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Optical Assessment of Particles and Sedimentation Processes of the Twilight Zone Jim Bishop (LBNL) S E. Wilson (VIMS) and T.J. Wood (LBNL). Imaging Flux Recorder. MULVFS. Thanks to many, especially …. VERTIGO investigators at sea And … crew and captain of R/V Revelle. POC/PIC
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Optical Assessment of Particles and Sedimentation Processes of theTwilight ZoneJim Bishop (LBNL)S E. Wilson (VIMS)and T.J. Wood (LBNL) Imaging Flux Recorder MULVFS Thanks to many, especially …. VERTIGO investigators at sea And … crew and captain of R/V Revelle POC/PIC & Scattering Sensors on CTD Funding: DOE/Biological and Environmental Research Program And NSF (OCE) for ship time access
Target: Biological pump and export of C to depth PIC Goal: Understand Twilight Zone Processes How: Pioneer autonomous high frequency obs Support DOE Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research J Bishop LBNL
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QUANTITATIVE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY OF > 51 mm particles from MULVFS Gives at sea assessment of biological pump Support DOE Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research J Bishop LBNL
K2 ALOHA 10 X DIFFERENCE IN >51 mM MATERIAL Support DOE Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research J Bishop LBNL
Optical Sediment Trap Support DOE Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research J Bishop LBNL
Optical Carbon Flux Recorder - twined instrumentsthird generation prototype GPS,tracking Main buoy/Strobe/RF floation Nylon Rope Elastomer Damping System Camera, 3 lighting modes Separates POC and PIC Flux Carbon Flux Recorder Depth Recorder Support DOE Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research J Bishop LBNL
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QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS Swimmer in trap Clean Image cycle number 60 cycles / 24 hours
18 00 06 12 18 night day Dark Field OST Aug 5-6 2006 K2 Support DOE Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research J Bishop LBNL
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K2 18 00 06 12 18 night day Support DOE Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research J Bishop LBNL
“Swimmers” 2 3 4 5 1:37 6:30 11:45 16:50 18:30 Inst 1 Inst 3 Support DOE Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research J Bishop LBNL
K2 18 00 06 12 18 night day MOST SWIMMERS FEW LARGE AGGS. Support DOE Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research J Bishop LBNL
Summary: (1) SURFACE POC concentration differences (ALOHA- K2) not strongly indicative of Export Strength (cf. Lam HBLE talk) TWILIGHT POC LEVELS DO. SPIKES IN XMISS PROFILES => ZOOPLANKTON (2) MULVFS SAMPLES PERMIT REAL TIME QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF LARGE PARTICLE ABUNDANCE (cf. 10X Contrast between K2 and ALOHA) MORE COMING SOON… CHEMISTY - SIZE ANALYSIS Support DOE Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research J Bishop LBNL
Summary: (3) OPTICAL TRAP: NEW!!! 24 minute flux !!! high frequency detail of particle sedimention. Food Web (egg rain event, diurnal swimmers, etc.) And … Support DOE Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research J Bishop LBNL
Summary: (3) OPTICAL TRAP: NEW!!! 24 minute flux !!! high frequency detail of particle sedimention. Food Web (egg rain event, diurnal swimmers, etc.) ONE MORE STEP forCarbon FLUX Explorer Development - HOUR RESOLUTION OF SEDIMENTATION FOR MONTHS IN REAL TIME June 21 2005 Support DOE Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research J Bishop LBNL
Preliminary ICP-MS results MULVFS - Aloha vs K2 1-53 um
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