Exploring Primary Production with OOI Data

Through these Data Explorations, you will explore primary production in greater detail. Primary production is the rate at which organisms store energy through the formation of organic matter (carbon-based compounds), using energy derived from solar radiation during photosynthesis or from chemical reactions during chemosynthesis.


Data Explorations in this Collection

Chlorophyll colored water off the coast of Brazil

Primary Production in General

Think and reflect on your knowledge about primary production

Graph of data from the Endurance Array

Primary Production Variables

Explore different kinds of variables that are collected to measure primary production

Graph of fluorometry data

Chlorophyll-a Across the Year

Explore chlorophyll-a concentrations throughout a year

Graph of fluorometry data

Chlorophyll-a Across the Globe

Explore chlorophyll-a concentrations throughout the globe

Graph of chlorophyll data from the temperate ocean

Chlorophyll-a in Temperate Zones of the Ocean

Explore chlorophyll-a concentration data from temperate zones of the ocean

Graph of chlorophyll data from the polar ocean

Chlorophyll-a Near the Polar Zones of the Ocean

Explore chlorophyll-a concentration data from locations near the polar zones of the ocean

Graph of fluorometry data

Chlorophyll-a Inshore vs. Offshore

Explore chlorophyll-a concentrations from inshore and offshore locations


If you are a professor and are interested in more information about ways to utilize these Data Explorations, check out the Instructor's Guide for these activities.

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