AMT19

October 12, 2009 - December 1, 2009

UK - Chile

AMT19, the second in the series of cruises funded by the Oceans 2025 programme set sail from the UK on 13 October 2009 and arrived in Chile on 1 December 2009. The principal scientist was Andy Rees from the Plymouth Marine Laboratory.

This was the longest voyage to date covering an immense 8500 miles continuing the long-term collection of biological and chemical observations of the remote Atlantic ecosystem. This included research examining the impact of ocean acidification on the activity of specific marine bacteria that are an important part of the global nitrogen cycle. New techniques were developed to determine concentration levels and microbial turnover of compounds that are important in atmospheric chemistry and provide a carbon source for marine bacteria and phytoplankton. Results from this research will increase our understanding of the processes that occur in the Atlantic Ocean and will eventually feed into ecosystem models to help forecast global change.

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Download the AMT19 Cruise Report

Personnel

Name	Role	Institute
Beale, Rachael	OVOCs	Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK
Cheize, Marie	Aerosol Fe speciation	University of Brest, France
Dall #39;Olmo, Giorgio	Inherent optical properties	Oregon State University, USA
Dixon, Joanna	OVOCs	Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK
Ferrera, Charissa	Nitrogen cycling	University of Philippines, Philippines
Gallienne, Chris	Optics, zooplankton	Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK
Grob, Carolina	Group specific C fixation	University of Warwick, UK
Harris, Carolyn	Nutrients	Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK
Hartmann, Manuela	Algal mixotrophy	National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK
Herrington, Sian	DOP turnover	National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK
Holland, Ross	Flow cytometry	National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK
Lysczkowski, Emily	Coccolithophore RS	Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, USA
Ostrowski, Martin	Picocyanobacteria	University of Warwick, UK
Painter, Stuart	Physical oceanography	National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK
Rees, Andy	Principal Scientist	Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK
Richier, Sophie	Metabolic proteins	National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK
Ross, Libby	Shrimp, physical oceanography	National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK
Sargeant, Stephanie	OVOCs	Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK
Stephens, John	P:R	Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK
Tarran, Glen	Flow cytometry	Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK
Tempest, Kevin	Noble gases	University of Washington, USA
Widdecombe, Claire	Primary production	Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK
Wyatt, Neil	Fe/N fixation	Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK
Young, Jodi	Coccolithophore biogeography	University of Oxford, UK
Zubkov, Mike	Microbial activity	National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK