Measurements with Sequoia Scientific’s Hyper-a and Sea-Bird Scientific’s ac-s collected in East Sound, WA on May 20, 2024, during a period of strong Noctiluca scintillans bioluminescence The comparison is not strictly one-to-one, as the two instruments...
Harmful algae. The phrasing itself almost seems it would be an oxymoron, like harmful carrots or something similar. But it is real: Given the right circumstances (light, nutrients), all algae can bloom and some of these can become Harmful Algae Blooms...
A melting pot Researchers in oceanography come to the field from all sides: physicists, biologists, geologists, geographers, hydrologists, mathematicians and many more. As a result, there can be a confounding number of terms for the same thing. An example...
Measuring trace contaminants in water is a challenging task. By definition, trace contaminants appear in very low concentrations. Accurate measurements require collection and filtration of large volumes of water with suspended particles (sediment) in...
In the Beginning… In the 1960’s oceanographers started suggesting that sinking particles were a main source of food and nutrient delivery to deep-sea organisms. Researchers soon conceived and deployed sediment traps to investigate further (Wiebe...