Phytoplankton Processes in the Arctic Ocean

这项建议是一项综合科学调查的一部分，该调查旨在研究苏联摩尔曼斯克和阿拉斯加诺姆之间的横断面上北冰洋、大气和海冰的特性。关于北冰洋大多数陆架和盆地地区的生物量或生产量的公开测量很少。这个项目是四个将在邮轮期间评估北冰洋生物过程的项目之一。这项研究将测量北冰洋不同地理区域浮游植物的碳分布、丰度和并碳率。它将审查调节生产率的因素，以及在大空间尺度上出口和总产量之间的分配。

This proposal is part of an integrated scientific investigation to study the properties of the Arctic ocean, atmosphere, and sea-ice on a transect between Murmansk, USSR and Nome, Alaska. There are few published measurements of biomass or production from most shelf and basin regions of the Arctic Ocean. This project is one of four that will evaluate biological processes in the Arctic Ocean during the cruise. This research will measure the distribution, abundance and rates of carbon incorporation by phytoplankton in geographically diverse regions of the Arctic Ocean. It will examine the factors regulating rates of production and the partitioning between exportable and total production large spatial scales.