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Main Title Can Asian Dust Trigger Phytoplankton Blooms in the Oligotrophic Northern South China Sea.
Author Wang, S. H. ; Hsu, N. Y. C. ; Tsay, S. C. ; Lin, N. H. ; Sayer, A. M. ; Huang, S. J. ; Lau, W. K. M.
CORP Author National Central Univ.; Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD.; National Science Council; Environmental Protection Administration
Year Published 2012
Report Number GSFC-E-DAA-TN9217
Stock Number N14-0011866
Additional Subjects Satellite observation ; Phytoplankton ; Dust ; Sea-viewing wide field-of-view sensor ; Iron ; Biogeochemistry ; Deposition ; China ; Seas ; Biological effects ; Aerosols ; Chlorophylls
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Abstract Satellite data estimate a high dust deposition flux (approximately 18 g m(exp-2 a(exp-1) into the northern South China Sea (SCS). However, observational evidence concerning any biological response to dust fertilization is sparse. In this study, we combined long-term aerosol and chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) measurements from satellite sensors (MODIS and SeaWiFS) with a 16-year record of dust events from surface PM10 observations to investigate dust transport, flux, and the changes in Chl-a concentration over the northern SCS. Our result revealed that readily identifiable strong dust events over this region, although relatively rare (6 cases since 1994) and accounting for only a small proportion of the total dust deposition (approximately 0.28 g m(exp-2 a(exp-1), do occur and could significantly enhance phytoplankton blooms. Following such events, the Chl-a concentration increased up to 4-fold, and generally doubled the springtime background value (0.15 mg m(exp-3). We suggest these heavy dust events contain readily bioavailable iron and enhance the phytoplankton growth in the oligotrophic northern SCS.
Supplementary Notes Text in English. Publicly available Unlimited Distribution as joint owner in the copyright. Partially funded by Grants NSC-98-2745-M-008-001, NSC-98-2811-M-008-073, NSC-99-2811-M-008-081, NSC-99-2111-M-008-011, NSC-98-2611-M-019-016-MY3, CASI.
PUB Date Free Form Mar 15 2012
Category Codes 48 | Natural Resources & Earth Sciences; 97 | Energy
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