Atlantic Westerly Winds Biome
173
0
50
100
150
200
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Climatology (years)
Depth (m)
Production at DCM (%)
Zm (sigma)
Zeu
Pt (at DCM)
0.00
0.15
0.30
0.45
0.60
0.75
0.00
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.25
SeaWiFS (NASW): September 1997 - January 2002
Surface Chl (mg m -3
)
Pt d
-1
Chl m
-3
Pt (gC m
-2
d
-1
)
1998
1999
2000
2001
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
1.00
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
SeaWiFS (NASE): September 1997 - January 2002
Surface Chl (mg m -3
)
Pt d
-1
Chl m
-3
Pt (gC m
-2
d
-1
)
1998
1999
2000
2001
Fig. 9.10 NAST: seasonal cycles of monthly surface chlorophyll and depth-integrated autotrophic production
for the years 1997–2002 from SeaWiFS data together with characteristic seasonal cycles of mixed-layer depths
from Levitus climatological data and photic depths computed from characteristic irradiance and the archive
of chlorophyll profiles discussed in Chapter 1.
Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea Province (MEDI)
Extent of the Province
The Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea Province (MEDI) includes the whole of the Mediterranean basin, distinguished by the ancients from the “Ocean Stream” lying beyond the
Pillars of Hercules at Gibraltar. Included are the marginal seas (Adriatic, Aegean, and
Cretan) and also the Black Sea and its marginal Azov Sea. The landlocked seas of Asia
(the Caspian and the fast-disappearing Aral) are treated as saline lakes, no longer part of
the ocean.