title: Development of a Maximum Specific Photosynthetic Rate Algorithm Based on Remote Sensing Data: a Case Study for the Atlantic Ocean
abstract: New regional empirical algorithms were developed to obtain maximum specific photosynthetic rates of phytoplankton ( $$P_{m}^{B}$$ ) in the surface layer of the Atlantic Ocean. These algorithms were based on the dependence of $$P_{m}^{B}$$ on seawater temperature. Sea Surface Temperature remote sensing data and the PANGAEA global database of photosynthesis–irradiance parameters were used to test the algorithm. In addition, the variability in $$P_{m}^{B}$$ , both spatially (from 60° S to 85° N) an
journal: Oceanology