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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-821
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-821
31 Aug 2022
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Tidal Variability of Chl-a in the Indonesian Seas

Edward D. Zaron, Tonia A. Capuano, and Ariane Koch-Larrouy

Abstract. Harmonic analysis of time series from 20 years of MODIS-Aqua ocean color observations (2002–2022) is conducted to identify periodic variability of near-surface chlorophyll (Chl-a) inferred from ocean color. As they are based on satellite imagery, the Chl-a observations are characterized by significant gaps in both spatial and temporal coverage due to the masking of clouds in the images. Results yield a coherent picture of surface Chl-a associated with the time mean, annual and semiannual cycles, and spring-neap tidal variability. Spring-neap variability is heterogeneous and associated with regions of significant baroclinic tides as well as coastal regions with strong tidal currents. The observations provide another line of evidence for the significant contribution of ocean tides to mixing in the Indonesian Seas.

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17 Jan 2023
Fortnightly variability of Chl a in the Indonesian seas
Edward D. Zaron, Tonia A. Capuano, and Ariane Koch-Larrouy
Ocean Sci., 19, 43–55, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-43-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-43-2023, 2023
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Edward D. Zaron et al.

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Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-821', Anonymous Referee #1, 14 Sep 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Edward Zaron, 15 Nov 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-821', Anonymous Referee #2, 17 Sep 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Edward Zaron, 15 Nov 2022

Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-821', Anonymous Referee #1, 14 Sep 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Edward Zaron, 15 Nov 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-821', Anonymous Referee #2, 17 Sep 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Edward Zaron, 15 Nov 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Edward Zaron on behalf of the Authors (15 Nov 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (29 Nov 2022) by Jochen Wollschlaeger
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (06 Dec 2022)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (15 Dec 2022)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (16 Dec 2022) by Jochen Wollschlaeger
AR by Edward Zaron on behalf of the Authors (17 Dec 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (20 Dec 2022) by Jochen Wollschlaeger
AR by Edward Zaron on behalf of the Authors (22 Dec 2022)

Journal article(s) based on this preprint

17 Jan 2023
Fortnightly variability of Chl a in the Indonesian seas
Edward D. Zaron, Tonia A. Capuano, and Ariane Koch-Larrouy
Ocean Sci., 19, 43–55, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-43-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-43-2023, 2023
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Edward D. Zaron et al.

Edward D. Zaron et al.

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Phytoplankton in the upper ocean are food for fishes and are thus economically important to humans; furthermore, phytoplankton consume nutrients and generate oxygen by photosynthesis, just like plants on land. Vertical mixing in the ocean is responsible for transporting nutrients into the sunlit zone of the surface ocean. We used remotely-sensed data to quantify the influence of tidal mixing on phytoplankton through an analysis of ocean color, which we interpret as chlorophyll concentration.