GEOTRACES in the International Polar Year: an overview

The international GEOTRACES program has its flying start in the International PolarYear. The unique quasi-synopsis of IPY-cruises with GEOTRACES issues in the Arctic(D/NL Polarstern Spain-ATOS Japan-Geotraces; and upcoming CAN-Geotraces)and Southern Ocean (FR-Bonus Goodhope NL/D-Zero & Drake Aus...

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Main Authors: Boye, M, de Baar, HJ, Bowie, AR, Masque, P, Dehairs, F, Rutgers van der Loeff, M, Butler, E, Tovar-Sanchez, A, Croot, P, Hishioka, J
Format: Conference Object
Language:English
Published: Gordon Research Conferences 2009
Subjects:
Earth Sciences
Oceanography
Chemical Oceanography
Arctic
Southern Ocean
International Polar Year
IPY
Online Access:http://ecite.utas.edu.au/62633
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Summary:The international GEOTRACES program has its flying start in the International PolarYear. The unique quasi-synopsis of IPY-cruises with GEOTRACES issues in the Arctic(D/NL Polarstern Spain-ATOS Japan-Geotraces; and upcoming CAN-Geotraces)and Southern Ocean (FR-Bonus Goodhope NL/D-Zero & Drake Australian-SR3 andSAZ-SENSE American-IS6 CLIVAR Japan-Geotraces and upcoming Spain-ATOS2) has the potential to provide new insights into a wide range of ocean processes anddynamics in Polar Oceans. An overview of these cruises and preliminary results will bepresented, keeping with the IPY-GEOTRACES cluster (IPY #35 H. de Baar). Moreoverthe intercalibration efforts during the IPY-GEOTRACES program will be introduced.

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