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Seasonal and interannual variability of the pelagic ecosystem and of the organic carbon budget in the Rhodes Gyre (eastern Mediterranean): influence of winter mixing
Laboratoire d'Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales (LEGOS), Université de Toulouse, CNES/CNRS/IRD/UT3, 14 avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France
National Center for Marine Sciences, National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS-L), Jounieh, Lebanon
Caroline Ulses
Laboratoire d'Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales (LEGOS), Université de Toulouse, CNES/CNRS/IRD/UT3, 14 avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France
Claude Estournel
Laboratoire d'Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales (LEGOS), Université de Toulouse, CNES/CNRS/IRD/UT3, 14 avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France
Milad Fakhri
National Center for Marine Sciences, National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS-L), Jounieh, Lebanon
Patrick Marsaleix
Laboratoire d'Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales (LEGOS), Université de Toulouse, CNES/CNRS/IRD/UT3, 14 avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France
Mireille Pujo-Pay
Laboratoire d'Océanographie Microbienne (LOMIC), CNRS, UMR 7621, Sorbonne Université, 1 Avenue Pierre Fabre, 66651 Banyuls-sur-mer, France
Marine Fourrier
Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, 181 Chemin du
Lazaret, 06230 Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
Laurent Coppola
Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, 181 Chemin du
Lazaret, 06230 Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
OSU STAMAR, UAR2017, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris CEDEX 05, France
Alexandre Mignot
Mercator Océan International, 8 Rue Hermès, 31520 Ramonville-Saint-Agne, Toulouse, France
Laurent Mortier
Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat: Expérimentations et Approches Numériques (LOCEAN), UPMC Univ Paris 06 CNRS-IRD-MNHN, Sorbonne Université, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
Pascal Conan
Laboratoire d'Océanographie Microbienne (LOMIC), CNRS, UMR 7621, Sorbonne Université, 1 Avenue Pierre Fabre, 66651 Banyuls-sur-mer, France
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The Rhodes Gyre, eastern Mediterranean Sea, is the main Levantine Intermediate Water formation site. In this study, we use a 3D physical–biogeochemical model to investigate the seasonal and interannual variability of organic carbon dynamics in the gyre. Our results show its autotrophic nature and its high interannual variability, with enhanced primary production, downward exports, and onward exports to the surrounding regions during years marked by intense heat losses and deep mixed layers.
The Rhodes Gyre, eastern Mediterranean Sea, is the main Levantine Intermediate Water formation...
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