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How Oceans Could Change If We Reverse Anthropogenic Warming

by David Shultz 4 March 20164 March 2016

A computer simulation shows a net increase in primary production by phytoplankton if climate change were mitigated by 2200 but also indicates big changes in the makeup of those species.

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An Unprecedented View of Biogeochemistry off India's West Coast

by Sarah Stanley 25 February 201614 April 2022

Yearlong study reveals seasonal changes in oxygen levels, nutrient availability, and plankton growth.

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Plankton Reveal New Secrets About Ancient CO2 Levels

by N. Jacewicz 16 December 20154 May 2022

An analysis of phytoplankton shells doubles previous estimates of the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere 11 million years ago.

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Hacking a Climate Satellite to See Beneath the Ocean's Surface

by E. Betz 27 May 20155 July 2022

When NASA launched its CALIPSO spacecraft, the space agency did not intend to estimate phytoplankton populations.

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Shooting Stars and Cosmic Dust Help Form Clouds, Fertilize Plankton

by E. Betz 5 March 20157 March 2022

Tons of cosmic dust enter Earth’s atmosphere each day, triggering a range of phenomena that scientists are only just beginning to understand.

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Circulation a Key Factor in Mediterranean Algal Growth

by J. Orwig 23 December 20146 June 2022

Scientists use satellite and robotic field data to study the environmental conditions driving phytoplankton blooms in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea.

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