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Comparison Of Surface Chlorophyll, Primary Production, And Satellite Imagery In Hydrographically Different Sounds Off Southern New England, Lindsey Fields, Jeffrey Mercer, Kimberly Hyde, Mark Brush, Et Al
Comparison Of Surface Chlorophyll, Primary Production, And Satellite Imagery In Hydrographically Different Sounds Off Southern New England, Lindsey Fields, Jeffrey Mercer, Kimberly Hyde, Mark Brush, Et Al
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Block Island Sound (BIS) and Rhode Island Sound (RIS) are adjacent inner continental shelf ecosystems with contrasting hydrographic regimes. BIS exhibits more energetic tidal mixing, and water column stratification remains weak but persists year-round due to nearby estuarine exchange flow; RIS is less influenced by estuaries, and more seasonal with strong stratification in summer. We compared annual cycles of phytoplankton biomass and primary production in BIS and RIS using measurements (surface chlorophyll, 14C primary production), primary production models (Webb/Platt and BZE models), and satellite ocean color products. During 22 mo of sampling, measured surface chlorophyll was not significantly different …