Primary productivity measurements in the Ross Sea, Antarctica: a regional synthesis

Smith Jr., Walker O.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-2737-2022

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Data description paper

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15 Jun 2022

Data description paper |

| 15 Jun 2022

Primary productivity measurements in the Ross Sea, Antarctica: a regional synthesis

Walker O. Smith Jr.

Data sets

Ross Sea primary productivity Walker Smith https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/863815/data

Ross Sea primary productivity description Walker Smith https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/863815

Ross Sea productivity Walker Smith http://data.tpdc.ac.cn/zh-hans/data/26d727c9-017b-46b1-be50-1a7e147d78d8/

Short summary

The rate of photosynthesis of marine phytoplankton – primary productivity – is typically measured by quantifying the rate of radioisotope incorporation. However, generally such measurements are not collected by one individual through time and so are difficult to compare due to methodological differences. A data set compiled by one investigator over more than 20 years in the Ross Sea demonstrates the importance of the region as a "hot spot" for growth and synthesis.