评论"和风的相互作用刺激了海洋中部非同寻常的浮游生物"
Amala Mahadevan1, Leif N Thomas, Amit Tandon
1Department of Earth Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
概括
亚质量级海洋过程,而不是和风的相互作用,可能通过增强营养供应来促进中海洋浮游生物的繁荣. 这些外围过程创造了更强的垂直水运动,推动了海洋中营养的流动.
科学领域:
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
- 海洋生态海洋生态学
- 生物地质化学生物地质化学
背景情况:
- 之前的研究表明,/风相互作用驱动模式-水中的营养流,支持大型浮游生物的开花.
- 这项研究研究了为海洋旋提供营养的替代机制.
研究的目的:
- 重新评估海洋旋营养供应的主要驱动因素.
- 挑战/风相互作用在营养流动中的拟议作用.
- 突出海中营养循环中亚尺度过程的重要性.
主要方法:
- 对海洋学数据的分析,重点是动力学.
- 来自不同海洋过程的垂直速度大小的比较.
- 理论评估中能量转移机制的理论评估.
主要成果:
- 作用于周边的亚大尺度过程产生了相当大的垂直速度.
- 这些速度明显大于/风相互作用所产生的速度.
- 旋的营养供应受到亚质量级动态的更强烈影响.
结论:
- 亚大尺度的过程是为海洋旋提供营养的主要机制.
- /风相互作用对垂直营养流量的影响可能被高估了.
- 了解亚大尺度动态对于预测中洋浮游生物繁殖形成至关重要.
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