Office of Marine Programs
University of Rhode Island
Narragansett Bay Campus
Narragansett, RI 02882-1197 Phone: 401-874-6211 Fax: 401-874-6486 Email:OMP@gso.uri.edu
Comparison of Carbon Flux in the Atlantic
Chief Scientist: Pat Kelly, URI/GSO
Port/Location:Off the coast of Bermuda
Dates:August 16 - 27, 2005
Meet the Teacher: Luci Rainho
The objective of this cruise is to collect data on sinking organic matter (carbon) in the surface waters (upper 300 m) of the Western North Atlantic Ocean. Once the data is collected and analyzed it will be compared to the data collected on an earlier cruise conducted in the Western Mediterranean, which had the same objective.