The organic carbon-to-chlorophyll ratio as a necessary parameter for estimating the Black Sea phytoplankton biomass from satellite data
Journal: 26th International Symposium on Atmospheric and Ocean Optics, Atmospheric Physics
Year: 2020

Based on regular studies performed in the coastal waters of the Black Sea within the area of the Sevastopol and Southern Coast of Crimea for the first time during the period from 2000 to 2010, the seasonal dynamics of the ratio between organic carbon and chlorophyll a (C/Chl <i>a</i>) in phytoplankton within the surface layer (0–0.5 m) were analyzed. The maximal values of this parameter (234&plusmn;139) were observed in summer and the minimal values (56&plusmn;23) – in winter. Intermediate value