Bio-optical characterization of subsurface chlorophyll maxima in the Mediterranean Sea from a Biogeochemical-Argo float database

Barbieux, Marie; Uitz, Julia; Gentili, Bernard; Pasqueron de Fommervault, Orens; Mignot, Alexandre; Poteau, Antoine; Schmechtig, Catherine; Taillandier, Vincent; Leymarie, Edouard; Penkerc'h, Christophe; D'Ortenzio, Fabrizio; Claustre, Hervé; Bricaud, Annick

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1321-2019

Articles | Volume 16, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1321-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1321-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 6

Research article

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01 Apr 2019

Research article |

| 01 Apr 2019

Bio-optical characterization of subsurface chlorophyll maxima in the Mediterranean Sea from a Biogeochemical-Argo float database

Marie Barbieux, Julia Uitz, Bernard Gentili, Orens Pasqueron de Fommervault, Alexandre Mignot, Antoine Poteau, Catherine Schmechtig, Vincent Taillandier, Edouard Leymarie, Christophe Penkerc'h, Fabrizio D'Ortenzio, Hervé Claustre, and Annick Bricaud

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RC1: 'Review of: “Bio-optical characterization of subsurface chlorophyll maxima in the Mediterranean Sea from a Biogeochemical-Argo float database”', Anonymous Referee #1, 02 Nov 2018
- AC1: 'Responses to Reviewer #1', Marie Barbieux, 22 Jan 2019
- AC3: 'Responses to Reviewer #1', Marie Barbieux, 22 Jan 2019
RC2: 'Review of Manuscript titled “Bio-optical characterization of subsurface chlorophyll maxima in the Mediterranean Sea from a Biogeochemical-Argo float Database” by Barbieux et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 06 Nov 2018
- AC2: 'Responses to Reviewer #2', Marie Barbieux, 22 Jan 2019
AC4: 'Responses to Reviewer #1', Marie Barbieux, 22 Jan 2019

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (04 Feb 2019) by Koji Suzuki

AR by Marie Barbieux on behalf of the Authors (11 Feb 2019) Author's response

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (06 Mar 2019) by Koji Suzuki

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As commonly observed in oligotrophic stratified waters, a subsurface (or deep) chlorophyll maximum (SCM) frequently characterizes the vertical distribution of phytoplankton chlorophyll in the Mediterranean Sea. SCMs often result from photoacclimation of the phytoplankton organisms. However they can also result from an actual increase in phytoplankton carbon biomass. Our results also suggest that a variety of intermediate types of SCMs are encountered between these two endmember situations.