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detected by the MCI index of MERIS. Can we show that blooms are changing or
increasing in frequency (see, for example, Barale et al., 2008)? What other trends
are apparent? Winds, waves, coral bleaching? Please point out candidates.
Acknowledgements Thanks to the Institute of Ocean Sciences (IOS) of the Canadian Department
of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Space Agency for continuing research support, to the
Canadian Federal Government whose rules allow me to work past the age of 65, to Eric Lindstrom
of NASA who recommended that I include GRACE results, and to my colleague Stephanie King
who recommended that I leave out the “silly poem” (see Ocean Colour) and who helped prepare
figures. Thanks also to colleagues at IOS and to V. Barale, JRC EC, Ispra (I), for useful comments
and discussions.
References
Antoine D, Morel A, Gordon HR, Banzon VJ, Evans RH (2005) Bridging ocean color observations of the 1980s and 2000s in search of long-term trends. J Geophys Res 110:C06009,
doi:10.1029/2004JC002620
Barale V, Jaquet JM, Ndiaye M (2008) Algal blooming patterns and trends in the Mediterranean
Sea as derived from the SeaWiFS data set (1998–2003). Rem Sens Environ, special issue on:
Earth Observations for Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and Ecosystems 112:3300–3313
Behrenfeld MJ, O’Malley RT, Siegel DA, McClain CR, Sarmiento JL, Feldman GC, Milligan AJ,
Falkowski PG, Letelier RM, Boss ES (2006) Climate-driven trends in contemporary ocean
productivity. Nature 444:752–755
Gregg WW, Casey NW, McClain CR (2005) Recent trends in global ocean chlorophyll. Geophys
Res Lett 32:L03606, doi:10.1029/2004GL021808
Keeling CD, Whorf TP, Wahlen M, van der Plicht J (1995) Interannual extremes in the rate of rise
of atmospheric carbon dioxide since 1980. Nature 375:666–670
Leuliette EW, Nerem RS, Mitchum GT (2004) Results of TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason calibration
to construct a continuous record of mean sea level. Mar Geod 27:79–94
Polovina JJ, Howell EA, Abecassis M (2008) Ocean’s least productive waters are expanding.
Geophys Res Lett 35:L03618, doi:10.1029/2007GL031745
Siegel DA, Yoder JA, McClain CR (2008) Ocean Color Letter, at http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/
DOCS/OCB_OceanColorLetter.pdf
Velicogna I (2009) Increasing rates of mass loss from the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets
revealed by GRACE. Geophys Res Lett 36:L19503, doi:10.1029/2009GL040222
Wolter K, Timlin MS (1998) Measuring the strength of ENSO events – how does 1997/98 rank?
Weather 53:315–324
J.F.R. Gower
detected by the MCI index of MERIS. Can we show that blooms are changing or
increasing in frequency (see, for example, Barale et al., 2008)? What other trends
are apparent? Winds, waves, coral bleaching? Please point out candidates.
Acknowledgements Thanks to the Institute of Ocean Sciences (IOS) of the Canadian Department
of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Space Agency for continuing research support, to the
Canadian Federal Government whose rules allow me to work past the age of 65, to Eric Lindstrom
of NASA who recommended that I include GRACE results, and to my colleague Stephanie King
who recommended that I leave out the “silly poem” (see Ocean Colour) and who helped prepare
figures. Thanks also to colleagues at IOS and to V. Barale, JRC EC, Ispra (I), for useful comments
and discussions.
References
Antoine D, Morel A, Gordon HR, Banzon VJ, Evans RH (2005) Bridging ocean color observations of the 1980s and 2000s in search of long-term trends. J Geophys Res 110:C06009,
doi:10.1029/2004JC002620
Barale V, Jaquet JM, Ndiaye M (2008) Algal blooming patterns and trends in the Mediterranean
Sea as derived from the SeaWiFS data set (1998–2003). Rem Sens Environ, special issue on:
Earth Observations for Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and Ecosystems 112:3300–3313
Behrenfeld MJ, O’Malley RT, Siegel DA, McClain CR, Sarmiento JL, Feldman GC, Milligan AJ,
Falkowski PG, Letelier RM, Boss ES (2006) Climate-driven trends in contemporary ocean
productivity. Nature 444:752–755
Gregg WW, Casey NW, McClain CR (2005) Recent trends in global ocean chlorophyll. Geophys
Res Lett 32:L03606, doi:10.1029/2004GL021808
Keeling CD, Whorf TP, Wahlen M, van der Plicht J (1995) Interannual extremes in the rate of rise
of atmospheric carbon dioxide since 1980. Nature 375:666–670
Leuliette EW, Nerem RS, Mitchum GT (2004) Results of TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason calibration
to construct a continuous record of mean sea level. Mar Geod 27:79–94
Polovina JJ, Howell EA, Abecassis M (2008) Ocean’s least productive waters are expanding.
Geophys Res Lett 35:L03618, doi:10.1029/2007GL031745
Siegel DA, Yoder JA, McClain CR (2008) Ocean Color Letter, at http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/
DOCS/OCB_OceanColorLetter.pdf
Velicogna I (2009) Increasing rates of mass loss from the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets
revealed by GRACE. Geophys Res Lett 36:L19503, doi:10.1029/2009GL040222
Wolter K, Timlin MS (1998) Measuring the strength of ENSO events – how does 1997/98 rank?
Weather 53:315–324