Using observations, models, and theory to understand the large scale patterns and biogeochemical consequences of Prochlorococcus growth rates

Stephanie Dutkiewicz1, Francois Ribalet2 and E. Virginia Armbrust2, (1)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Science, Cambridge, MA, United States, (2)University of Washington, School of Oceanography, Seattle, WA, United States