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Abstract
Spaceborne merged multisensory OC CCI (ocean Colour Climate Initiative) data were employed to reveal changes in primary production (PP) in the Arctic Ocean (AO) from 2003 to 2022. The assessments were performed making use of the algorithm by Behrenfeld and Falkowski (1997) that assured, according to previous investigations, the coefficient of correlation between the retrieved and shipborne PP values equal to 0.8 and 0.75 for the deep and coastal ocean zones, respectively. The applied methodology of the satellite ocean color data processing permitted to account for the effect of cloud masking and determine the phytoplankton concentration within both overcast areas and coastal waters that are subject to significant influences of land- and river run-off. The results obtained indicate that since 2003 the PP over the entire AO has increased by +18.5%. This increase in PP was mostly due to the PP steady rise in the pelagic basin whereas within the AO coastal zone the PP level remained rather steady with only a slight negative tendency (–1.6%). In the marginal seas, the PP change proved to be differently directed, ranging between +32% (Laptev Sea) and –13.6% (Chukchi Sea) and exhibiting a rather low reliability of statistical characteristics. The observed two-decadal variations/tendencies of PP are discussed in light of the AO climate warming phenomenon.
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Izvestiya, Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics is a journal that publishes original scientific research and review articles on vital issues in the physics of the Earth’s atmosphere and hydrosphere and climate theory. The journal presents results of recent studies of physical processes in the atmosphere and ocean that control climate, weather, and their changes. These studies have possible practical applications. The journal also gives room to the discussion of results obtained in theoretical and experimental studies in various fields of oceanic and atmospheric physics, such as the dynamics of gas and water media, interaction of the atmosphere with the ocean and land surfaces, turbulence theory, heat balance and radiation processes, remote sensing and optics of both media, natural and man-induced climate changes, and the state of the atmosphere and ocean. The journal publishes papers on research techniques used in both media, current scientific information on domestic and foreign events in the physics of the atmosphere and ocean.