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Distinct phytoplankton responses to dust in the Chinese marginal seas: role of synoptic circulation and air–sea heat exchange
Jiehua Hu
School of Marine Biology, Xiamen Ocean Vocational College, Applied Technology Engineering Center of Fujian Provincial Higher Education for Marine Resource Protection and Ecological Governance, Xiamen 361100, China
Rong Tian
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
Key Laboratory of Global Change and Marine Atmospheric Chemistry, Xiamen 361005, China
Jinpei Yan
Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
Key Laboratory of Global Change and Marine Atmospheric Chemistry, Xiamen 361005, China
Xiaoke Zhang
Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
Key Laboratory of Global Change and Marine Atmospheric Chemistry, Xiamen 361005, China
Shanshan Wang
Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
Key Laboratory of Global Change and Marine Atmospheric Chemistry, Xiamen 361005, China
Heng Sun
Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
Key Laboratory of Global Change and Marine Atmospheric Chemistry, Xiamen 361005, China
Hanyue Xu
Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
Key Laboratory of Global Change and Marine Atmospheric Chemistry, Xiamen 361005, China
Shiyu Shen
Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
Key Laboratory of Global Change and Marine Atmospheric Chemistry, Xiamen 361005, China
Qisheng Zeng
Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
Key Laboratory of Global Change and Marine Atmospheric Chemistry, Xiamen 361005, China
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We study the response of Chl a to spring dust variability in the Chinese marginal seas over 2003–2023, revealing contrasting regional responses driven by distinct synoptic circulation patterns. Mongolian cyclones in the north and anticyclones in the south drive opposing air–sea heat flux anomalies and MLD adjustments that regulate Chl a on daily timescales. Our study highlights synoptic-scale atmospheric forcing and air–sea heat exchange as key pathways linking dust to phytoplankton variability.
We study the response of Chl a to spring dust variability in the Chinese marginal seas over...
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