Articles | Volume 19, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-4865-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-4865-2022
Research article
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19 Oct 2022
Research article |  | 19 Oct 2022

Physiological flexibility of phytoplankton impacts modelled chlorophyll and primary production across the North Pacific Ocean

Yoshikazu Sasai, Sherwood Lan Smith, Eko Siswanto, Hideharu Sasaki, and Masami Nonaka

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-91', Anonymous Referee #1, 15 May 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-91', Anonymous Referee #2, 04 Jun 2022
  • RC3: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-91', Anonymous Referee #3, 08 Jun 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (22 Jul 2022) by Koji Suzuki
AR by Yoshikazu Sasai on behalf of the Authors (01 Aug 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (01 Aug 2022) by Koji Suzuki
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (16 Aug 2022)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (22 Aug 2022)
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (22 Aug 2022)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (25 Aug 2022) by Koji Suzuki
AR by Yoshikazu Sasai on behalf of the Authors (01 Sep 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (01 Sep 2022) by Koji Suzuki
AR by Yoshikazu Sasai on behalf of the Authors (05 Sep 2022)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
We have investigated the adaptive response of phytoplankton growth to changing light, nutrients, and temperature over the North Pacific using two physical-biological models. We compare modeled chlorophyll and primary production from an inflexible control model (InFlexPFT), which assumes fixed carbon (C):nitrogen (N):chlorophyll (Chl) ratios, to a recently developed flexible phytoplankton functional type model (FlexPFT), which incorporates photoacclimation and variable C:N:Chl ratios.
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