IMBER research in the western South Atlantic.

PIOLA, A.R.; BIANCHI, A.A.; KAHL, L.C.; LUTZ, V.A; MARRARI, M. ; MARTOS, P.; NEGRI, R.M.; PALASTANGA, V.; SABATINI, M.E.,; VIÑAS, M.D.

Bergen

Conferencia; IMBER Open Science Conference; 2014

IMBER International Project

The western South Atlantic hosts one of the most productive marine ecosystems in the southern hemisphere. The productivity arises from a unique combination of forcings, including intense tidal mixing near shore, winds, nutrient input from the subantarctic zone via a strong western boundary current (the Malvinas Current), and mesoscale and sub-mesoscale processes. In addition, æolian nutrient sources from South America may further promote the growth of phytoplankton. A number of studies carried out in the western South Atlantic are associated with IMBER goals and objectives and are briefly described.