Table 1.

Symbols and definitions.

Symbol	Definition
C	Total chlorophyll concentration (mg m−3)
Cp	Chlorophyll concentration for picoplankton (cells < 2μm) (mg m−3)
Cp,n	Chlorophyll concentration for combined nano-picoplankton (cells < 20μm) (mg m−3)
Cn	Chlorophyll concentration for nanoplankton (cells 2 − 20μm) (mg m−3)
Cm	Chlorophyll concentration for microplankton (cells > 20μm) (mg m−3)
$C_{p,n}^m$	Asymptotic maximum value of Cp,n (cells < 20 μm) (mg m−3)
$C_p^m$	Asymptotic maximum value of Cp (cells < 2 μm) (mg m−3)
DOC	Dissolved organic carbon (μmol L−1)
Dp,n	Fraction of total chlorophyll in combined nano-picoplankton (cells < 20μm) as total chlorophyll tends to zero
Dp	Fraction of total chlorophyll in picoplankton (cells < 2μm) as total chlorophyll tends to zero
Fp	Fraction of total chlorophyll for picoplankton (cells < 2μm)
Fp,n	Fraction of total chlorophyll for combined nano- picoplankton (cells < 20μm)
Fn	Fraction of total chlorophyll for nanoplankton (cells 2 − 20μm)
Fm	Fraction of total chlorophyll for microplankton (cells > 20μm)
G1	Parameter of Equation (5) controlling lower and/or upper bound in $C_{p,n}^m$
G2	Parameter of Equation (5) controlling slope of change in $C_{p,n}^m$ with T
G3	Parameter of Equation (5) controlling the T mid-point of G2
G4	Parameter of Equation (5) controlling lower and/or upper bound in $C_{p,n}^m$
H1	Parameter of Equation (6) controlling lower and/or upper bound in $C_p^m$
H2	Parameter of Equation (6) controlling slope of change in $C_p^m$ with T
H3	Parameter of Equation (6) controlling the T mid-point of H2
H4	Parameter of Equation (6) controlling lower and/or upper bound in $C_p^m$
J1	Parameter of Equation (7) controlling lower and/or upper bound in Dp,n
J2	Parameter of Equation (7) controlling slope of change in Dp,n with T
J3	Parameter of Equation (7) controlling the T mid-point of J2
J4	Parameter of Equation (7) controlling lower and/or upper bound in Dp,n
K1	Parameter of Equation (8) controlling lower and/or upper bound in Dp
K2	Parameter of Equation (8) controlling slope of change in Dp with T
K3	Parameter of Equation (8) controlling the T mid-point of K2
K4	Parameter of Equation (8) controlling lower and/or upper bound in Dp
MAD	Median absolute difference between estimated and measured data
r	Pearson correlation coefficient
RFU	Relative red fluorescence
RMSD	Root mean square difference between estimated and measured data
T	Water temperature (°C)
TDN	Total dissolved nitrogen (μmol L−1)