Imprint of Southern Ocean mesoscale eddies on chlorophyll

Frenger, Ivy; Münnich, Matthias; Gruber, Nicolas

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-4781-2018

Articles | Volume 15, issue 15

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-4781-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-4781-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 15

Research article

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13 Aug 2018

Research article |

| 13 Aug 2018

Imprint of Southern Ocean mesoscale eddies on chlorophyll

Ivy Frenger, Matthias Münnich, and Nicolas Gruber

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RC1: 'referee comment', Francesco d'Ovidio, 16 Mar 2018
- AC1: 'Response to RC1 Francesco d'Ovidio', Ivy Frenger, 18 May 2018
RC2: 'Review of MS No.: bg-2018-70, Title: Imprint of Southern Ocean eddies on chlorophyll, Author(s): Ivy Frenger et al.', Volker Strass, 29 Mar 2018
- AC2: 'Response to RC2 Volker Strass', Ivy Frenger, 18 May 2018

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (29 May 2018) by Christine Klaas

AR by Ivy Frenger on behalf of the Authors (14 Jun 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (05 Jul 2018) by Christine Klaas

AR by Ivy Frenger on behalf of the Authors (25 Jul 2018) Author's response Manuscript

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Although mesoscale ocean eddies are ubiquitous in the Southern Ocean (SO), their regional and seasonal association with phytoplankton has not been quantified. We identify over 100 000 eddies and determine the associated phytoplankton biomass anomalies using satellite-based chlorophyll (Chl) as a proxy. The emerging Chl anomalies can be explained largely by lateral advection of Chl by eddies. This impact of eddies on phytoplankton may implicate downstream effects on SO biogeochemical properties.