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AMT3 Cruise Report

Published: 1996 | DOI: 10.17031/7vws-m337

Bale, AJ

The AMT3 cruise took place between 16 September and 25 October 1996, when the RRS James Clark Ross sailed from the Falkland Islands to the UK.

The objectives of the cruise remained similar to the first two transects, and included:

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
Interpret basin-scale remote sensing observations
Develop models that enable the interpretation of satellite imagery in terms of total water column properties

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Bale, AJ 1996 Atlantic Meridional Transect AMT-3 cruise report. Cruise period 16 September – 25 October 1996. PML Publishing 106pp.doi:10.17031/rjpm-v124