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Subsurface oxygen maximum in oligotrophic marine ecosystems: mapping the interaction between physical and biogeochemical processes
Valeria Di Biagio
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – OGS,
Trieste, Italy
Stefano Salon
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – OGS,
Trieste, Italy
Laura Feudale
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – OGS,
Trieste, Italy
Gianpiero Cossarini
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – OGS,
Trieste, Italy
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The amount of dissolved oxygen in the ocean is the result of interacting physical and biological processes. Oxygen vertical profiles show a subsurface maximum in a large part of the ocean. We used a numerical model to map this subsurface maximum in the Mediterranean Sea and to link local differences in its properties to the driving processes. This emerging feature can help the marine ecosystem functioning to be better understood, also under the impacts of climate change.
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