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Poc Production And Export In The Indian Ocean Sector Of The Southern Ocean: A Us-China Collaborative Research Program, Cynthia H. Pilskaln, Fei Chai
Poc Production And Export In The Indian Ocean Sector Of The Southern Ocean: A Us-China Collaborative Research Program, Cynthia H. Pilskaln, Fei Chai
University of Maine Office of Research Administration: Grant Reports
This proposed work is a study of the biological production and export flux of biogenic matter in response to ventilation of intermediate and deep water masses within the Polar Front zone. It is a collaborative work between the University of Maine and the Chinese Antarctic Research Expedition (CHINARE). The shipboard work is proposed for the Chinese antarctic resupply vessel off Prydz Bay in the Indian Ocean sector. In the austral Spring, this region experiences phytoplankton blooms that are thought to be the result of nutrient transport by the ventilation of intermediate and deep water masses. On an annual basis, it …