Affiliation:
1. A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS
Abstract
The research was carried out based on the results of measuring the concentration of chlorophyll-a (TChl-a), spectral coefficient of light absorption by phytoplankton, non-algal particles (NAP) and colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in the southern part of the Sea of Azov in different seasons from 2016 to 2020. New data for the Sea of Azov on the variability of the spectral coefficient of light absorption by all optically active components have been obtained. A high (more than an order of magnitude) variability of all studied parameters was shown. The seasonal dynamics of TChl-a shows maxima in winter and summer. A relationship between the phytoplankton absorption and TChl-a has been revealed, which is described by a power function. Significant seasonal differences (two or more times) between the coefficients in the equation for parametrization of light absorption by phytoplankton were revealed. The NAP and CDOM light absorption were parametrized, the ranges of variability of the absorption coefficient and the exponential slope were revealed, and their seasonal dynamics was shown. Annual variability of absorption coefficient of NAP and CDOM was opposite to the annual cycle of TChl-a. The NAP and CDOM absorption coefficients increased after phytoplankton blooms, when TChl-a decreased. The relative contribution of phytoplankton, NAP, and CDOM to the total absorption by particles and dissolved matter at 440 nm varied significantly over the year. The share of phytoplankton was maximum in winter and summer, while in spring and autumn the maximum contribution to absorption was made by CDOM and NAP.
Publisher
Saint-Petersburg Research Center of the Russian Academy of Science
Subject
Geophysics,Condensed Matter Physics,Water Science and Technology,Oceanography
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