Chlorophyll Pigment Concentration and Sea Surface Temperature of the Black Sea

Abstract

Many studies have been made on the relationship between SST (sea surface temperature) and chlorophyll, for instance by [1,2,3,4].The upwelling event, due to the interface between cold and warm water masses brings nutrients up from deep waters which is attractive to plankton and therefore it is possible to detect likely areas for plankton concentration by monitoring the sea temperature [5]. Normally the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is in balance with the carbon dioxide in the ocean. During photosynthesis phytoplankton remove carbon dioxide from seawater and release oxygen as a by-product. This allows the oceans to absorb additional carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. If fewer phytoplankton existed, atmospheric carbon dioxide would increase. Phytoplankton also affect c a r b o n d i o x i d e l e v e l s w h e n t h e y d i e . Phytoplankton, like plants on land, are composed of substances that contain carbon. Dead phytoplankton can sink to the ocean floor. Other material sinking to ocean bottom soon covers the phytoplankton. In this way, the ocean act as a sink, a place to dispose of global carbon, which otherwise would accumulate in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. Other global sinks include land vegetation and soil. However the carbon sinks are frequently returned to the atmosphere as carbonDeforestation contributes to the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by reducing the removal of carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide acts as a 'greenhouse' gas in the atmosphere, and therefore an increase in its concentration may contribute to global warming. The increase of carbon dioxide means less long-wavelength energy emitted from the Earth can escape to space. This would lead to a gradual warming of the Earth, but there are other factors that could counteract this warming effect. This would lead to a gradual warming of the Earth, but there are other factors that could counteract