Using Gliders to Study a Phytoplankton Bloom in the Ross Sea, Antarctica
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
12-19-2011
Department
Marine Science
School
Ocean Science and Engineering
Abstract
Over the last several decades, numerous approaches have been used to observe the rapid development of the annual phytoplankton bloom in the Ross Sea, including ship-based sampling, moored instrumentation, satellite images, and computer modeling efforts. In the Austral Spring of 2010, our group deployed a pair of iRobot Seagliders equipped with fluorometers, oxygen sensors and CTDs in order to obtain data on this phenomenon over the entire duration of the bloom. Data from these deployments will be used, along with samples from the recovery cruise and satellite data, to model and better understand the dynamics of this phytoplankton bloom.
Publication Title
OCEANS'11 MTS/IEEE KONA
Recommended Citation
Asper, V.,
Smith, W. O.,
Lee, C.,
Gobat, J.,
Heywood, K.,
Queste, B.,
Dinniman, M.
(2011). Using Gliders to Study a Phytoplankton Bloom in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. OCEANS'11 MTS/IEEE KONA.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/17117