Discerning dominant temporal patterns of bio-optical properties in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea (BOUSSOLE site)

© 2019 A wavelet analysis has been applied, for the first time, to 3-year high-frequency field observations of bio-optical properties (i.e. chlorophyll-fluorescence, beam attenuation and backscattering coefficients) in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea (BOUSSOLE site), in order to identify their do...

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Main Authors: Bellacicco, M., Vellucci, V., D'Ortenzio, F., Antoine, David
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Language:English
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79150
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author Bellacicco, M.
Vellucci, V.
D'Ortenzio, F.
Antoine, David
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Vellucci, V.
D'Ortenzio, F.
Antoine, David
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description © 2019 A wavelet analysis has been applied, for the first time, to 3-year high-frequency field observations of bio-optical properties (i.e. chlorophyll-fluorescence, beam attenuation and backscattering coefficients) in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea (BOUSSOLE site), in order to identify their dominant temporal patterns and evolution. A cross-wavelet and coherence analysis has also been applied to paired bio-optical coefficients time-series at the BOUSSOLE site, which allows identifying the temporal relationship between the cycles of the bio-optical properties. Annual, six- and four-month, intra-seasonal (i.e., mid- and short-terms) cycles are identified from the time-series analysis. The periodicities of chlorophyll-fluorescence, beam attenuation and particulate backscattering coefficients correlate well at different temporal scales and specific seasons. At annual, six- and four-month scales, different bio-optical properties follow rather similar patterns, likely driven by physical forcing. Intra-seasonal variability consists in both mid- and short-term variations. The former dominates during the winter and are related to episodic bloom events, while the latter variations (i.e., diel) prevail during summer, in a stratified water column.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-791502020-07-23T06:09:52Z Discerning dominant temporal patterns of bio-optical properties in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea (BOUSSOLE site) Bellacicco, M. Vellucci, V. D'Ortenzio, F. Antoine, David Science & Technology Physical Sciences Oceanography Phenology Bio-optical properties Time-series analysis Wavelet analysis INHERENT OPTICAL-PROPERTIES OCEAN COLOR DATA BEAM ATTENUATION BACKSCATTERING COEFFICIENTS PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS DIEL VARIATIONS INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY PARTICLE BACKSCATTERING WAVE-PROPAGATION LIGHT-SCATTERING © 2019 A wavelet analysis has been applied, for the first time, to 3-year high-frequency field observations of bio-optical properties (i.e. chlorophyll-fluorescence, beam attenuation and backscattering coefficients) in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea (BOUSSOLE site), in order to identify their dominant temporal patterns and evolution. A cross-wavelet and coherence analysis has also been applied to paired bio-optical coefficients time-series at the BOUSSOLE site, which allows identifying the temporal relationship between the cycles of the bio-optical properties. Annual, six- and four-month, intra-seasonal (i.e., mid- and short-terms) cycles are identified from the time-series analysis. The periodicities of chlorophyll-fluorescence, beam attenuation and particulate backscattering coefficients correlate well at different temporal scales and specific seasons. At annual, six- and four-month scales, different bio-optical properties follow rather similar patterns, likely driven by physical forcing. Intra-seasonal variability consists in both mid- and short-term variations. The former dominates during the winter and are related to episodic bloom events, while the latter variations (i.e., diel) prevail during summer, in a stratified water column. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79150 10.1016/j.dsr.2019.04.006 English PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD restricted
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Oceanography
Phenology
Bio-optical properties
Time-series analysis
Wavelet analysis
INHERENT OPTICAL-PROPERTIES
OCEAN COLOR DATA
BEAM ATTENUATION
BACKSCATTERING COEFFICIENTS
PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS
DIEL VARIATIONS
INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY
PARTICLE BACKSCATTERING
WAVE-PROPAGATION
LIGHT-SCATTERING
Bellacicco, M.
Vellucci, V.
D'Ortenzio, F.
Antoine, David
Discerning dominant temporal patterns of bio-optical properties in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea (BOUSSOLE site)
title Discerning dominant temporal patterns of bio-optical properties in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea (BOUSSOLE site)
title_full Discerning dominant temporal patterns of bio-optical properties in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea (BOUSSOLE site)
title_fullStr Discerning dominant temporal patterns of bio-optical properties in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea (BOUSSOLE site)
title_full_unstemmed Discerning dominant temporal patterns of bio-optical properties in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea (BOUSSOLE site)
title_short Discerning dominant temporal patterns of bio-optical properties in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea (BOUSSOLE site)
title_sort discerning dominant temporal patterns of bio-optical properties in the northwestern mediterranean sea (boussole site)
topic Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Oceanography
Phenology
Bio-optical properties
Time-series analysis
Wavelet analysis
INHERENT OPTICAL-PROPERTIES
OCEAN COLOR DATA
BEAM ATTENUATION
BACKSCATTERING COEFFICIENTS
PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS
DIEL VARIATIONS
INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY
PARTICLE BACKSCATTERING
WAVE-PROPAGATION
LIGHT-SCATTERING
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79150