Herbland Alain, Voituriez B. (1982). Vitesses verticales et production potentielle dans l'upwelling de Mauritanie en mars 1973. In :
The Canary Current : studies of an upwelling system. Copenhague : CIEM, 180, p. 131-134. (Rapport et Procès-Verbaux des Réunions du Conseil International pour l'Exploration de la Mer ; 5/6). Symposium on The Canary Current : Studies of an Upwelling System, Las Palmas (ESP), 1978/04/11-14. ISSN 0074-4336.
Titre du document
Vitesses verticales et production potentielle dans l'upwelling de Mauritanie en mars 1973
Année de publication
1982
Type de document
Partie d'ouvrage
Auteurs
Herbland Alain, Voituriez B.
In
The Canary Current : studies of an upwelling system
Source
Copenhague : CIEM, 1982,
p. 131-134 (Rapport et Procès-Verbaux des Réunions du Conseil International pour l'Exploration de la Mer ; 5/6). ISSN 0074-4336
Colloque
Symposium on The Canary Current : Studies of an Upwelling System, Las Palmas (ESP), 1978/04/11-14
A long duration station (60 hours) was covered where an active upwelling was expected to occur (Cap Timiris area, Mauritania). As soon as the wind enhanced (from 4-5 m/s to 11 m/s) the surface temperature decreased and nitrate concentration increased. A highly significant negative correlation was found between the temperature at 10 m and the time (r= -0.966, n=21). Surface heating due to solar irradiation occured each day. The mean decrease of surface temperature was one degre per day over 60 hours. The maximum upward velocity determined from the vertical displacement of the isotherms and nitrate isolines over 15 h intervals was about 4.5 x 10-2 cm/s. From that speed, the nitrate input in the euphotic layer is calculated and the potential production estimated at 21 g C/m2/d. From that value and in situ primary production measurements, the upwelling efficiency is evaluated at 30-40% for the first level of the food chain. (Résumé d'auteur)
Plan de classement
Dynamique des eaux [032DYNEAU]
Descripteurs
UPWELLING ; FONCTIONNEMENT DE L'ECOSYSTEME ; VITESSE ; CONSEQUENCE ECOLOGIQUE ; TEMPERATURE DE SURFACE ; VARIABILITE ; PRODUCTIVITE BIOLOGIQUE
