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Impact of Ice Melting on Oceanographic and Hydrobiological Characteristics of Surface Waters in the Powell Basin, Weddell Sea, in January–February 2020 id статьи: 2451
Тип публикации
статья в журнале
Язык
En
Журнал
Oceanology
ISSN:00014370
ISSN:00014370
Год
2022
Выходные данные
том
62
выпуск
4
страницы
439 - 446
Абстракт
Abstract: The variability of sea ice in the Weddell Sea, along with melting of glaciers of the Antarctic Peninsula and ice shelves, determines the volumes of melt water entering the water area, which, among other things, affects the hydrophysical conditions of phytoplankton development. Based on the materials of a scientific cruise carried out in the Powell Basin in January–February 2020, the spatial distribution of melt water content and its influence on the hydrophysical structure of the surface layer, the vertical distribution of fluorescence values and, the content of chlorophyll a were investigated. Areas with the highest freshening were identified in the eastern part of the Powell Basin (shelf of the South Orkney Islands) and in the southwestern part of the basin in the area of ice removal from the Weddell Sea to the north. The least freshening was recorded in the northwestern part of the Powell Basin. It is shown that the distribution of melt water was the main factor enhancing the vertical stability of the surface layer. An increase in vertical stability led to the formation of hydrophysical environmental conditions preventing vertical mixing, which affected the development of phytoplankton communities, namely, their concentration within a limited depth range in the surface layer. In the absence of other factors limiting phytoplankton development in these, well-shown peaks of chlorophyll concentration in the 0–50 m layer were formed. These zones included the shelf area of the South Orkney Islands and northern boundary of the Powell Basin. In areas with an insignificant freshening effect, the fluorescence peaks were diffuse; the phytoplankton community developed in a wider depth range of the surface layer. © 2022, Pleiades Publishing, Inc.
Ключевые слова
Antarctica, chlorophyll, fluorescence peak, freshening, melt water, Powell Basin, stratification, vertical stability, Weddell Sea
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2023-03-11 12:27:03