Forecast & Analysis

Current biogeochemical sea water conditions (past 10 days) and 10-day forecast updated on:

Direct access to the data through the CMEMS Copernicus webportal 

Short name Extended Name  Unit Description
Chla Chlorophyll mg⋅m-3 Concentration of total chlorophyll in sea water
PhytoC Phytoplankton biomass mgC⋅m-3 Carbon biomass of phytoplankton
ZooC Zooplankton biomass mgC⋅m-3 Carbon biomass of zooplankton
PO4 Phosphate mmolP⋅m-3 Concentration of phosphate in sea water
NO3 Nitrate mmolN⋅m-3 Concentration of nitrate in sea water
NH4 Ammonium mmolN⋅m-3 Concentration of ammonium in sea water
SiO4 Silicate mmolSi⋅m-3 Concentration of silicate in sea water
O2 Oxygen mmolO⋅m-3 Concentration of dissolved oxygen in sea water
NPP Net Primary Production mmolC⋅m-3⋅day-1 Net Primary Production (photosynthesis – phytoplankton respiration)
ALK Alkalinity µmol⋅kg-1 Alkalinity
DIC Dissolved Inorganic Carbon µmol⋅kg-1 Dissolved Inorganic Carbon
pH Seawater acidity [-] pH at insitu condition and reported on total scale
pCO2 Seawater pCO2 ppm Partial pressure of carbon dioxide in sea water
fCO2 CO2 air-sea flux mmol⋅m-2⋅day-1 Flux of CO2 at the air-sea interface (positive toward the sea)
Kd490 Light attenuation coefficient at 490nm m-1 Light attenuation coefficient at 490nm (Kd490)
Sal Salinity [-] Salinity
T Temperature °C Temperature

 

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