Remotely sensed biological production in the equatorial Pacific

D. Turk; M. J. McPhaden; A. J. Busalacchi; M. R. Lewis

doi:10.1126/science.1056449

Remotely sensed biological production in the equatorial Pacific

D. Turk, M. J. McPhaden, A. J. Busalacchi, M. R. Lewis

Dalhousie University

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Abstract

A combination of ship, buoy, and satellite observations in the tropical Pacific during the period from 1992 to 2000 provides a basin-scale perspective on the net effects of El Niño and La Niña on biogeochemical cycles. New biological production during the 1997-99 El Niño/La Niña period varied by more than a factor of 2. The resulting interannual changes in global carbon sequestration associated with the El Niño/La Niña cycle contributed to the largest known natural perturbation of the global carbon cycle over these time scales.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	471-474
Number of pages	4
Journal	Science
Volume	293
Issue number	5529
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1056449
State	Published - Jul 20 2001
Externally published	Yes

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