Relationship between Interannual Variability of Phytoplankton and Tropical Cyclones in the Western North Pacific
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Title
- Relationship between Interannual Variability of Phytoplankton and Tropical Cyclones in the Western North Pacific
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Author(s)
- Park, Jong Yeon; Kug, Jong Seong; Park, Ji Soo; Jang, ChanVJoo
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- Jang, Chan Joo(장찬주)
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Alternative Author(s)
- 박종연; 국종성; 장찬주
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Publication Year
- 2012-03
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Abstract
- We investigated the interannual relationship between chlorophyll concentrations in the western North Pacific and tropical cyclones (TCs) in the western North Pacific by analyzing data collected for >12 years. Despite the short-term scale (2~3 weeks) in the contribution of tropical cyclones to phytoplankton, the current study revealed that the long-term chlorophyll variability in the western North Pacific is profoundly related to long-term variability in the frequency of TCs. It was also found that the Pacific decadal oscillation (PDO) tends to control such relationships between the 2 bio-physical systems. This result suggests a significant climatic relationship between TC activity and marine phytoplankton, and also suggests the possibility of more accurate estimations of primary production in the western North Pacific.
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ISSN
- 1598-141X
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URI
- https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/3611
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Bibliographic Citation
- Ocean and Polar Research, v.34, no.1, pp.29 - 35, 2012
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Publisher
- 한국해양과학기술원
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Keywords
- phytoplankton; chlorophyll; tropical cyclone; Western North Pacific
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Type
- Article
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Language
- English
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