AMT3

22 April 1996 - 25 October 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

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