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Ocean mixed layer depth 2000–2020: Estimation assessment and long-term trends Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-03-22
Haochen Tang, Chen Wang, Huimin Li, Yijun HeAccurate estimation of mixed layer depth (MLD) is crucial for understanding the upper ocean dynamics as well as their implications on climate and marine ecosystems. While various methods have been proposed to estimate MLD from vertical temperature and/or density profiles, a systematic evaluation across different algorithms remains untapped. In this study, twelve approaches for MLD estimation are implemented
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Internal wave energetics and interactions with mesoscale structures in the Sicily Channel area Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-03-21
Robin Rolland, Pascale Bouruet-Aubertot, Yannis Cuypers, Aurélie Albert, Julien Le SommerThe Sicily Channel plays a crucial role in the general circulation of the Mediterranean Sea. However, the internal wave dynamics is still sparsely characterized in this area which is a hotspot for internal tides. Here, we benefit from a high-resolution model of the Mediterranean Sea with and without tidal forcings to study the synoptic internal wave dynamics in the Sicily Channel area as well as their
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The Arctic Oscillation controls interannual transport and fate of particulate organic carbon on the Eurasian Arctic Shelf Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-03-17
Jialong Luo, Limin Hu, Xiaoyu Wang, Yanguang Liu, Xun Gong, Yuanhui Huang, Weiguo Wang, Anatolii Astakhov, Oleg Dudarev, Igor Semiletov, Xuefa ShiCarbon export through the Arctic rivers could significantly impact land–ocean interactions and coastal ecosystems under global warming. However, the transport dynamics and coastal fate of these carbon associated with large river plumes on the adjacent shelves remain largely unknown, particularly under large-scale climate patterns like the Arctic Oscillation (AO). In this study, we analyzed the interannual
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Surface CO2 partial pressure and air–sea CO2 flux on the China side of the South Yellow Sea based on multiple-year underway measurements during 2005–2011 and comparison with results for 2011–2018 Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-03-16
Wei-dong Zhai, Xiang-hui Guo, Yan Bai, Xianqiang He, Kai Tang, Minhan DaiBy resolving spatiotemporal variations in sea surface partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) based on multiple-year underway measurements, we quantified basin-scale air–sea CO2 exchange flux on the China side of the South Yellow Sea between 2005 and 2011, and compared it with the result obtained between 2011 and 2018. Over the three subregions under study, the area-weighted average of the CO2 influx rate was
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What makes a marine heatwave forecast useable, useful and used? Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-03-14
Claire M. Spillman, Alistair J. Hobday, Erik Behrens, Ming Feng, Antonietta Capotondi, Sophie Cravatte, Neil J. Holbrook, Alex Sen GuptaThere is growing concern among decision makers in a warming world that increasing frequency and severity of extreme events, such as marine heatwaves, is making historical information less representative and useful. To aid decision making in a rapidly warming ocean, researchers have developed new forecast tools that can predict marine heatwaves on sub-seasonal to seasonal timescales. As demand from
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Nutrient dynamics in the East China Sea: Seasonal changes, budget, and ecological impacts Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-03-09
Xiaosong Zhong, Jiaming Liu, Mengjiao Shi, Xiaotian Liu, Zongqing Lv, Xiangbin RanThe continental seas have experienced significant eutrophication due to intensified anthropogenic activities. This study aims to elucidate the processes that govern the budgets of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN), dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP), and dissolved silicate (DSi) in the East China Sea (ECS). Key nutrient sources include terrestrial runoff, atmospheric deposition, water column regeneration
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Patterns of kinetic energy conversion in a time-average upper ocean Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-03-03
Carl WunschPatterns of the spatial fluxes and conversion of oceanic kinetic energy are explored using a 26-year temporal average of a dynamically consistent ECCO state estimate. Because thermal-wind balance is found to be accurate over much of the ocean domain, and with correspondingly small Rossby numbers, a linear analysis is used. Despite the averaging the abyssal ocean average proves remarkably noisy, and
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Overview of the multidisciplinary ecosystem survey in the eastern Indian sector of the Southern Ocean (80–150°E) by the Japanese research vessel Kaiyo-maru in the 2018–19 austral summer (KY1804 survey) Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-28
Hiroto Murase, Koki Abe, Fokje L. Schaafsma, Katsuro Katsumata -
Seasonal variations and biological regulation of deep-sea CO2 species in the Eastern Indian Ocean Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-28
Xi Wu, Xiaoqing Liu, Xiaolong Yuan, Jun SunThe ocean absorbs anthropogenic CO2 and sequesters it in deep water through the marine biological pump, playing an irreplaceable role in global climate change. This study investigates the vertical distribution of CO2 system parameters in the deep Eastern Indian Ocean during autumn 2020 and spring 2021. Additionally, the role of biological processes in regulating the CO2 system parameters were examined
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Bathyopsurus sonnei sp. nov. – A new species of the rare deep-sea isopod genus (Crustacea, Isopoda, Asellota) from the Aleutian Trench, north-eastern Pacific with notes on the Bathyopsurinae Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-26
Angelika Brandt, Davide Di Franco, Henry Knauber, Stefanie Kaiser, Andreas KelchA new species of the genus Bathyopsurus Nordenstam, 1955 (Munnopsidae, Bathyopsurinae) is described from the Aleutian Trench in the North-east Pacific collected during the RV Sonne expedition AleutBio (Aleutian Trench Biodiversity Studies) (SO293) from depths between 4224–5170 m from both the northern sub-Arctic slope as well as the southern North Pacific slope of the Aleutian Trench. Bathyopsurus
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Food web structure, functions, drivers, and dynamics in the Barents Sea and adjacent seas Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-23
R.B. Ingvaldsen, G. Bratbak, B. Planque, J.E. Søreide -
Mesozooplankton community: Structure, functionality, and food availability in a tropical area of the Southwest Atlantic Ocean Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-23
Cristina de Oliveira Dias, Adriana Valente Araujo, Pedro Freitas de Carvalho, Luis Carlos Pinto de Macedo-Soares, Daniel Leite Moreira, Sérgio Luiz Costa BoneckerWe investigated the taxonomic and functional complexity of a mesozooplankton community and associated trophic relationships in a tropical area of the Southwest Atlantic Ocean. Mesozooplankton communities showed a clear distribution between coastal and oceanic regions. Along the continental shelf, areas influenced by the upwelling of the Cabo Frio and plume of the Paraíba do Sul River, characterized
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Effect of thermal and non-thermal processes on the variability of ocean surface pCO2 and buffering capacity in the north Indian Ocean Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-19
R. Peter, J. Kuttippurath, N. Sunanda, Kunal ChakrabortyThe oceans have absorbed nearly 30% of the anthropogenic CO2 that alters the ocean carbon chemistry. The oceanic processes are highly complex, which mandate approaches that couple its physical, chemical and biological states. Here, we use a coupled atmosphere–ocean-biogeochemistry model, incorporating spatially and temporally varying atmospheric CO2 to simulate the north Indian Ocean (NIO) carbon dynamics
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The climatology of the deep particle flux in the oligotrophic western North Atlantic gyre, 1978–2022 Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-18
M.H. Conte, R. Pedrosa-Pàmies, J.C. Weber, R.J. JohnsonThe oceanic particle flux controls, in part, ocean biogeochemical cycles and long-term carbon sequestration. The Oceanic Flux Program (OFP), the longest running time series of its kind, has continuously measured the deep particle flux in the oligotrophic Sargasso Sea southeast of Bermuda since 1978. This paper describes the deep flux climatology at the OFP site over the 1978–2022 time period. Mass
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Distribution patterns of deep-sea molluscs from the Bering Sea and Aleutian Trench Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-18
Julia D. Sigwart, Chong Chen, Gennady M. Kamenev, Fabrizio Marcondes Machado, Enrico SchwabeThe Aleutian Trench, a canyon-like structure in the deep sea floor that parallels the southern fringe of the Aleutian Islands off Alaska, has only been studied by a few previous expeditions. The trench itself and the adjacent island archipelago both present potential dispersal barriers to marine species, which may shape the regional biogeography. We report new findings on the molluscan fauna of the
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Isotopic composition of nitrate in the Western Tropical Pacific Ocean: Biogeochemical signals and their transport Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-14
Wentao Wang, Zhiming Yu, Xiuxian Song, Yongquan Yuan, Zaixing Wu, Lianbao ChiThe Western Tropical Pacific Ocean has a complicated circulation system and plays a significant role in regulating global marine nitrogen cycles and budgets. Powerful insights can be gained by using nitrate isotope (δ15N-NO3- and δ18O-NO3-) techniques. In this study, nitrate concentrations and δ15N-NO3- and δ18O-NO3- values were obtained along meridional (130°E) and zonal (20°N) transects in the Western
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Temporal variability of bottom hypoxia in open and semi-enclosed coastal areas in an upwelling region Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-14
Richard Muñoz, Fabián J. Tapia, Marcus SobarzoHypoxia events driven by the onshore advection of oxygen-poor upwelling waters have become increasingly common along Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems (EBUS). More frequent or intense drops in nearshore oxygen concentrations can impact the behavior, population dynamics, and geographic distribution of many coastal species. To better understand these effects, it is necessary to determine the periodicity
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Strengthened double-diffusive convection induced by the combined effect of tropical cyclones and a mesoscale eddy Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-13
Yanwei Zhang, Weihan Ruan, Danni Lyu, Jiancheng YuDouble-diffusive convection (DDC) is a critical driving mechanism for diapycnal mixing in the ocean. However, there is limited quantitative investigation on the impacts of dynamic ocean-atmospheric processes, such as the interaction between tropical cyclones and mesoscale eddies, on DDC generation. In this study, we analyzed the cyclone-eddy induced DDC based on measurements obtained by an underwater
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The Labrador Current cold front shaping the Atlantic salmon homing migration routes from the waters off Southern Greenland to eastern North America Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-12
Christiane Dufresne, Diane Lavoie, Martha Robertson, Julien April, Chantelle Burke, Jon Carr, Joël Chassé, Frédéric Cyr, Jason Daniels, Levi Denny, Shelley Denny, Guoqi Han, Ian Jonsen, Timothy F. Sheehan, John Fredrik Strøm, Marc Trudel, Frederick WhoriskeyAtlantic salmon (Salmo salar) experienced drastic population declines from the mid-1970 s to the early 1990′s throughout their range. The survival of the salmon while at sea is considered as the main driver of these declines, even though the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. This study aims at improving the general understanding of the ocean distribution and migration timing of sub-adult
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Nutricline heaving regulates carbon export in the South China Sea Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-12
Chuanjun Du, Minhan Dai, Ying He, Kuanbo Zhou, Shuh-Ji KaoThe export of phytoplankton-synthesized particulate organic carbon (POC) from the upper ocean to the depth removes CO2 from the atmosphere, playing a critical role in the global climate system. However, substantial data and knowledge gaps in the spatial and temporal variability of the POC export hamper a full spectrum of understanding to the controls of POC export at both seasonal and basin scales
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First characterization of upper mesophotic coral assemblages in Santo Antão (Cabo Verde, East Atlantic Ocean): Demographic and community approaches provide baseline ecological data Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-11
Daniel Gómez-Gras, Núria Viladrich, Andrea Gori, Jean-Baptiste Ledoux, Paula Jiménez, Teresa Amaro, Cristina LinaresPreserving healthy marine ecosystems is crucial for human societies, especially in resource-dependent locations like Santo Antão, the most northwestern island of Cabo Verde (East Atlantic Ocean). However, effective conservation requires baseline ecological knowledge on target ecosystems, which is often lacking. This study provides the first ecological characterization of upper mesophotic coral assemblages
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Pan-regional characterization of the variability in the Indonesian Seas Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-07
Yuan Wang, Huijie XueThe Indonesian Seas feature a wide spectrum of variations in hydrography and circulation. This study applies a simple frequency-based time series decomposition method on the 20-year (2000–2019) model simulation, revealing the spatial distribution of the variations in intra-seasonal, semi-annual, annual, and inter-annual bands, respectively. K-means clustering based on the decomposed variability is
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Spatiotemporal variation in marine plankton communities driven by environmental changes in the East China sea Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-02-07
Chia-Ting Chen, Pei-Chi Ho, Fan-Sian Lin, Esther Wong, Fuh-Kwo Shiah, Gwo-Ching Gong, Chih-hao HsiehUnicellular plankton are the foundation of marine food webs and biogeochemical cycles. This study analyzed long-term observations (2009–2021) of the taxonomic composition and size structure of nano- to microplankton in the East China Sea to assess the impact of environmental changes on these communities. Over the past decade, aloricate ciliate and chain-forming diatom abundances have declined, likely
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Spring copepod functional diversity associated with the oceanographic fronts of the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-01-30
G. Cepeda, É. Becker, C. Derisio, A. Severo, E.M. AchaStudies on species’ functional traits are increasingly used to explore the links between zooplankton community structure and ecosystem functioning. This study investigates copepod diversity across the main frontal types along the continental shelf and shelf break of eastern South America (32°S-55°S), using taxonomic and functional diversity approaches. We analyzed 53 copepod species grouped by five
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Corrigendum to “Food web analysis shows an exacerbated dependence of zooplankton on detritus in oligotrophic systems due to ocean warming” [Prog. Oceanogr. 231 (2025) 103389] Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-01-27
Luca Russo, Matteo Loschi, Daniele Bellardini, Roberta Congestri, Michael W. Lomas, Simone Libralato, Domenico D’Alelio -
Tropical cyclones enhance net CO2 sink in the Bay of Bengal Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-01-25
V.V.S.S. Sarma, B. Sridevi, T.M. Balakrishnan Nair, Aneesh A. Lotliker, Sanjiba K. Baliarsingh, E.P.R. RaoTropical cyclones modify the upper ocean due to significant mixing associated with increased winds that bring CO2 and nutrient-rich subsurface waters to the surface, altering CO2 flux and biological production. In the region where considerable river discharge occurs with strong stratification, it is hypothesized that tropical cyclones may increase the sink of CO2 into the ocean and vice versa in the
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Estimating the western North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre zonal currents in 2021 through single- and three-box inverse models Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-01-13
Daniel Santana-Toscano, M.Dolores Pérez-Hernández, Cristina Arumí-Planas, Alonso Hernández-GuerraThe western North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre comprises the warm Gulf Stream (GS) and the cold Deep Western Boundary Current (DWBC), which are the main currents of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Hydrographic sections conducted at 66°W (A22) and 52°W (A20) in the western North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre (NASG) have sampled these currents in 1997, 2003, 2012, and 2021. Both single-
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The role of atmospheric iron deposition in driving carbon uptake over the Indian Ocean Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-01-09
Priyanka BanerjeeThe Indian Ocean (IO) is characterized by large gradients in atmospheric aerosols and is also an important sink region for atmospheric CO2. However, there are major gaps in our understanding of the linkages between micronutrient dissolved iron (DFe) derived from aerosol over the IO, and the responses of phytoplankton, uptake of CO2 by the upper ocean, and subsequent CO2 sequestration. The present study
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Tidal energetics in the eddying South China Sea from a high-resolution numerical simulation Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-01-09
Yonghe Tian, Xiaolin Bai, Chuanyin Wang, Zhiyu LiuUnderstanding tidal energetics is crucial for comprehending complex oceanic processes in the South China Sea (SCS). Tidal energy budget in different parts of the world’s oceans has been widely estimated, but the dissipation pathways of tidal energy in the eddying ocean remain elusive. Based on a well-validated high-resolution numerical simulation, this study provides an updated estimate of tidal energy
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The effect of seasonality on the foraging behaviour and breeding success of a tropical marine top predator Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-01-07
Sarah Saldanha, Teresa Militão, Sam L Cox, Irene Llamas-Cano, Herculano Andrade Dinis, Ivandra S.G.C. Gomes, Artur Lopes, Maldini dos Santos, Vania Brito, Marcos Hernández-Montero, Jacob González-SolísIn polar and temperate regions seasonality in environmental conditions is an important driver of animal phenology. In tropical systems, where the environment is relatively homogeneous year-round, the link between phenology and seasonality is weakened, and many species breed asynchronously or even year-round. This leads to the question of how these species adapt to seasonal changes, which remain present
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Spatio-temporal changes in the macrozooplankton community in the eastern Indian sector of the Southern Ocean during austral summers: A comparison between 1996 and 2018–2019 Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-01-06
Ippei Urabe, Kohei Matsuno, Rikuto Sugioka, Ryan Driscoll, Sara Driscoll, Fokje L. Schaafsma, Atsushi Yamaguchi, Ryuichi Matsukura, Hiroko Sasaki, Hiroto MuraseSeveral large-scale studies have examined the spatial and temporal (seasonal and interannual) variability in macrozooplankton communities in the eastern Indian sector of the Southern Ocean. In this study, variability in these communities was analyzed using samples collected by the RMT8 during the KY1804 survey, conducted between 80° and 150° E during the austral summer of 2018–2019. Furthermore, these
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Summer zooplankton assemblages in the Barents Sea: Spatial variations and effects of environmental conditions as revealed from in situ and satellite data Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-01-06
Vladimir G. Dvoretsky, Alexander G. DvoretskyThe Barents Sea is a productive region that is experiencing significant climatic fluctuations, making it essential to assess the impact of warming on the local ecosystems by summarizing information on different ecosystem components during various conditions and preceding trends. Our study aimed to reveal spatial patterns in the distribution and structure of zooplankton assemblages along a latitudinal
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Recent sea level changes in the Red Sea: Thermosteric and halosteric contributions, and impacts of natural climate variability Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2025-01-06
Bayoumy Mohamed, Nikolaos SklirisThis study investigates sea level changes in the Red Sea over the last 29 years (1993–2021) by analyzing long-term trends and interannual variations in the total sea level anomaly (SLA). The study also explores the role of thermosteric and halosteric changes and interannual variability of total SLA using an empirical orthogonal function (EOF) analysis and their relationship with large-scale climate
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Field observations of internal waves triggered sediment movements at the northern South China Sea continental slope Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-12-30
Gaibo Zhao, Changwei Bian, Wensheng Jiang, Tao Wang, Xiaolei Liu, Jiwei Tian, Yonggang JiaInternal ocean waves, such as internal tides and internal solitary waves (ISWs), have strong horizontal and vertical velocities and play an important role in ocean energy and material exchange. Field observations indicated that internal waves had a significant effect on hydrodynamics and sediment transport on the continental shelf. However, there remained a lack of field observations on how internal
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Oceanic phytoplankton structure off western Patagonia during the austral summer: Implications for harmful algal blooms Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-12-26
Andrea Corredor-Acosta, Alexander Galán, Gonzalo S. Saldías, Jorge I. Mardones, Johanna Medellín-Mora, Máximo Frangopulos, Takuhei Shiozaki, Naomi Harada, Humberto E. González, José L. IriarteChanges in phytoplankton composition and abundance are controlled by multiple factors, including physical forcing and nutrient stoichiometry. This study seeks to assess the interplay between the environmental and biogeochemical conditions in shaping the phytoplankton community structure in open ocean waters off western Patagonia. For this purpose, we used biological, hydrographic, and chemical data
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A first look at xenophyophores (Rhizaria, Foraminifera) in the lower bathyal Bering Sea and abyssal areas adjacent to the Aleutian Trench Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-12-12
Andrew J. Gooday, Maria Holzmann, Jan PawlowskiXenophyophores are an abundant component of the megafauna in parts of the equatorial and temperate North Pacific, but few records exist of these giant agglutinated foraminifera in northern North Pacific and adjacent waters. Here, we present a preliminary survey of xenophyophores from the bathyal Bering Sea (∼3500 m depth) and at abyssal depths (4294–6555 m) adjacent to the Aleutian Trench, based on
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Geographical and vertical distribution of Axinulus (Bivalvia: Thyasiridae): New data on distribution in the North Pacific and description of a new species Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-12-12
Gennady M. Kamenev, Julia D. SigwartThe genus Axinulus is the richest in species number and quantitative abundance among representatives of the family Thyasiridae, which is found in the abyssal and hadal zones of the deep-sea areas of the northern Pacific Ocean. Many species of the genus form abundant populations and dominate the benthic communities of these deep-sea areas. The study of the material of bivalves collected by the “AleutBio”
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Observing ENSO-modulated tides from space Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-12-12
Haidong Pan, Tengfei Xu, Zexun WeiThe understanding of sea level variability is fundamental for coastal communities with high population density. As important parts of sea levels, tides are often overlooked because they tend to be regarded as simple periodic oscillations by numerous studies. In fact, due to the interference of various non-astronomical factors, observed tides are non-stationary and display multi-time scale variability
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A decade-long flow reversal in the intergyre region of the eastern north Atlantic Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-12-11
César González-Pola, Raquel Somavilla, Rocío Graña, Amaia Viloria, Laura Ibáñez-TejeroTwo hydrographical shifts observed within the last two decades around north/northwestern Iberia, in the mid-latitudes of the eastern North Atlantic, reveal a contrasting behaviour of the weakly circulating reservoir known as the intergyre region. In 2005, a strong winter mixing caused an abrupt salinity increase at mid-depths corresponding to East North Atlantic Central Waters core levels (300–500
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Snow crab ([formula omitted][formula omitted]) in the Barents Sea — A passive or problematic invader? Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-12-09
Cecilie Hansen, Erik Askov Mousing, Carsten HvingelThe invasion and continued expansion of snow crab in the Barents Sea have provided the area with a new and valuable resource. On the negative side, this invasion may lead to changes in the ecosystem, including structural changes and shifts in energy pathways, as we generally view invaders as a problem. We investigated potential effects of snow crab invasion by applying an end-to-end ecosystem model
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Machine learning algorithm reveals surface deoxygenation in the Agulhas Current due to warming Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-12-09
T.B. Mashifane, L. Braby, M. Pikiso, S. Sunnassee–Taukoor, R.S. Rapolaki, M.N. RagoashaThe Agulhas Current is the strongest western boundary current (WBC) in the Southern Hemisphere with a significant impact on the global climate. Through the Agulhas leakage, it transports warm, saline waters into the South Atlantic Ocean. In recent years, a warming trend has been highlighted in the Agulhas Current, with possible implications for dissolved oxygen ([O2]) due to the link between warming
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Large seasonal variations in distributions, sources, and fluxes of dissolved amino acids in the continental shelf water Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-12-06
Hyekyung Park, Guebuem Kim, Nahyeon Kwon, Hanbyul Lee, Heejun Han, Joon-Soo Lee, In-Seong HanWe measured seasonal variations in dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and total dissolved amino acids (TDAA)—a major component of bioavailable dissolved organic matter (DOM)—in the continental shelf water of the northwestern Pacific marginal seas, including the Yellow Sea and East China Sea. We show that the TDAA concentrations, especially L-amino acids (L-AA), are predominantly dependent on phytoplankton
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Baseline matters: Challenges and implications of different marine heatwave baselines Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-12-06
Kathryn E. Smith, Alex Sen Gupta, Dillon Amaya, Jessica A. Benthuysen, Michael T. Burrows, Antonietta Capotondi, Karen Filbee-Dexter, Thomas L. Frölicher, Alistair J. Hobday, Neil J. Holbrook, Neil Malan, Pippa J. Moore, Eric C.J. Oliver, Benjamin Richaud, Julio Salcedo-Castro, Dan A. Smale, Mads Thomsen, Thomas WernbergMarine heatwaves (MHWs), prolonged periods of unusually high ocean temperatures, significantly impact global ecosystems. However, there is ongoing debate regarding the definition of these extreme events, which is crucial for effective research and communication among marine scientists, decision-makers, and the broader public. Fundamental to all MHW analyses is a clearly defined background oceanic climate
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Parameterization of Langmuir circulation under geostrophic effects using the data-driven approach Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-12-06
Yu Gao, Jinbao Song, Shuang Li, Chengcheng Yu, Peng HaoLangmuir circulation (LC) and geostrophic effects are crucial physical processes that affect upper-ocean mixing. This study investigates the impact of LC on ocean mixing with a particular focus on geostrophic effects. By combining feedforward neural network (FNN) and Large Eddy Simulation (LES), this study simulated the interaction between varying intensities of LC and different geostrophic effects
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A shifting chessboard: Projections of prawn, capelin, mesopelagic fish, zooplankton, and their Nordic and Barents Seas food web under climate change Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-12-05
Ina Nilsen, Cecilie Hansen, Isaac C. KaplanAs climate change is already altering ocean temperatures, there is an urgent need to understand how environmental changes will affect marine ecosystems. Although great efforts have been made to understand the impacts of ocean warming, there are still uncertainties regarding effects on lower trophic levels and how these may propagate to higher trophic levels. In this study, physics from three different
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Abundance and estimated food consumption of seabirds in the pelagic ecosystem in the eastern Indian sector of the Southern Ocean Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-12-03
Nobuo Kokubun, Kohei Hamabe, Nodoka Yamada, Hiroko Sasaki, Bungo Nishizawa, Yutaka Watanuki, Hiroto MuraseQuantification of abundance and food consumption of seabirds are key to understand characteristics and ecological functions of local marine ecosystem due to their abundance and diversity in foraging areas, habitat, behavior, mobility and prey types. This study aimed to quantify seabird abundance in pelagic areas in the eastern Indian sector of the Southern Ocean (80–150°E) based on an at-sea observational
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Community structure of fish larvae associated with advections of the Kuroshio and its neighboring waters Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-12-03
Toru Kobari, Yusuke Manako, Airi Hara, Kaori Yamanoue, Takafumi Azuma, Ryuji Fukuda, Yi-Chen Wang, Masafumi Kodama, Gen KumeThe Kuroshio has been long thought to be disadvantageous as nursery grounds for larval fishes due to the low plankton standing stocks under the oligotrophic conditions. Despite of the potential risk for survival and growth, early life stages of various fishes appear abundantly in the Kuroshio and its neighboring waters. Here, we report what kind of taxonomic groups establish community structure of
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Food web analysis shows an exacerbated dependence of zooplankton on detritus in oligotrophic systems due to ocean warming Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-11-30
Luca Russo, Matteo Loschi, Daniele Bellardini, Roberta Congestri, Michael W. Lomas, Simone Libralato, Domenico D’AlelioOcean warming can affect plankton both directly, through altered metabolic activities, and indirectly, modifying the physical–chemical properties of the water column, with possible effects on ecosystem functioning. To evaluate the combined action of warming-related physiological responses and environmental changes on plankton functioning, we carried out a long-term analysis (from 1994 to 2019) of the
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A predictive krill distribution model for Euphausia pacifica and Thysanoessa spinifera using scaled acoustic backscatter in the Northern California Current Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-11-27
S. Derville, J.L. Fisher, R.L. Kaplan, K.S. Bernard, E.M. Phillips, L.G. TorresEuphausiids (krill) are globally significant zooplankton prey for many commercially important or endangered predator species. In the productive upwelling system of the Northern California Current (NCC), two krill species, Euphausia pacifica and Thysanoessa spinifera, dominate the preyscape and constitute an important food resource for many seabirds, cetaceans, and fish. In this study, we use five years
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Little seasonal variation of mercury concentrations and biomagnification in an Arctic pelagic food web Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-11-21
Julia Giebichenstein, Tom Andersen, Øystein Varpe, Geir W. Gabrielsen, Katrine BorgåDespite numerous studies on mercury in Arctic biota, data from inaccessible, ice-covered regions − especially during the polar night and late winter − remain scarce. This scarcity results in poor understanding of the seasonal dynamics of mercury within the food web. From the Northern Barents Sea, we quantified total mercury and the dietary descriptors δ15N and δ13C as long-term dietary signals (weeks
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Control of simulated ocean ecosystem indicators by biogeochemical observations Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-11-17
S. Ciavatta, P. Lazzari, E. Álvarez, L. Bertino, K. Bolding, J. Bruggeman, A. Capet, G. Cossarini, F. Daryabor, L. Nerger, M. Popov, J. Skákala, S. Spada, A. Teruzzi, T. Wakamatsu, V.Ç. Yumruktepe, P. BrasseurTo protect marine ecosystems threatened by climate change and anthropic stressors, it is essential to operationally monitor ocean health indicators. These are metrics synthetizing multiple marine processes relevant to the users of operational services. In this study, we assess whether selected ocean indicators simulated by operational models can be effectively constrained (i.e., controlled) by biogeochemical
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The influence of applying skin temperature corrections to gas exchange models on air-sea oxygen flux estimates Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-11-17
Bo Yang, Chris LangdonThe skin of the ocean is often slightly cooler than the surface mixed layer due to net surface heat loss (cool skin effect), and sometimes slightly warmer in areas with extreme solar radiation (warm layer effect). In previous work (Yang et al., 2022), with the skin temperature correction term (ΔT) derived from the fifth generation European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts Reanalysis (ERA5)
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Perspectives on Northern Gulf of Alaska salinity field structure, freshwater pathways, and controlling mechanisms Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-11-08
Isaac Reister, Seth Danielson, Ana Aguilar-IslasThe biologically productive Northern Gulf of Alaska (NGA) continental shelf receives large inputs of freshwater from surrounding glaciated and non-glaciated watersheds, and a better characterization of the regional salinity spatiotemporal variability is important for understanding its fate and ecological roles. We here assess synoptic to seasonal distributions of freshwater pathways of the Copper River
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Analytic solutions for equatorial, Kelvin, Rossby, and Yanai beams Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-11-07
Julian P. McCreary Jr., Theodore W. BurkhardtWind-driven equatorial Kelvin, Rossby, and Yanai waves are known to propagate vertically, as well as zonally, and packets of them can form “beams” that descend into the deep ocean along ray paths consistent with wave-group theory. Here, we obtain analytic solutions to a simplified ocean model that provide a more complete description of beam properties and dynamics than in previous studies.
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Changes in prey-predator interactions in an Arctic food web under climate change Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-11-06
Nicolas Dupont, Joël M. Durant, Øystein Langangen, Leif Christian StigeGlobal warming affects marine ecosystems by changing environmental conditions, ecosystem structure, and ecosystem functioning. In parts of the Arctic, increased sea temperature and decreased sea ice have led to a poleward expansion of boreal species and increased their interactions with native Arctic species. To investigate and quantify the changing interactions in an Arctic marine food web under new
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Seasonal variations of the cold intermediate layer on the Newfoundland and Labrador Shelf Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-11-06
H.J. Andres, N. Soontiens, J. Penney, F. CyrAcross the Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) continental shelf, sub-surface temperatures remain below 0°C throughout the summer, when the surface is much warmer. This oceanographic feature is known as a cold intermediate layer (CIL), and its properties are assessed annually in the region to support ocean climate research and fisheries management. Monitoring in this region is either too infrequent or too
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Multidecadal decline in sea ice meltwater volume and Pacific Winter Water salinity in the Bering Sea revealed by ocean observations Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-11-04
Vigan Mensah, Yen-Chen Chen, Daiki Nomura, Hiromichi Ueno, Hwa Chien, Kay I. OhshimaLarge amounts of freshwater and nutrients pass through the Bering Strait to the Arctic Ocean, making the Bering Sea a crucial marginal sea of the North Pacific Ocean. The hydrography and biological production of the Bering Sea are strongly influenced by the amount of sea ice produced and melted. The sea ice extent and production exhibited large interannual variability but no visible trend until 2016
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Community composition and distribution of epi- and suprabenthic macrofauna in the bathyal, abyssal, and hadal zones of the northern North Pacific Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-11-04
Angelika Brandt, Anna M. Jażdżewska, Stefanie Kaiser, Magdalena Błażewicz, Sarah Gerken, Kamila Głuchowska, Andreas Kelch, Mathis Preikschardt, Henry Knauber, Katharina Kohlenbach, Hanieh Saeedi, Anne Helene S. Tandberg, Davide Di FrancoThe deep sea, Earth’s largest biome, harbors numerous unknown species. Prior to the AleutBio (Aleutian Trench Biodiversity Studies) expedition from July to September 2022, the Northeast (NE) Pacific at abyssal and hadal depths was virtually unexplored. Our study presents new findings from the AleutBio project on the macrofaunal composition of the Bering Sea (BS) and Aleutian Trench (AT) collected by
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Reduced phytoplankton biomass in a subtropical plume-upwelling system induced by typhoons Bailu and Podul Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-11-04
Zhuyin Tong, Lingqi Ma, Shujie Cai, Zhaoyun Chen, Lei Wang, Mingwang Xiang, Rui Huang, Meilin Wu, Wupeng Xiao, Bangqin HuangPhytoplankton responses to typhoons are pivotal for understanding the impact of climate change on marine biodiversity and productivity, yet current literature, focusing on typhoon-induced biomass increases from nutrient dynamics, might overlook the complexity of plume-upwelling interactions during such events. This study, therefore, examines the sequential impact of Typhoons Bailu and Podul on phytoplankton
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C:N stoichiometry and the fate of organic carbon in ecosystems of the northwest Pacific Ocean Prog. Oceanogr. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-10-31
Chuanli Zhang, Yaoyao Wang, Rong Bi, Ulrich Sommer, Guodong Song, Zhaohui Chen, Feng Lin, Jing Zhang, Meixun ZhaoPhytoplankton elemental composition regulates the efficiency of energy and material transfer in the interface between phytoplankton and their consumers. The ratio of particulate organic carbon to particulate organic nitrogen (POC:PON) shows considerable regional deviations from the canonical Redfield ratio in the global surface ocean. However, in certain oceanic regions such as the northwest Pacific