Una nueva investigación revela que el nanoplancton podría tener una mayor influencia en el ciclo del carbono de lo que se pensaba.
Instruments, sensors, and techniques
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The Role of Midsized Phytoplankton in Earth’s Biological Pump
New research finds that nanoplankton may have a larger influence on carbon cycling than previously thought.
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A Promising Development for Detecting Ocean Productivity
A comparison of primary productivity measurements across the North Pacific Ocean demonstrates the potential for using autonomous instruments to discern effects of climate change on the marine food web.
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Artificial Intelligence Can Spot Plankton from Space
Training an algorithm with satellite images of ocean color reveals the blooms and busts of phytoplankton communities.
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Nineteen Eighty-Forams
Facial recognition technology is helping researchers identify marine microorganisms.
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Ordinary Security Cameras Could Keep an Eye on Rainfall
A new opportunistic sensing strategy could use existing closed-circuit television networks to accurately capture rainfall intensity, despite low-cost equipment and visually complex scenes.
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What’s the Best Way to Responsibly Collect Ocean Data?
Evolving and Sustaining Oceans Best Practices Workshop; Paris, France, 15–17 November 2017
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Satellites Accurately Capture Ocean Salinity in the Arctic
On-the-ground measurements are notoriously difficult in the harsh environment of the Arctic, but satellites could help close the gap in measuring sea surface salinity.
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Monitoring Ocean Change in the 21st Century
Time series data sets, which contain measurements repeated over a span of decades, yield important insights into our oceans’ vital signs.
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Optical Sensors Can Shed Light on Particle Dynamics in the Ocean
First TOMCAT Workshop; Southampton, UK, 12–14 September 2016