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Deployment: AII-85

 
Deployment: 
AII-85
Chief Scientist: 
Peter H. Wiebe (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI)
Synonyms: 
AT85
Platform:
 R/V Atlantis II
Platform Type:
 vessel
Start Date: 
1974-10-12
End Date: 
1974-10-23
Location: 
Sargasso Sea, Slope, NW Atlantic
Description

1. in-situ filtration sampling at selected deptphs and locations between Bermuda and Woods Hole;

2. in-situ tests of the Longhurst-Hardy Plankton Recorder (LHPR) system using SCUBA;

3. studies of the phytoplankton, zooplankton, and fish of Gulf Stream rings with emphasis on spatial patterns of phytoplankton and hydrographic factors;

4. tests of the newly constructed Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental System (MOCNESS);

5. studies of bird migration patterns;

6. studies to examine differences in gene frequencies in fish across physical-chemical stress gradients;

7. analyses of mesopelagic fish blood for differences in ionic concentrations.

 

The positions are not the cruise track.  The positions here are station locations for zooplankton tows.