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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-1419-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-1419-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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21 Mar 2017
Research article |
| 21 Mar 2017
Observing and modelling phytoplankton community structure in the North Sea
David A. Ford
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Met Office, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
Johan van der Molen
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0HT, UK
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Department of Coastal Systems and Utrecht University, P.O. Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, Texel, the Netherlands
Kieran Hyder
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0HT, UK
John Bacon
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0HT, UK
Rosa Barciela
Met Office, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
Veronique Creach
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0HT, UK
Robert McEwan
Met Office, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
Piet Ruardij
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Department of Coastal Systems and Utrecht University, P.O. Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, Texel, the Netherlands
Rodney Forster
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0HT, UK
University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK
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This study presents a novel set of in situ observations of phytoplankton community structure for the North Sea. These observations were used to validate two physical–biogeochemical ocean model simulations, each of which used different variants of the widely used European Regional Seas Ecosystem Model (ERSEM). The results suggest the ability of the models to reproduce the observed phytoplankton community structure was dependent on the details of the biogeochemical model parameterizations used.
This study presents a novel set of in situ observations of phytoplankton community structure for...
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