Quantifying the spatial and temporal variability of phytoplankton productivity from mobile autonomous platforms

该项目将侧重于最近受到关注的控制浮游植物水华发生和分布的因素（例如，Behrenfield（2010）、Mahadevan等人（2012））。Ellett延长线计划40年的历史表明，船舶和滑翔机可以测量公海大规模物理特性的变化。下一步是将这种物理变化与海洋地球化学指标联系起来。学生将使用配备海洋地球化学传感器的滑翔机收集海洋数据，并解释物理/海洋地球化学综合观测结果。该项目将建立在2015年探索性研究获得的技术专业知识基础上（由SAMS和AFBI进行）结合滑翔机和船舶的测量，以调查基于陆架的浮游植物水华的时空演变。

This project will focus on the factors governing the initiation and distribution of phytoplankton blooms, which have received recent attention (e.g. Behrenfield (2010), Mahadevan et al (2012)). The 40 year history of the Extended Ellett Line programme has shown that ships and gliders can measure the variability of large-scale physical properties in the open ocean. The next step is to relate this physical variability to biogeochemical indicators.The student will use gliders equipped with biogeochemical sensors to collect oceanographic data and interpret the combined physical/biogeochemical observations.This project will build on the technical expertise gained through a 2015 exploratory study (conducted by SAMS and AFBI) combining measurements from a glider and a ship to investigate the spatial and temporal evolution of a shelf based phytoplankton bloom.