Northern Gulf of Alaska Eddies阿拉斯加湾北部湾.pptVIP

The Gulf of Alaska eddy field: interannual variability and implications for the ecosystem Carol Ladd Elizabeth Dobbins and Sigrid Salo NOAA/PMEL Seattle Movie – sea surface height Chlorophyll Advection of coastal chlorophyll into basin Vertical processes within the eddy supplying macronutrients and/or iron to euphotic zone. Fur Seal foraging in eddy Eddy features encountered by three fur seals during their migration. Ream et al. 2005 Eddy Kinetic Energy (measure of eddy activity) EKE Variability 25 cm SSH anomalies Implications: SeaWiFS chlorophyll Chlorophyll due to eddies Averaged over the region within 200km of the shelf, eddies result in ~50% higher chlorophyll. Summary Eddies influence phytoplankton distributions (Brickley Thomas, 2004); seasonal timing of eddies is important Evidence that higher trophic levels use eddies (fur seals) suggests that eddies are important to fish distributions (Ream et al, 2005) Eddies take many months to move across gulf to Kodiak location: predictability?? 1999 regime shift may have influenced eddy pathways EKE in the NGOA box could provide an index that might help to explain productivity or other biological time series Thank you References Brickley, P. J., and A. C. Thomas (2004), Satellite-measured seasonal and inter-annual chlorophyll variability in the Northeast Pacific and Coastal Gulf of Alaska, Deep Sea Res. II, 51, 229-245. Ladd, C., N. B. Kachel, C. W. Mordy, and P. J. Stabeno (2005), Observations from a Yakutat eddy in the northern Gulf of Alaska, J. Geophys. Res. - Oceans, 110, C03003, doi: 03010.01029/02004JC002710. Ladd, C., P. Stabeno, and E. D. Cokelet (2005), A note on cross-shelf exchange in the northern Gulf of Alaska, Deep Sea Res. II, 52, 667-679. Ream, R. R., J. T. Sterling, and T. R. Loughlin (2005), Oceanographic features related to northern fur seal migratory movements, Deep Sea Res. II, 52, 823-843. * * = Formation regions (Yakutat, Sitka, Haida) Y S H Influence of eddies on chlorophyll (phytopla