PI53A:
(Sub)mesoscale Physical/Biogeochemical Interactions II

Session ID#: 92468

Session Description:
High-resolution observations reveal rich spatio-temporal variations in marine biogeochemistry and ecosystems at the ocean mesoscale and submesoscale (defined here as (sub)mesoscale 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.
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • ME - Marine Ecology and Biodiversity
  • OB - Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry
  • PS - Physical Oceanography: Mesoscale and Smaller
Index Terms:

4273 Physical and biogeochemical interactions [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
4520 Eddies and mesoscale processes [OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL]
4528 Fronts and jets [OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL]
4815 Ecosystems, structure, dynamics, and modeling [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL]
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:  Daniel B Whitt, NASA, Mountain View, CA, United States and Alice Della Penna, Institute of Marine Sciences and School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Peter Gaube, Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington, Air-Sea Interaction and Remote Sensing, Seattle, WA, United States

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

PI53A-01
The influence of mesoscale eddies on pelagic predators (641480)
Camrin Braun, University of Washington Seattle Campus, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Seattle, WA, United States; Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington, Air-Sea Interaction and Remote Sensing Department, Seattle, WA, United States, Simon Thorrold, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States and Peter Gaube, Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington, Air-Sea Interaction and Remote Sensing, Seattle, WA, United States
PI53A-02
Temporal modulation of biogeochemical cycles and phytoplankton biomass by submesoscale circulation in the California Current System (644481)
Faycal Kessouri1, Daniele Bianchi2, James C McWilliams3, Lionel Renault3, Karen McLaughlin4, Pierre Damien3, Curtis A. Deutsch5, Hartmut Frenzel6, Minna Ho4 and Martha Sutula4, (1)Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, Costa Mesa, United States, (2)University of California Los Angeles, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (3)University of California Los Angeles, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Los Angeles, United States, (4)Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, Costa Mesa, CA, United States, (5)University of Washington Seattle Campus, School of Oceanography, Seattle, United States, (6)University of Washington Seattle Campus, School of Oceanography, Seattle, WA, United States
PI53A-03
The effects of episodic wind-event mixing on vertical chlorophyll structure in the southern California Current Ecosystem (647788)
Brendan D Turley, University of South Carolina Columbia, School of the Earth, Ocean, and Environment, Columbia, SC, United States and Ryan R Rykaczewski, NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Honolulu, United States
PI53A-04
Cross-Scale Physical Interactions Control Coastal Phytoplankton Productivity at the Deep-Chlorophyll Maximum (636958)
Tamara Lillian Schlosser, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Marine Physical Laboratory, La Jolla, CA, United States, Drew J. Lucas, University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, United States, Nicole L Jones, University of Western Australia, Oceans Graduate School and Oceans Institute, Crawley, WA, Australia, Jonathan D Nash, Oregon State University, Corvallis, United States and Gregory N Ivey, University Western Australia, Oceans Graduate School and Oceans Institute, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
PI53A-05
Diatom Community Composition Shifts Driven by Coherent Cyclonic Mesoscale Eddies in the California Current System (652040)
Zuzanna M Abdala1, Sveinn V Einarsson1, Kimberly Powell2, Claire P. Till3, Tyler Coale4, Sophie Clayton5 and Phoebe Dreux Chappell6, (1)Old Dominion University, Ocean, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, Norfolk, VA, United States, (2)Old Dominion University, Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Norfolk, VA, United States, (3)Humboldt State University, Chemistry, Arcata, CA, United States, (4)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, (5)National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom, (6)Old Dominion University, Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Norfolk, United States
PI53A-06
Eddies and Filaments Mediate the Transport and Biogeochemical Evolution of Coastal Upwelled Waters in the California Current System (639645)
Sophie Clayton, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom, Fedor I Kuzminov, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States, Claire P. Till, Humboldt State University, Chemistry, Arcata, CA, United States, Tyler Coale, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, Maxim Y Gorbunov, Rutgers University, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ, United States and Kenneth W Bruland, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
PI53A-07
Lagrangian flow properties along filament-like structures and its impact on the distribution and composition of phytoplankton (650626)
Ismael Hernandez-Carrasco, CSIC-IMEDEA, Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies, Oceanography and Global Change, Esporles, Spain, Alejandro Orfila, Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA, UIB-CSIC), Esporles, Spain, Vincent Rossi, CNRS-MIO, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, Marseille, France, Eva Alou-Font, Balearic Islands Coastal Observing System, SOCIB, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Verónica Morales-Márquez, IMEDEA (Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies), TMOOS, Palma De Mallorca, Spain and Veronique Garcon, CNRS-LEGOS, Toulouse, France
PI53A-08
Nutrient Supply Caused by Submesoscale and Microscale Mixing Processes in the Upstream Kuroshio (649604)
Takeyoshi Nagai1, Daisuke Hasegawa2, Eisuke Tsutsumi3, Hirohiko Nakamura4, Tomoharu Senjyu5, Takahiro Endoh6, Takeshi Matsuno7, Ryuichiro Inoue8, Amit Tandon9, Naoki Yoshie10, Kazuki Ohgi11, Ayako Nishina4, Toru Kobari4, Gloria Silvana Duran Gomez12 and Diego Andre Otero13, (1)Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan, (2)Tohoku National Fisheries Research Institute, Shiogama, Japan, (3)Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan, (4)Fac. Fisheries, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan, (5)Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, (6)RIAM, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, (7)Kyushu Univ, Fukuoka, Japan, (8)JAMSTEC Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Kanagawa, Japan, (9)University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Mechanical Engineering, Dartmouth, United States, (10)CMES, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan, (11)Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University, Kashiwa, Japan, (12)La Molina National Agrarian University, Lima, Peru, (13)National Agrarian University La Molina, Lima, Peru
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