AMT4
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
Image coutesy of NEODAAS.