Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained observatory monitors the atmosphere to the seafloor on multidecadal timescales

Through international collaborations and advances in technology, ocean observatories are increasingly capable of monitoring over long time periods. The Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory (PAP–SO), located at 4,850 m depth in the Northeast Atlantic, is one of a small number of oceanic site...

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Published in:Oceanography
Main Authors: Gates, Andrew, Hartman, Susan, Campbell, Jon, Cardwell, Christopher, Durden, Jennifer, Flohr, Anita, Horton, Tammy, Lankester, Steven, Lampitt, Richard, Miskin-Hymas, Charlotte, Pebody, Corinne, Rundle, Nicholas, Serpell-Stevens, Amanda, Bett, Brian
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2022
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Northeast Atlantic
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/532161/
https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/532161/1/ocean-observing-2021-gates.pdf
https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2021.supplement.02-12
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Summary:Through international collaborations and advances in technology, ocean observatories are increasingly capable of monitoring over long time periods. The Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory (PAP–SO), located at 4,850 m depth in the Northeast Atlantic, is one of a small number of oceanic sites that has achieved monitoring to full ocean depths over several decades. It has monitored seafloor ecology since 1985, water column particle flux since 1992, and surface ocean and atmosphere parameters since 2003. The observatory is serviced annually, providing the opportunity to carry out conventional ship-based observations, sensor comparison, and sampling.

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