High-resolution observations reveal rich spatio-temporal variations in marine biogeochemistry and ecosystems at the ocean mesoscale and submesoscale (defined here as â(sub)mesoscaleâ and spanning 1-100km and a few days to weeks). In addition, recent observations and modeling efforts have shown that (sub)mesoscale ocean physics plays a crucial role in structuring (sub)mesoscale biogeochemical and ecosystem variability, from nutrients and plankton to apex predators. This session aims to advance our understanding of (sub)mesoscale ocean biogeochemistry and ecosystems. We invite all contributions that investigate the fundamental properties, mechanisms and/or broader implications of (sub)mesoscale spatial/temporal variability of marine biogeochemsitry and ecosystems. Contributions highlighting novel approaches and technologies or new synergistic combinations of existing approaches and technologies are particularly encouraged.
Primary Chair: Peter Gaube, Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington, Seattle, United States
Co-chairs: Daniel B Whitt, NASA, Mountain View, CA, United States, Jessica Y Luo, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Climate and Global Dynamics, Boulder, CO, United States and Alice Della Penna, Institute of Marine Sciences and School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Primary Liaison: Peter Gaube, Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington, Air-Sea Interaction and Remote Sensing, Seattle, WA, United States
Moderators: Peter Gaube, Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington, Air-Sea Interaction and Remote Sensing, Seattle, WA, United States and Daniel B Whitt, NASA, Mountain View, CA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison: Alice Della Penna, Institute of Marine Sciences and School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
A Double-Thermostad Warm-Core Ring of the Gulf Stream (650695)
Igor M Belkin1, Annie Foppert2, H. Thomas Rossby1, Sandra Fontana3 and Christopher R Kincaid1, (1)University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, United States, (2)Centre for Southern Hemisphere Oceans Research, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, Australia, Hobart, TAS, Australia, (3)University of Rhode Island, United States
Biogeochemical float observations in the Kuroshio recirculation gyre during the spring transition (645446)
Ryuichiro Inoue, JAMSTEC Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Kanagawa, Japan, Chiho Sukigara, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan, Takeyoshi Nagai, Tokyo Univ.Mar.Science&Tech., Tokyo, Japan, Andrea J Fassbender, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle, United States, Yuichiro Takeshita, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States, Stuart Bishop, North Carolina State University, Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, Raleigh, NC, United States and Eitarou Oka, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Diurnal Variations of Surface Chlorophyll-a Concentration from in-situ and Satellite Measurements and its Relation to Physical Forcing (656969)
Ji Eun Park1, Kyung-Ae PARK2,3 and SungHyun Nam2,4, (1)Seoul National University, Science Education, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), (2)Seoul National University, Research Institute of Oceanography, Seoul, South Korea, (3)Seoul National University, Earth Science Education, Seoul, South Korea, (4)Seoul National University, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul, South Korea
Dynamics of bioluminescence potential and physical, bio-optical properties on the shelf and shelf-slope of the Delaware Bay. (643702)
Igor Shulman1, Bradley Penta2, Stephanie C Anderson2, Mark A Moline3, Matthew J Oliver4, Jonathan Cohen5, Katherine Gallagher4, Clark David Rowley6 and Ana E Rice2, (1)US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, United States, (2)US Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (3)University of Delaware, Lewes, DE, United States, (4)University of Delaware, Newark, DE, United States, (5)University of Delaware, School of Marine Science and Policy, Lewes, United States, (6)US Naval Research Laboratory, Ocean Sciences Division, Washington, DC, United States
Eddy Stirring and Diapycnal Transfer of Nutrients to the Euphotic Zone and Upper Thermocline of the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre (651453)
Alexander Forryan, University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom, Carl Spingys, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, Ric Williams, Liverpool University, School of Environmental Sciences, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Robyn E Tuerena, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Alberto Naveira Garabato, University of Southampton, Ocean and Earth Science, Southampton, SO14, United Kingdom, Clément Vic, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Plouzané, France and Jonathan Sharples, University of Liverpool, School of Environmental Sciences, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Evaluation of Sub-Mesoscale Nutricline Variability on Pre-Conditioning the Extent of the Spring Bloom at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-Series (654300)
Emily Davey, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, St George's, Bermuda, Rodney J Johnson, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, BATS, St.George's, Bermuda, Nicholas Robert Bates, Arizona State University, School of Ocean Futures, Tempe, United States, Paul Lethaby, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, St. George's, Bermuda and Claire Medley, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, BATS, St George's, Bermuda
Impacts of Internal Waves on Phytoplankton Communities in Two Contrasting Habitats of the Northern South China Sea (641265)
Lingqi Ma1, Wupeng Xiao1, Edward A. Laws2, Kuo-Ping Chiang3, Xin Liu1 and Bangqin Huang1, (1)Xiamen University, State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen, China, (2)Louisiana State University, School of the Coast & Environment, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, (3)National Taiwan Ocean University, Institute of Marine Environment and Ecology, Keelung, Taiwan
Investigation of Eddy - Storm Induced Near Inertial Wave Motions in the Northern Sargasso Sea (651473)
James Hilditch, Stanford University, Earth System Science, Stanford, United States, Maureen H Conte, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, St.George's, GE, Bermuda; Marine Biological Laboratory, The Ecosystems Center, Woods Hole, MA, United States, Rodney J Johnson, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS), St.George's, Bermuda, Fernando Pacheco, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, St.George's, Bermuda and Dr. Rut Pedrosa Pamies, Marine Biological Laboratory, The Ecosystems Center, Woods Hole, United States
Physical Modulation to the Biological Productivity in the Summer Vietnam Upwelling System, Western South China Sea (642194)
Wenfang Lu, Fuzhou University & Xiamen University, Sirc, Fuzhou, China, Lie-Yauw Oey, NCU National Central University of Taiwan, Jhongli, Taiwan, Enhui Liao, Princeton University, Department of Geosciences, Princeton, NJ, United States, Wei Zhuang, Xiamen University, State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen, China, Xiao-Hai Yan, Univ Delaware, Newark, DE, United States and Yuwu Jiang, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
Physical-Biological Interactions Resultant from the Confluence of Water Masses on the New Jersey-Delaware Continental Shelf, Spring 2018 (654730)
Bradley Penta1, Ana E Rice2, Igor Shulman3, Alexis C Hagemeyer4,5, Adam T Greer6,7, John C Lehrter4, Malcolm McFarland8, Aditya R Nayak9, Nicole Stockley8, Benjamin Michael Binder10 and Kevin M Boswell10, (1)US Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (2)U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (3)US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, United States, (4)Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, AL, United States, (5)US Naval Research Laboratory, AL, United States, (6)University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Marine Science, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (7)Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Marine Sciences, Savannah, GA, United States, (8)Florida Atlantic University, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Fort Pierce, FL, United States, (9)Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Ft. Pierce, FL, United States, (10)Florida International University, Biological Sciences, North Miami, FL, United States
Reduced Order Biogeochemical Flux Model For Use In High-Resolution Multi-Scale Biophysical Simulations (652476)
Katherine Smith, University of Cambridge, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Peter Hamlington, Univ of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States, Skyler Kern, University of Alaska Anchorage, Mechanical Engineering, Anchorage, United States, Nadia Pinardi, University of Bologna, Physics and Astronomy, Bologna, Italy, Marco Zavatarelli, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Kyle Niemeyer, Oregon State University, Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering, Corvallis, OR, United States and Emily Klee, Oregon State University, Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering, Corvallis, United States
