渦は,春の植物プランクトンの開花を開始する上で重要な役割を果たします.
- この結果は,花の動態に関する気候モデルの見直しを必要としている.
- 早期の開花開始は,海洋の炭素輸出に重大な影響を及ぼします.
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