Biogeochemistry in the BGC-Argo era: from process studies to ecosystem forecasts (BG/OS inter-journal SI)(BG/OS inter-journal SI)
Biogeochemistry in the BGC-Argo era: from process studies to ecosystem forecasts (BG/OS inter-journal SI)(BG/OS inter-journal SI)
Editor(s): Paolo Lazzari, Katja Fennel, Giorgio Dall'Olmo, Alexandre Mignot, and Stefano Ciavatta Special issue jointly organized between Biogeosciences and Ocean Science
Fostering the establishment of a global ocean observing system, Walter Munk defined the 20th century as the “century of undersampling”, and this is especially true for marine biogeochemical observations. Biogeochemical Argo is bringing us into a new era that is characterized by an unprecedented availability of high-resolution biogeochemical profiles, delivered throughout the year and globally distributed. Thanks to these observations, the dynamics of ocean carbon, oxygen, nutrients, primary producers, pH, and bio-optical properties can be examined in all three spatial dimensions. The increased availability of these observations allows us to unravel biogeochemical processes and to develop and validate hypotheses across a range of spatial and temporal scales. These new observations will also substantially improve the quality of biogeochemical models by allowing vigorous validation, improved parameterizations, and formal data assimilation.

In this special issue, we welcome contributions leveraging the high data availability provided by BGC-Argo floats combined with theoretical or numerical models, data assimilation, machine learning, multi-platform sensors, or other novel interpretative methodologies that expand the surface view of ocean ecosystem dynamics into the vertical dimension.

The purpose of the special issue is to collect the high-quality contributions presented at the oral and poster sessions entitled “Biogeochemistry in the BGC-Argo Era: From Process Studies to Ecosystem Forecasts” held at Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020 in San Diego. Moreover, the special issue is open to other relevant contributions.

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12 Apr 2023
Using machine learning and Biogeochemical-Argo (BGC-Argo) floats to assess biogeochemical models and optimize observing system design
Alexandre Mignot, Hervé Claustre, Gianpiero Cossarini, Fabrizio D'Ortenzio, Elodie Gutknecht, Julien Lamouroux, Paolo Lazzari, Coralie Perruche, Stefano Salon, Raphaëlle Sauzède, Vincent Taillandier, and Anna Teruzzi
Biogeosciences, 20, 1405–1422, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-1405-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-1405-2023, 2023
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30 Nov 2021
Deep chlorophyll maximum and nutricline in the Mediterranean Sea: emerging properties from a multi-platform assimilated biogeochemical model experiment
Anna Teruzzi, Giorgio Bolzon, Laura Feudale, and Gianpiero Cossarini
Biogeosciences, 18, 6147–6166, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-6147-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-6147-2021, 2021
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18 Oct 2021
Grazing behavior and winter phytoplankton accumulation
Mara Freilich, Alexandre Mignot, Glenn Flierl, and Raffaele Ferrari
Biogeosciences, 18, 5595–5607, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-5595-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-5595-2021, 2021
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26 Aug 2021
Can assimilation of satellite observations improve subsurface biological properties in a numerical model? A case study for the Gulf of Mexico
Bin Wang, Katja Fennel, and Liuqian Yu
Ocean Sci., 17, 1141–1156, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-1141-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-1141-2021, 2021
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25 May 2021
Assessment of the spectral downward irradiance at the surface of the Mediterranean Sea using the radiative Ocean-Atmosphere Spectral Irradiance Model (OASIM)
Paolo Lazzari, Stefano Salon, Elena Terzić, Watson W. Gregg, Fabrizio D'Ortenzio, Vincenzo Vellucci, Emanuele Organelli, and David Antoine
Ocean Sci., 17, 675–697, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-675-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-675-2021, 2021
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20 May 2021
Carbon export and fate beneath a dynamic upwelled filament off the California coast
Hannah L. Bourne, James K. B. Bishop, Elizabeth J. Connors, and Todd J. Wood
Biogeosciences, 18, 3053–3086, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-3053-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-3053-2021, 2021
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05 Feb 2021
A limited effect of sub-tropical typhoons on phytoplankton dynamics
Fei Chai, Yuntao Wang, Xiaogang Xing, Yunwei Yan, Huijie Xue, Mark Wells, and Emmanuel Boss
Biogeosciences, 18, 849–859, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-849-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-849-2021, 2021
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21 Jan 2021
Assimilating synthetic Biogeochemical-Argo and ocean colour observations into a global ocean model to inform observing system design
David Ford
Biogeosciences, 18, 509–534, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-509-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-509-2021, 2021
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04 Jan 2021
Southern Ocean Biogeochemical Argo detect under-ice phytoplankton growth before sea ice retreat
Mark Hague and Marcello Vichi
Biogeosciences, 18, 25–38, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-25-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-25-2021, 2021
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14 Aug 2020
Can ocean community production and respiration be determined by measuring high-frequency oxygen profiles from autonomous floats?
Christopher Gordon, Katja Fennel, Clark Richards, Lynn K. Shay, and Jodi K. Brewster
Biogeosciences, 17, 4119–4134, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-4119-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-4119-2020, 2020
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11 Aug 2020
Assessing the value of biogeochemical Argo profiles versus ocean color observations for biogeochemical model optimization in the Gulf of Mexico
Bin Wang, Katja Fennel, Liuqian Yu, and Christopher Gordon
Biogeosciences, 17, 4059–4074, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-4059-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-4059-2020, 2020
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