AMT5
The AMT5 cruise took place between 14 September and 17
October 1997 when the RRS James Clark Ross sailed from the
UK to the Falkland Islands. The principal scientist was Jim
Aiken from the Plymouth Marine Laboratory.
AMT5 was designated the SeaWiFS Atlantic Characterisation
Experiment (SeaACE) and was the only major research cruise involved
in the validation of SeaWiFS data during the first 100 days of
operations. This involved the near-real time reporting of
in situ light and pigment observations to the SeaWiFS
project, so the performance of the satellite sensor could be
determined.
Image courtesy of
NEODAAS.