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Tag: primary production

Observing Ocean Clarity from Space
Physical oceanography

Observing Ocean Clarity from Space

A Secchi Disk is a simple tool used to measure water transparency and has been used for over 100 years!…
September 15, 2017 Victoria Treadaway
Biological oceanography

The Missing Mechanism: How Ocean Fronts Impact Sinking Organic Matter

Phytoplankton are central to the ocean’s carbon cycle, converting carbon dioxide into organic molecules that sink into the sea’s interior.…
May 23, 2017June 21, 2017 Julia Dohner
ocean engineering

Sub sea ice technology aims to expand Arctic plankton surveys

A German research team tested out three devices for studying plankton in Arctic sea ice. These new methods might allow…
December 23, 2016December 30, 2016 Eric Orenstein
Biology Chemistry Climate Change

How will phytoplankton communities change in a warming world?

A global marine ecosystem model was used to predict how primary productivity and carbon export by phytoplankton will change in…
October 28, 2013October 28, 2013 Kari St.Laurent

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