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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2371-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2371-2017
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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, Wensheng Jiang, Linhui Wang, Huiwang Gao, Emmanuel Boss, Xiaohong Yao, Shuh-Ji Kao, and Jie Shi

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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.
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