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Andrea Fassbender

SOCCOM float observing system with ship track, float trajectories, and communication of the float data back to land.
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A Global Ocean Biogeochemical Observatory Becomes a Reality

by Oscar Schofield, Andrea Fassbender, Maria Hood, Katherine Hill and Ken Johnson 17 March 202221 December 2022

Building on the successful Argo network of seafaring temperature and salinity sensors, work is underway to deploy 1,000 floats equipped to study ocean biogeochemistry in greater detail than ever.

Phytoplankton bloom in the Tasman Sea captured by the MODIS instrument on the Aqua satellite on 21 November 2017.
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Interpreting Mosaics of Ocean Biogeochemistry

by Andrea Fassbender, A. Bourbonnais, S. Clayton, P. Gaube, M. Omand, P. J. S. Franks, M. A. Altabet and D. J. McGillicuddy Jr. 17 December 201816 April 2025

Advances in technology and modeling capabilities are driving a surge in progress in our understanding of how ocean ecosystems mix and mingle on medium to small scales.

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