AMT3
September 15, 1996 - October 24, 1996
UK - Port Stanley
The objectives of the cruise remained similar to the first two transects, and included:
- To improve our understanding of the relationship between physical processes and biological production
- Identify, define and quantify latitudinal changes in biogeochemical provinces
- Determine phytoplankton characteristics and photosynthetic parameters
- Identify nutrient regimes and their role in biogeochemical cycles
- Characterise plankton community structure, including the accurate determination of carbon values
- Relate the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in surface waters with the biological production
- Acquire data for the calibration of remotely sensed observations
- Secondary validation of remotely sensed products
- Interpret basin-scale remote sensing observations
- Develop models that enable the interpretation of satellite imagery in terms of total water column properties
Download the cruise report
Download the AMT3 Cruise Report
Personnel
Name |
Institute |
|---|---|
| Aiken, Jim | Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK |
| Bale, Anthony | Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK |
| Barlow, Ray | Sea Fisheries Research Institute, South Africa |
| Bowie, Andy | University of Plymouth, UK |
| Donlon, Craig | JRC, Italy |
| Gallienne, Chris | Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK |
| Griffiths, Colin | Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK |
| Hooker, Stan | NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre, USA |
| Huskin, Ignacio | Universidad de Oviedo, Spain |
| Law, Cliff | Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK |
| Marañón, Emilio | Southampton Oceanography Centre, UK |
| Mino, Yoshihisa | Institute for Hydrosperic-Atmospheric Sciences, Japan |
| Mourino, Beatriz | Universidad de Vigo, Spain |
| Nightingale, Tim | Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK |
| Suzuki, Koji | Nagoya University, Japan |
| Terayama, Yasunori | Saga University, Japan |
| Zubkov, Mike | University of Southampton |
Hosted at Plymouth Marine Laboratory, funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council.