Expedition to the ETSP - 2013
Carbon and Nitrogen dynamics in the oxygen minimum zone
The ETSP2013 Cruise is a research expedition to the Eastern Tropical North Pacific aboard the Nathaniel B. Palmer that is occurring between June 23 – July 28 2013. An international team with members from five countries will be assembling to explore the dynamic ocean off the coasts of Peru and Chile. Our overall objective is to better understand the role that nitrogen loss processes play in ocean biogeochemical cycles. ...visit the cruise blog
Allan Devol, a UW professor of oceanography, is chief scientist on a monthlong cruise off the coasts of Peru and Chile. The international team is studying nitrogen usage in shallow tropical waters, and exploring how the eastern tropical South Pacific affects larger ocean processes.
Follow along through July 28 with photos and a bilingual blog.
Ten UW oceanographers – including faculty, postdoctoral researchers and undergraduate and graduate students – are participating in the expedition. Devol’s research will focus on a mysterious low-oxygen zone that exists in the region. Rick Keil, a UW professor of oceanography, will use instruments developed in his lab to study the carbon cycle of these unusual waters.
The team also includes researchers from Princeton University, Aarhus University in Denmark and three Chilean institutions: Universidad de Concepcion, Pontificia Universidad Católica and Universidad Mayor. The cruise is funded by the National Science Foundation and is taking place aboard the research vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer.
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