A database of ocean primary productivity from the 14C method

Authors

J. F. Marra
R. T. Barber
(...)
Walker O. Smith Jr., Virgina Institute of Marine ScienceFollow
L. Zoffli

Document Type

Article

Department/Program

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Publication Date

11-2020

Journal

Limnology and Oceanography Letters

Abstract

The database on ocean primary productivity comprises over two decades (1985–2008) of data that the authors have participated in collecting, using the assimilation of inorganic ¹⁴C through photosynthesis, in incubations carried out in situ. The dataset is perhaps unique in that it uses, overwhelmingly, consistent methodology while covering a wide geographic range. Ancillary data are included. Using the database, it is hoped that investigators can test for the relationships among the environmental drivers for ocean productivity, the meaning of the ¹⁴C method in terms of phytoplankton physiology and the dynamics in the water column, and as a resource for further development of productivity algorithms using satellite ocean color imagery.

DOI

doi: 10.1002/lol2.10175

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Recommended Citation

Marra, J. F.; Barber, R. T.; (...); Smith, Walker O. Jr.; and Zoffli, L., A database of ocean primary productivity from the 14C method (2020). Limnology and Oceanography Letters.

doi: 10.1002/lol2.10175