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Observing biogeochemical cycles at global scales with profiling floats and gliders : prospects for a globalaArray
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Johnson, KS and Berelson, WM and Boss, ES and Chase, Z and Claustre, H and Emerson, SR and Gruber, N and Kortzinger, A and Perry, MJ and Riser, SC, Observing biogeochemical cycles at global scales with profiling floats and gliders : prospects for a globalaArray, Oceanography, 22, (3) pp. 216-225. ISSN 1042-8275 (2009) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2009 by The Oceanography Society
DOI: doi:10.5670/oceanog.2009.81
Abstract
Chemical and biological sensor technologies have advanced rapidly
in the past five years. Sensors that require low power and operate for multiple years
are now available for oxygen, nitrate, and a variety of bio-optical properties that
serve as proxies for important components of the carbon cycle (e.g., particulate
organic carbon). These sensors have all been deployed successfully for long periods,
in some cases more than three years, on platforms such as profiling floats or gliders.
Technologies for pH, pCO2, and particulate inorganic carbon are maturing rapidly as
well. These sensors could serve as the enabling technology for a global biogeochemical
observing system that might operate on a scale comparable to the current Argo array.
Here, we review the scientific motivation and the prospects for a global observing
system for ocean biogeochemistry.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | floats gliders biogeochemistry |
Research Division: | Earth Sciences |
Research Group: | Oceanography |
Research Field: | Chemical oceanography |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the earth sciences |
UTAS Author: | Chase, Z (Professor Zanna Chase) |
ID Code: | 79529 |
Year Published: | 2009 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 118 |
Deposited By: | IMAS Research and Education Centre |
Deposited On: | 2012-09-18 |
Last Modified: | 2012-11-06 |
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