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One-dimensional modelling of the plankton ecosystem of the north-western Corsican coastal area in relation to meteorological constraints
Skliris, Nikos; Elkalay, Khalid; Goffart, Anne et al.
2001In Journal of Marine Systems, 27, p. 337-362
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Keywords :
Mediterranean; Corsica; Calvi; coupled model; plankton; vertical mixing
Abstract :
[en] In order to study the influence of wind mixing on the spring variability of the plankton production of the north western Corsican coastal area, a one-dimensional (1D), vertical, coupled hydrodynamic / biological model (ECOHYDROMV) is used. A hydrodynamic 1D model of the water column with a k–l turbulent closure is applied. The biological model comprises six state variables, representing the plankton ecosystem in the spring period: phytoplankton, copepods, nitrate, ammonium, particulate organic matter of phytoplanktonic origin and particulate organic matter of zooplanktonic origin. The system is influenced by turbulence (expressed by the vertical eddy diffusivity), temperature and irradiance. The model takes into account momentum and heat surface fluxes computed from meteorological data in order to simulate a typical spring atmospheric forcing for the considered area. Results show that primary production vertical structure is characterised by a subsurface maximum which deepens with time and is regulated by the opposite gradients of nitrate concentration and irradiance. Surface plankton productivity is mainly controlled by turbulent vertical transport of nutrients into the mixed layer. The short time scale variability of turbulent mixing generated by the wind appears to be responsible for the plurimodal shape of plankton blooms, observed in the considered area. Furthermore, the model is applied to the study of the spring evolution of the plankton communities off the bay of Calvi (Corsica) for the years 1986 and 1988. In order to initiate and validate the model, time series of hydrological, chemical and biological data have been used. The model reproduces accurately the spring evolution of the phytoplankton biomass measured in situ and illustrates that its strong variability in those years was in close relation to the variability of the wind intensity.
Research center :
MARE - Centre Interfacultaire de Recherches en Océanologie - ULiège
Disciplines :
Aquatic sciences & oceanology
Author, co-author :
Skliris, Nikos;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Ecohydrodynamics
Elkalay, Khalid;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Ecohydrodynamics
Goffart, Anne  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement > Océanologie
Frangoulis, Costa;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Ecodydrodynamics
Hecq, Jean-Henri ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement > Océanologie
Language :
English
Title :
One-dimensional modelling of the plankton ecosystem of the north-western Corsican coastal area in relation to meteorological constraints
Publication date :
2001
Journal title :
Journal of Marine Systems
ISSN :
0924-7963
Publisher :
Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Volume :
27
Pages :
337-362
Peer reviewed :
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