Question: Please propose an explanation for the correlation between the annual fluctuations of atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and annual cycles of phytoplankton biomass shown in the figures below. Describe the mechanisms that lead to the correlation you proposed. Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide SCIAMACHY SCIAMACHY/ENVISAT Northern Hemisphere 390 Mauna Loa, Hawaii, USA (3397 m), NOAA/ESRL Mace Head, Ireland (25 m), NOAA/ESRL 380 SCIAMACHY 370 XCO, Ipom 364 376 388 360 Michael.Buchwitz@iup.physik.uni-bremen.de NOAA data: ftp:/I/tp.cmdl.noaa.gov/cog/co2/fask/month/ 350 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 Year Fig. 1: Annual cycles of phytoplankton biomass in the Southern Ocean. a IMMM Winter Summer 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 Co, mixing ratio [ppm]
Question: Please propose an explanation for the correlation between the annual fluctuations of atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and annual cycles of phytoplankton biomass shown in the figures below. Describe the mechanisms that lead to the correlation you proposed. Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide SCIAMACHY SCIAMACHY/ENVISAT Northern Hemisphere 390 Mauna Loa, Hawaii, USA (3397 m), NOAA/ESRL Mace Head, Ireland (25 m), NOAA/ESRL 380 SCIAMACHY 370 XCO, Ipom 364 376 388 360 Michael.Buchwitz@iup.physik.uni-bremen.de NOAA data: ftp:/I/tp.cmdl.noaa.gov/cog/co2/fask/month/ 350 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 Year Fig. 1: Annual cycles of phytoplankton biomass in the Southern Ocean. a IMMM Winter Summer 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 Co, mixing ratio [ppm]
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Question: Please propose an explanation for the correlation between the annual fluctuations of atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and annual cycles
of phytoplankton biomass shown in the figures below. Describe the mechanisms that lead to the correlation you proposed.
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
SCIAMACHY/ENVISAT Northern Hemisphere
SCIAMACHY
390
Mauna Loa, Hawaii, USA (3397 m), NOAA/ESRL
Mace Head, Ireland (25 m), NOAA/ESRL
380
SCIAMACHY
370
XCO, [ppm]
364
376
388
360
Michael.Buchwitz@iup.physik.uni-bremen.de
NOAA data: ftp://ftp.cmdl.noaa.gov/ccg/co2/flask/month/
350
1994
1996 1998
2000
2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
Year
Fig. 1: Annual cycles of phytoplankton biomass in the Southern Ocean.
MMMM
Winter
Summer
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
В I
Integrated
CO, mixing ratio [ppm]
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Question: Please propose an explanation for the correlation between the annual fluctuations of atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and annual cycles
of phytoplankton biomass shown in the figures below. Describe the mechanisms that lead to the correlation you proposed.
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
SCIAMACHY/ENVISAT Northern Hemisphere
SCIAMACHY
390
Mauna Loa, Hawaii, USA (3397 m), NOAA/ESRL
Mace Head, Ireland (25 m), NOAA/ESRL
380
SCIAMACHY
370
XCO, [ppm]
364
376
388
360
Michael.Buchwitz@iup.physik.uni-bremen.de
NOAA data: ftp://ftp.cmdl.noaa.gov/ccg/co2/flask/month/
350
1994
1996 1998
2000
2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
Year
Fig. 1: Annual cycles of phytoplankton biomass in the Southern Ocean.
MMMM
Winter
Summer
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
В I
Integrated
CO, mixing ratio [ppm]
DI
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