Oceanic annual global Net Primary Productivity
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| Value | 48.5 Pg Carbon/year |
|---|---|
| Organism | Biosphere |
| Reference | Field CB, Behrenfeld MJ, Randerson JT, Falkowski P. Primary production of the biosphere: integrating terrestrial and oceanic components. Science. 1998 Jul 10 281(5374):pp. 238 and Table 1PubMed ID9657713 |
| Method | Carnegie-Ames-Stanford approach (CASA) for land and the Vertically Generalized Production Model (VGPM) for the oceans. Calculated from long term global measurements from satellites according to model integrated from 3 equations (see p.237 middle and left columns) |
| Comments | Pg=10^15 grams. This estimate includes a 1 Pg of C contribution from macroalgae [S. V. Smith, Science 211, 838 (1981)]. |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 102936 |