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trap will enable us to improve our model in order to better simulate the actual total
downfall velocity, even in the light of a correct évaluation of our trap efficiency.
Acknowledgements. This research was supported by the Italian National
Programme for Antarctic Research (PNRA), funded by of the Italian Government.
We are grateful to Prof. Giancarlo Spezie (Coordinator of the CLIMA Project) for
valuable discussions and comments. Thanks are also due to Dr. Antonio Artegiani
and Ing. Roberto Meloni for the availability of the acquired and pre-elaborated
mooring data.
References
1. Fowler SW, Knauer G ( 1986) Rôle of large particles in the transport of éléments and organic compounds through the oceanic water column. Prog Oceanogr 16:147-194
2. DeMaster DJ, Dunbar RB, Gordon LI, Leventer AR, Morrison JM, Nelson DM, Nittrouer CA, Smith
WO Jr (1992) Cycling and accumulation of biogenic silica and organic matter in high latitude
environments: the Ross Sea. Oceanography 5(3): 146-153
3. Comiso JC, McClain CR, Sullivan CW, Ryan JP, Leonard CL (1993) Coastal zone color scanner pigment concentrations in the Southern Océan and relationship with geophysical surface features. J
GeophyRes 98:2419-2451
4. Nelson DM, DeMaster DJ, Dunbar RB, Smith WO Jr (1996) Cycling of organic carbon and biogenic
silica in the Southern Océan: estimâtes of water-column and sedimentary fluxes on the Ross Sea
continental shelf. J Geophys Res 101(C8):18519-18532
5. Smith WO Jr, Nelson DM, DiTullio GR, Leventer A (1996) Temporal and spatial patterns in the
Ross Sea: phytoplankton biomass, elemental composition, productivity and growth rates. J
Geophys Res 101(C8):18455-18465
6. Goosse H, Hecq J-H (1994) Modelling the ice-ocean-plankton interactions in the Southern
Océan. J Mar Syst 5:471-484
7. Smith WO Jr, Nelson DM (1985) Phytoplankton bloom produced by a receding ice edge in the Ross
Sea: spatial cohérence with the density field. Science 227:163-166
8. Smith WO Jr, Nelson DM (1986) Importance of ice edge phytoplankton production in the
Southern Océan. BioScience 36(4):251-257
9. Nelson DM, Smith WO Jr (1986) Phytoplankton bloom dynamics of the western Ross Sea ice-edge
- IL Mesoscale cycling of nitrogen and Silicon. Deep Sea Res 33( 10): 1389-1412
10. Wilson DL, Smith WO Jr, Nelson DM (1986) Phytoplankton bloom dynamics of the western Ross
Sea ice edge. I. Primary productivity and species-specific production. Deep Sea Res 33
(10):1375—1387
11. Sullivan CW, McClain CR, Comiso JC, Smith WO (1988) Phytoplankton standing crops within an
Antarctic ice edge assessed by satellite remote sensing. J Geophys Res 93:12487-12498
12. Tucci S, Budillon G, Capello M, Ferrari M (1996) The suspended matter in water masses near the
Ross Ice Shelf. Proceedings International Workshop “Ross Sea Ecology”, Taormina, 14-16 May
1996, pp 173-177
13. Carmack EC (1990) Large-scale physical oceanography of Polar Océans. In: WO Smith Jr (ed)
Polar Oceanography. Part A: Physical Science. Academie Press Inc, San Diego, California, pp 171222
14. Pillsbury RD, Jacobs SS (1985) Preliminary observations from long-term current meter moorings
near the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. In: Jacobs SS (ed) Oceanology of the Antarctic Continental
Shelf. Antarc Res Ser 43:87-107. AGU, Washington DC
15. Roemmich D (1983) Optimal estimation of hydrographie station data and derived field. J Phys
Oceanogr 13:1543-1549
16. Bergamasco A, Meloni R, Carniel S, De Biasio F, Degl'Innocenti F, Arcari G, Curiotto S, Morgigm
M (1998) Project CLIMA - mooring F 1995 data analysis. CNR ISDGM Technical Report, in press
17. Accornero A, Marino D, Razouls S, Monaco A (1998) Seasonality and composition of particulate
fluxes in the Southern Ross Sea (Antarctica). Paper presented at 30th International Liege
193
trap will enable us to improve our model in order to better simulate the actual total
downfall velocity, even in the light of a correct évaluation of our trap efficiency.
Acknowledgements. This research was supported by the Italian National
Programme for Antarctic Research (PNRA), funded by of the Italian Government.
We are grateful to Prof. Giancarlo Spezie (Coordinator of the CLIMA Project) for
valuable discussions and comments. Thanks are also due to Dr. Antonio Artegiani
and Ing. Roberto Meloni for the availability of the acquired and pre-elaborated
mooring data.
References
1. Fowler SW, Knauer G ( 1986) Rôle of large particles in the transport of éléments and organic compounds through the oceanic water column. Prog Oceanogr 16:147-194
2. DeMaster DJ, Dunbar RB, Gordon LI, Leventer AR, Morrison JM, Nelson DM, Nittrouer CA, Smith
WO Jr (1992) Cycling and accumulation of biogenic silica and organic matter in high latitude
environments: the Ross Sea. Oceanography 5(3): 146-153
3. Comiso JC, McClain CR, Sullivan CW, Ryan JP, Leonard CL (1993) Coastal zone color scanner pigment concentrations in the Southern Océan and relationship with geophysical surface features. J
GeophyRes 98:2419-2451
4. Nelson DM, DeMaster DJ, Dunbar RB, Smith WO Jr (1996) Cycling of organic carbon and biogenic
silica in the Southern Océan: estimâtes of water-column and sedimentary fluxes on the Ross Sea
continental shelf. J Geophys Res 101(C8):18519-18532
5. Smith WO Jr, Nelson DM, DiTullio GR, Leventer A (1996) Temporal and spatial patterns in the
Ross Sea: phytoplankton biomass, elemental composition, productivity and growth rates. J
Geophys Res 101(C8):18455-18465
6. Goosse H, Hecq J-H (1994) Modelling the ice-ocean-plankton interactions in the Southern
Océan. J Mar Syst 5:471-484
7. Smith WO Jr, Nelson DM (1985) Phytoplankton bloom produced by a receding ice edge in the Ross
Sea: spatial cohérence with the density field. Science 227:163-166
8. Smith WO Jr, Nelson DM (1986) Importance of ice edge phytoplankton production in the
Southern Océan. BioScience 36(4):251-257
9. Nelson DM, Smith WO Jr (1986) Phytoplankton bloom dynamics of the western Ross Sea ice-edge
- IL Mesoscale cycling of nitrogen and Silicon. Deep Sea Res 33( 10): 1389-1412
10. Wilson DL, Smith WO Jr, Nelson DM (1986) Phytoplankton bloom dynamics of the western Ross
Sea ice edge. I. Primary productivity and species-specific production. Deep Sea Res 33
(10):1375—1387
11. Sullivan CW, McClain CR, Comiso JC, Smith WO (1988) Phytoplankton standing crops within an
Antarctic ice edge assessed by satellite remote sensing. J Geophys Res 93:12487-12498
12. Tucci S, Budillon G, Capello M, Ferrari M (1996) The suspended matter in water masses near the
Ross Ice Shelf. Proceedings International Workshop “Ross Sea Ecology”, Taormina, 14-16 May
1996, pp 173-177
13. Carmack EC (1990) Large-scale physical oceanography of Polar Océans. In: WO Smith Jr (ed)
Polar Oceanography. Part A: Physical Science. Academie Press Inc, San Diego, California, pp 171222
14. Pillsbury RD, Jacobs SS (1985) Preliminary observations from long-term current meter moorings
near the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. In: Jacobs SS (ed) Oceanology of the Antarctic Continental
Shelf. Antarc Res Ser 43:87-107. AGU, Washington DC
15. Roemmich D (1983) Optimal estimation of hydrographie station data and derived field. J Phys
Oceanogr 13:1543-1549
16. Bergamasco A, Meloni R, Carniel S, De Biasio F, Degl'Innocenti F, Arcari G, Curiotto S, Morgigm
M (1998) Project CLIMA - mooring F 1995 data analysis. CNR ISDGM Technical Report, in press
17. Accornero A, Marino D, Razouls S, Monaco A (1998) Seasonality and composition of particulate
fluxes in the Southern Ross Sea (Antarctica). Paper presented at 30th International Liege