Relationships between physical forcing and the vertical distribution of chlorophyll in the Indian and Pacific Oceans

Trabajo presentado en el Annual Meeting Malaspina: Circunnavigation Expedition Malaspina 2010: Global Change and Biodiversity Exploration of the Global Ocean, celebrado en Santa Cruz de Tenerife (España), del 23 al 26 de abril de 2013A deep chlorophyll maximum (DCM) is a widespread feature of stratified seas under oligotrophic conditions. Basically, the DCM occurs at levels in wich nutrients become available and there is still enough light for photosynthesis. However, the intensity of the DCM and precise depth at which it occurs are modulated by environmental and biological factors This work examines the relationships between hydrographic variables and the characteristics of the DCM along the Indian and Pacific Ocean Transects carried out in legs 3 (13/2 to 12/3/2011), 4 (18/3 to 28/3/2011) and 5 ( 16/4 to 7/5/2011) of the Malaspina expeditio