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Research article
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10 May 2017
Research article |
| 10 May 2017
Analytical solution of the nitracline with the evolution of subsurface chlorophyll maximum in stratified water columns
Xiang Gong
School of Mathematics and Physics, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266061, PR China
Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology (Ministry of Education of China), Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, PR China
Wensheng Jiang
Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology (Ministry of Education of China), Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, PR China
Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography (Ministry of Education of China), Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, PR China
Linhui Wang
Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology (Ministry of Education of China), Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, PR China
Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology (Ministry of Education of China), Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, PR China
Qingdao Collaborative Center of Marine Science and Technology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, PR China
Emmanuel Boss
School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, Orono 04469-5706, USA
Xiaohong Yao
Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology (Ministry of Education of China), Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, PR China
Qingdao Collaborative Center of Marine Science and Technology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, PR China
Shuh-Ji Kao
State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, PR China
Jie Shi
Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology (Ministry of Education of China), Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, PR China
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Short summary
The subsurface chlorophyll maximum layer (SCML) forms near the nitracline. By incorporating a piecewise function for the approximate Gaussian vertical profile of chlorophyll, we derive analytical solutions of a specified nutrient–phytoplankton model. Nitracline depth is deeper than SCML depth, and a thinner SCML corresponds to a steeper nitracline. A higher light attenuation coefficient leads to a shallower but steeper nitracline. Nitracline steepness is independent of surface light intensity.
The subsurface chlorophyll maximum layer (SCML) forms near the nitracline. By incorporating a...
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