The vertical attenuation of irradiance as a function of turbidity: a case of the Huanghai(Yellow) Sea in spring |
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Authors: | LIN Shaoying ZOU Tao GAO Huiwang GUO Xinyu |
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Affiliation: | 1.Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education of China, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China2.Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University, 2-5 Bunkyo-Cho, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan |
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Abstract: | The planar photosynthetically available radiation (PAR), turbidity and concentration of chlorophyll a (chl a), were measured at 26 stations in the Huanghai (Yellow) Sea during a cruise of China SOLAS from 19 to 27 March 2005. Due to low chl a (<0.35 mg·m~(-3)) in upper layers (above 5 m),suspended particulate matter became the major factor that influenced the turbidity in early spring.The calculated vertical diffuse attenuation coefficient of PAR, K_(PAR), varied with water depths with a maximum value in the upper 5 m layer. The mean K_(PAR) in survey area was 0.277±0.07 m~(-1) that is considerably higher than most of the other case 2 waters. Within the survey area, K_(PAR) also showed distinct regional characteristics, corresponding to the distribution of turbidity. Based on measurements, the relationship between K_(PAR) and turbidity as well as chl a was established.It was suggested that suspended particulate matter plays an important role in light attenuation in the Huanghai (Yellow) Sea in spring. |
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Keywords: | Photosynthetically available radiation Diffuse attenuation coefficient Turbidity Chlorophyll a the Huanghai (Yellow) Sea |
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