Mediterranean sea primary productivity simulated by opatm-bfm model

We present an analysis of the primary productivity estimation for the Mediterranean Sea carried out by the numerical tool OPATMBFM. Annual budget of primary productivity is quantified and compared with other estimations based on satellite observations and insitu measurements. Model results are discussed and summarized considering the main biogeochemical properties and their inter-annual variability (period 1999-2004) at the sub-basins level with a particular interest to primary productivity (PP).