Abstract: Changes in phytoplankton concentration, mixed layer depth, and incident radiation strongly modify the upper- ocean heat budget. An extreme example occurred during the 1997/98 El Niño?La Niña. In the central equatorial ...

Abstract: A shutter mechanism for reducing the effects of biofouling on bio-optical instruments deployed on oceanographic moorings has been designed, built, and tested. The initial development was carried out on a spectroradiometer. ...