Divergence Observation in a Mesoscale Eddy during Chla Bloom Revealed in Submesoscale Satellite Currents
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Title
- Divergence Observation in a Mesoscale Eddy during Chla Bloom Revealed in Submesoscale Satellite Currents
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Author(s)
- Hong, Tran Thi My; Park, Young Gyu; Choi, Jun Myoung
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- Park, Young Gyu(박영규)
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Alternative Author(s)
- 박영규
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Publication Year
- 2023-02
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Abstract
- Oceanic mesoscale eddies continuously regulate the horizontal and vertical transport of mass, heat, salt, carbon, and nutrients throughout the ocean system owing to their ubiquity, three-dimensionality, and long-term persistence. Although satellites have been the main platforms used to observe mesoscale eddies and chlorophyll-a (Chla) distributions, they cannot support submesoscale physical–biological interactions. Contemporary satellite observations of Eulerian velocity fields are unable to resolve submesoscale processes that govern vertical migration and mixing, which are crucial for controlling the nutrients and light for phytoplankton in the surface layer. We explored the physical–biological interaction between the anticyclonic mesoscale eddy and the Chla secondary bloom that occurred after the spring bloom in the East/Japan Sea using the Geostationary Ocean Color Imager (GOCI). The GOCI currents were generated using GOCI Chla data and were used to map streamlines, vorticity, and divergence to characterize the surface current near the eddy. In the early spring bloom period, the eddy interior showed Chla depletion as the eddy was trapped externally. We found that the second bloom period coincided with a higher divergence or upwelling period in the eddy core, and a sharp Chla peak was observed when wind-induced Ekman suction was pronounced. This study describes the first satellite observation of surface layer divergence inside an anticyclonic mesoscale eddy with internal Chla blooms, utilizing a submesoscale-permitting GOCI-based surface current.
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ISSN
- 2072-4292
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URI
- https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/43980
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DOI
- 10.3390/rs15040995
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Bibliographic Citation
- Remote Sensing, v.15, no.4, 2023
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Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
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Keywords
- anticyclonic mesoscale eddy; surface current; submesoscale observation; Chlorophyll-a; geostationary satellite; GOCI; East/Japan Sea
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Type
- Article
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Language
- English
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Document Type
- Article
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