AMT4

April 20, 1997 - May 26, 1997

Port Stanley - UK

The AMT4 cruise took place between 21 April and 27 May 1997, when the RRS James Clark Ross sailed from the Falkland Islands to the UK. The principal scientist was Tony Bale from the Plymouth Marine Laboratory.

The aims of the AMT4 cruise were similar to those of previous transects:

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 (eg. chlorophyll concentration)
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 AMT4 Cruise Report

Personnel

Name	Institute
Bale, Anthony	Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK
Carlier, Sylvie	Universite de Lille1, France
Gallienne, Chris	Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK
Gonzalez-Benitez, Natalia	Universidad de Oviedo, Spain
Griffiths, Colin	Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK
Hooker, Stan	NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre, USA
Huskin, Ignacio	Universidad de Oviedo, Spain
Moore, Gerald	Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK
Pazo-Fernandez, Maria Jose	Universidad de Vigo, Spain
Suggett, David	Southampton Oceanography Centre, UK
Woodd-Walker, Rachel	Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK
Woodward, Malcolm	Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK
Woolfenden, James	Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK
Zubkov, Mike	University of Southampton