The Role of Primary Production and Grazing in the Carbon Budget of the Equatorial Pacific

这项研究工作将对1992年前往赤道太平洋的游船上的初级生产和放牧进行测量。基本测量技术将使用稳定同位素13C来评估总碳产量，并使用稀释技术来测量微型浮游动物的放牧。测量的目的是量化赤道上升流系统产生溶解有机物的可能性，并为模型模拟提供比较。

This research effort will conduct measurements of primary production and grazing on cruises to the equatorial Pacific in 1992. The basic measurement techniques will use the stable isotope 13C to assess total carbon production and the dilution technique to measure grazing by microzooplankton. Measurements will be directed toward quantifying the potential for dissolved organic production by the equatorial upwelling system and providing comparisons for the model simulations.