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Western Track- Miami, Florida; Labadee, Haiti; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman; Cozumel Mexico; Miami, Florida.

Eastern Track- Miami, Florida; San Juan, Puerto Rico; St. Maarten, DWI; St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands; Nassau, Bahamas; Miami, Florida.

Cruise TracksCruise Tracks

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M-AERI ObservationsM-AERI Observations

The Marine & Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer precisely measures the temperature of the ocean’s thin surface layer or skin.

Hull-Mounted 150 kHz Phase Array ADCPHull-Mounted 150 kHz Phase Array ADCP

Hull Mounted ADCPHull Mounted ADCP

Acoustic Doppler Current ProfilerAcoustic Doppler Current Profiler

Northward component of velocity (cm/sec) across the Florida Straits over 28 outbound transects between May and December, 2001.

Velocity vectors from 150kHz ADCP along the Explorer cruise track during cruise no. 0138, September 9-15, 2001.

Regression of ADCP Backscatter upon BiomassRegression of ADCP Backscatter upon Biomass

Biomass Elevation at Frontal RegimeBiomass Elevation at Frontal Regime

Mesopelagic Fish and ZooplanktonMesopelagic Fish and Zooplankton

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GREENHOUSE GAS STUDIESGREENHOUSE GAS STUDIES

Measurement of Carbon Dioxide in Surface Water: The ocean sequesters on average about

30 % of the CO2 produced by combustion of fossil fuel and other human activities. The

uptake changes with region and season. The partial pressure of CO2 in surface water (pCO2)

controls to a large extent the flux of CO2 between ocean and atmosphere. The automated

pCO2 system on the EXPLORER OF THE SEAS provides coverage to determine the CO2

fluxes in the Caribbean Sea.

Trend of pCO2 with time along the Eastern track (see above). The red colors on the figure at left indicate that the region is

a source of CO2 to the atmosphere blue that it is a

sink. The Caribbean Sea releases CO2 to the

atmosphere during the summer and fall and takes up

CO2 in spring.

AVHRR images of aerosol optical depth for the tropical North Atlantic Caribbean region for June (a) and December (b) (Husar et al.,1997) Warmer colors indicate higher concentrations of atmospheric aerosols.

Atmospheric AerosolsAtmospheric Aerosols

Condensation Particle CounterCondensation Particle Counter

Aerosol Number Density

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