Optical properties of the waters of the southern Gulf of Mexico during summer

ABSTRACT The optical properties of the water column have a significant influence on phytoplankton growth. In this work, we report selected optical property values of the waters of two regions in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Measurements of natural fluorescence and photosynthetically available radiat...

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Autores principales:	Coria-Monter,Erik, Salas de León,David Alberto, Monreal-Gómez,María Adela, Durán-Campos,Elizabeth
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar 2019
Materias:	optical properties chlorophyll-α Campeche Canyon Campeche Bank Gulf of Mexico
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-560X20190003005682019-08-09Optical properties of the waters of the southern Gulf of Mexico during summerCoria-Monter,ErikSalas de León,David AlbertoMonreal-Gómez,María AdelaDurán-Campos,Elizabeth optical properties chlorophyll-α Campeche Canyon Campeche Bank Gulf of Mexico ABSTRACT The optical properties of the water column have a significant influence on phytoplankton growth. In this work, we report selected optical property values of the waters of two regions in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Measurements of natural fluorescence and photosynthetically available radiation (PAR) were made during a multidisciplinary research cruise, enabling the subsequent calculation of the light extinction coefficient (k), compensation depth (Zc), critical depth (Zcr), and compensation light intensity (Ec). The results revealed an interesting contrast between the two areas but also indicated the presence of optimal conditions for phytoplankton community growth and net primary production. These data, as reported here, could set the stage for the development of bio-optical models of light penetration, ocean color and primary productivity in the region, as well as for future analyses of organic carbon energy flow. However, many more studies are required to establish the possible seasonal variations in these parameters, which could be linked to the wide variability of the region.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del MarLatin american journal of aquatic research v.47 n.3 20192019-07-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2019000300568en10.3856/vol47-issue3-fulltext-18
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spellingShingle	optical properties chlorophyll-α Campeche Canyon Campeche Bank Gulf of Mexico Coria-Monter,Erik Salas de León,David Alberto Monreal-Gómez,María Adela Durán-Campos,Elizabeth Optical properties of the waters of the southern Gulf of Mexico during summer
description	ABSTRACT The optical properties of the water column have a significant influence on phytoplankton growth. In this work, we report selected optical property values of the waters of two regions in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Measurements of natural fluorescence and photosynthetically available radiation (PAR) were made during a multidisciplinary research cruise, enabling the subsequent calculation of the light extinction coefficient (k), compensation depth (Zc), critical depth (Zcr), and compensation light intensity (Ec). The results revealed an interesting contrast between the two areas but also indicated the presence of optimal conditions for phytoplankton community growth and net primary production. These data, as reported here, could set the stage for the development of bio-optical models of light penetration, ocean color and primary productivity in the region, as well as for future analyses of organic carbon energy flow. However, many more studies are required to establish the possible seasonal variations in these parameters, which could be linked to the wide variability of the region.
author	Coria-Monter,Erik Salas de León,David Alberto Monreal-Gómez,María Adela Durán-Campos,Elizabeth
author_facet	Coria-Monter,Erik Salas de León,David Alberto Monreal-Gómez,María Adela Durán-Campos,Elizabeth
author_sort	Coria-Monter,Erik
title	Optical properties of the waters of the southern Gulf of Mexico during summer
title_short	Optical properties of the waters of the southern Gulf of Mexico during summer
title_full	Optical properties of the waters of the southern Gulf of Mexico during summer
title_fullStr	Optical properties of the waters of the southern Gulf of Mexico during summer
title_full_unstemmed	Optical properties of the waters of the southern Gulf of Mexico during summer
title_sort	optical properties of the waters of the southern gulf of mexico during summer
publisher	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar
publishDate	2019
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Optical properties of the waters of the southern Gulf of Mexico during summer

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