We assembled a dataset of 14C-based productivity measurements to understand the critical variables required for accurate assessment of daily depth-integrated phytoplankton carbon fixation (PP(PPeu)u) from measurements of sea surface pigment concentrations (Csat)(Csat). From this dataset, we developed a light-dependent, depth-resolved model for carbon fixation (VGPM) that partitions environmental factors affecting primary production into those that influence the relative vertical distribution of primary production (Pz)z) and those that control the optimal assimilation efficiency of the productivity profile (P(PBopt). The VGPM accounted for 79% of the observed variability in Pz and 86% of the variability in PPeu by using measured values of PBopt. Our results indicate that the accuracy of productivity algorithms in estimating PPeu is dependent primarily upon the ability to accurately represent variability in Pbopt. We developed a temperature-dependent Pbopt model that was used in conjunction with monthly climatological images of Csat sea surface temperature, and cloud-corrected estimates of surface irradiance to calculate a global annual phytoplankton carbon fixation (PPannu) rate of 43.5 Pg C yr‒1. The geographical distribution of PPannu was distinctly different than results from previous models. Our results illustrate the importance of focusing Pbopt model development on temporal and spatial, rather than the vertical, variability.

'''Short description:''' Le modèle biogéochimique ECO-MARS3D sur la façade Manche Atlantique (PREVIMER_B1-ECOMARS3D-MANGA4000) est un modèle 3D de résolution spatiale 4km qui fournit les concentrations de nutriments et de plancton toutes les heures sur 30 niveaux (fenêtre de prévision à 4 jours). '''Paramètres calculés :''' Les paramètres calculés sont les suivants : * SAL : sea_water_salinity * TEMP : sea_water_temperature * suspended_inorganic_particulate_matter : mass_concentration_of_suspended_matter_in_sea_water * nanopicoplankton_nitrogen : mole_concentration_of_nanoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water * diatom_nitrogen : mole_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water * dinoflagellate_nitrogen : mole_concentration_of_dinoflagellates_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water * microzooplankton_nitrogen : mole_concentration_of_microzooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water * mesozooplankton_nitrogen : mole_concentration_of_mesozooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water * colonial_phaeocystis_nitrogen : mole_concentration_of_colonial_phaeocystis_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_water * phaeocystis_mucus : concentration_of_phaeocystis_mucus_expressed_as_mass_in_sea_water * ammonium : mole_concentration_of_ammonium_in_sea_water * nitrate : mole_concentration_of_nitrate_in_sea_water * dissolved_silicate : mole_concentration_of_silicate_in_sea_water * dissolved_phosphate : mole_concentration_of_phosphate_in_sea_water * dissolved_oxygen : dissolved_oxygen_in_water_column * cumulative_nanoflagellate_carbon_production : cumulative_nanoflagellate_production_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water * cumulative_diatom_carbon_production : cumulative_diatom_production_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water * cumulative_dinoflagellate_carbon_production : cumulative_dinoflagellate_production_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water * cumulative_phaeocystis_carbon_production : cumulative_phaeocystis_production_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water * organic_nitrogen_benth : mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_benthos Les paramètres diagnostiques calculés sont les suivants : * XE : sea_surface_height_above_geoid * maximum_de_diat : maximum_diatom_mass_concentration_in_sea_water * maximum_de_dino : maximum_dinoflagellate_mass_concentration_in_sea_water * maximum_de_nano : maximum_nanoflagellate_mass_concentration_in_sea_water * grad_vert_salinite : maximum_vertical_gradient_of_sea_water_salinity * grad_vert_temp : maximum_vertical_gradient_of_sea_water_temperature * extinction_lumineuse : light_extinction_in_sea_water * prod_diat : cumulated_production_of_diatoms_in_sea_water_column_expressed_in_carbon * prod_dino : cumulated_production_of_dinoflagellates_in_sea_water_column_expressed_in_carbon * prod_nano : cumulated_production_of_nanoflagellates_in_sea_water_column_expressed_in_carbon * chlorophylle_a : chlorophyll_mass_concentration_in_sea_water * prod_cumul_chloro : cumulated_total_production_in_sea_water_column_expressed_in_carbon * maximum_de_phaeocystis : maximum_phaeocystis_mass_concentration_in_sea_water * prod_phaeocystis : cumulated_production_of_phaeocystis_in_sea_water_column_expressed_in_carbon * oxygen_saturation : oxygen_saturation * ammoniumGIRON_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_ammonium_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_sign * ammoniumGIRON_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_ammonium_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_age * nitrateGIRON_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_nitrate_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_sign * nitrateGIRON_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_nitrate_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_age * nanopicoplankton_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_nanoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_sign * nanopicoplankton_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_nanoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_age * diatom_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_sign * diatom_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_age * dinoflagellate_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_dinoflagellates_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_sign * dinoflagellate_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_dinoflagellates_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_age * microzooplankton_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_microzooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_sign * microzooplankton_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_microzooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_age * mesozooplankton_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_mesozooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_sign * mesozooplankton_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_mesozooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_age * detrital_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_sign * detrital_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_age * colonial_phaeocystis_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_colonial_phaeocystis_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_sign * colonial_phaeocystis_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_colonial_phaeocystis_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_age * phaeocystis_cells_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_phaeocystis_cells_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_sign * phaeocystis_cells_nitrogenGIRON_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_phaeocystis_cells_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterGIRON_tracer_age * organic_nitrogen_benthGIRON_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_benthosGIRON_tracer_sign * organic_nitrogen_benthGIRON_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_benthosGIRON_tracer_age * phytoplankton_sign_N_GIRON: nitrogen_fraction_in_phytoplankton_from_source_GIRON * phytoplankton_age_N_GIRON: age_of_nitrogen_fraction_in_phytoplankton_from_source_GIRON * ammoniumLOIRE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_ammonium_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_sign * ammoniumLOIRE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_ammonium_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_age * nitrateLOIRE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_nitrate_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_sign * nitrateLOIRE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_nitrate_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_age * nanopicoplankton_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_nanoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_sign * nanopicoplankton_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_nanoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_age * diatom_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_sign * diatom_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_age * dinoflagellate_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_dinoflagellates_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_sign * dinoflagellate_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_dinoflagellates_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_age * microzooplankton_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_microzooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_sign * microzooplankton_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_microzooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_age * mesozooplankton_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_mesozooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_sign * mesozooplankton_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_mesozooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_age * detrital_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_sign * detrital_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_age * colonial_phaeocystis_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_colonial_phaeocystis_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_sign * colonial_phaeocystis_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_colonial_phaeocystis_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_age * phaeocystis_cells_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_phaeocystis_cells_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_sign * phaeocystis_cells_nitrogenLOIRE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_phaeocystis_cells_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterLOIRE_tracer_age * organic_nitrogen_benthLOIRE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_benthosLOIRE_tracer_sign * organic_nitrogen_benthLOIRE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_benthosLOIRE_tracer_age * phytoplankton_sign_N_LOIRE: nitrogen_fraction_in_phytoplankton_from_source_LOIRE * phytoplankton_age_N_LOIRE: age_of_nitrogen_fraction_in_phytoplankton_from_source_LOIRE * ammoniumSEINE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_ammonium_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_sign * ammoniumSEINE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_ammonium_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_age * nitrateSEINE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_nitrate_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_sign * nitrateSEINE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_nitrate_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_age * nanopicoplankton_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_nanoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_sign * nanopicoplankton_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_nanoplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_age * diatom_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_sign * diatom_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_age * dinoflagellate_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_dinoflagellates_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_sign * dinoflagellate_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_dinoflagellates_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_age * microzooplankton_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_microzooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_sign * microzooplankton_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_microzooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_age * mesozooplankton_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_mesozooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_sign * mesozooplankton_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_mesozooplankton_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_age * detrital_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_sign * detrital_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_age * colonial_phaeocystis_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_colonial_phaeocystis_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_sign * colonial_phaeocystis_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_colonial_phaeocystis_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_age * phaeocystis_cells_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_phaeocystis_cells_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_sign * phaeocystis_cells_nitrogenSEINE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_phaeocystis_cells_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_sea_waterSEINE_tracer_age * organic_nitrogen_benthSEINE_tracer_sign: mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_benthosSEINE_tracer_sign * organic_nitrogen_benthSEINE_tracer_age: mole_concentration_of_organic_detritus_expressed_as_nitrogen_in_benthosSEINE_tracer_age * phytoplankton_sign_N_SEINE: nitrogen_fraction_in_phytoplankton_from_source_SEINE * phytoplankton_age_N_SEINE: age_of_nitrogen_fraction_in_phytoplankton_from_source_SEINE

'''Short description:''' Mediterranean Sea - near real-time (NRT) in situ quality controlled observations, hourly updated and distributed by INSTAC within 24-48 hours from acquisition in average '''DOI (product) :''' https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00044

MISSION ATLANTIC assesses the whole Atlantic, and ecosystem components at risk from natural hazards and the consequences of human activities, including individual regional Case Studies, and their interconnectivity. To do this, Mission Atlantic develops IEAs for seven regional Case Studies, in sub-Arctic and Tropical regions of the Atlantic Ocean, ranging from shelf seas to the mid-Atlantic Ridge: 1) Norwegian Sea 2) Celtic Sea 3) Canary Current 4) North Mid Atlantic Ridge 5) South Mid Atlantic Ridge 6) Benguela Current 7) South Brazilian Shelf

'''DEFINITION''' The indicator of the Kuroshio extension phase variations is based on the standardized high frequency altimeter Eddy Kinetic Energy (EKE) averaged in the area 142-149°E and 32-37°N and computed from the DUACS delayed-time (CMEMS SEALEVEL_GLO_PHY_L4_MY_008_047) and near real-time (CMEMS SEALEVEL_GLO_PHY_L4_NRT _008_046) altimeter sea level gridded products. ""CONTEXT"" The Kuroshio Extension is an eastward-flowing current in the subtropical western North Pacific after the Kuroshio separates from the coast of Japan at 35°N, 140°E. Being the extension of a wind-driven western boundary current, the Kuroshio Extension is characterized by a strong variability and is rich in large-amplitude meanders and energetic eddies (Niiler et al., 2003; Qiu, 2003, 2002). The Kuroshio Extension region has the largest sea surface height variability on sub-annual and decadal time scales in the extratropical North Pacific Ocean (Jayne et al., 2009; Qiu and Chen, 2010, 2005). Prediction and monitoring of the path of the Kuroshio are of huge importance for local economies as the position of the Kuroshio extension strongly determines the regions where phytoplankton and hence fish are located. Unstable (contracted) phase of the Kuroshio enhance the production of Chlorophyll (Lin et al., 2014). ""CMEMS KEY FINDINGS"" The different states of the Kuroshio extension phase have been presented and validated by (Bessières et al., 2013) and further reported by Drévillon et al. (2018) in the Copernicus Ocean State Report #2. Two rather different states of the Kuroshio extension are observed: an ‘elongated state’ (also called ‘strong state’) corresponding to a narrow strong steady jet, and a ‘contracted state’ (also called ‘weak state’) in which the jet is weaker and more unsteady, spreading on a wider latitudinal band. When the Kuroshio Extension jet is in a contracted (elongated) state, the upstream Kuroshio Extension path tends to become more (less) variable and regional eddy kinetic energy level tends to be higher (lower). In between these two opposite phases, the Kuroshio extension jet has many intermediate states of transition and presents either progressively weakening or strengthening trends. In 2018, the indicator reveals an elongated state followed by a weakening neutral phase since then. '''DOI (product):''' https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00222

'''Short description:''' Altimeter satellite gridded Sea Level Anomalies (SLA) computed with respect to a twenty-year [1993, 2012] mean. The SLA is estimated by Optimal Interpolation, merging the measurement from the different altimeter missions available (see QUID document or http://duacs.cls.fr [http://duacs.cls.fr] pages for processing details). The product gives additional variables (i.e. Absolute Dynamic Topography and geostrophic currents (absolute and anomalies)). This product is processed by the DUACS multimission altimeter data processing system. It serves in near-real time the main operational oceanography and climate forecasting centers in Europe and worldwide. It processes data from all altimeter missions: Jason-3, Sentinel-3A, HY-2A, Saral/AltiKa, Cryosat-2, Jason-2, Jason-1, T/P, ENVISAT, GFO, ERS1/2. It provides a consistent and homogeneous catalogue of products for varied applications, both for near real time applications and offline studies. To produce maps of Sea Level Anomalies (SLA) and Absolute Dynamic Topography (ADT) in near-real-time, the system uses the along-track altimeter missions from products called SEALEVEL*_PHY_L3_NRT_OBSERVATIONS_008_*. Finally an Optimal Interpolation is made merging all the flying satellites in order to compute gridded SLA and ADT. The geostrophic currents are derived from sla (geostrophic velocities anomalies, ugosa and vgosa variables) and from adt (absolute geostrophic velicities, ugos and vgos variables). Note that the gridded products can be visualized on the LAS (Live Access Data) Aviso+ web page (http://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/en/data/data-access/las-live-access-server.html [http://www.aviso.altimetry.fr/en/data/data-access/las-live-access-server.html]).