Figure 3
From: The Oceanic Biological Pump: Rapid carbon transfer to depth at Continental Margins during Winter
Results from monthly-based waveform analysis of 8 parameters (colored lines) using hourly data showing two reoccurring modes of downslope-transport of chlorophyll-a in the BBL of Barkley Canyon. The horizontal lines represent periods of the diel cycle when the parameters listed in the figure legend showed significantly increased values. The yellow horizontal line shows periods, when the flow was directed downslope. The blue shaded columns with numbers 1 and 2 represent periods of the diel cycles, when these modes occurred: Mode 1, during times of elevated flow and bottom shear stress around high tide at relatively low or only slightly elevated BBL-temperatures; and Mode 2, during times of elevated bottom water temperatures and low flow during low tide (no elevated pressure).
