Biological and Physical Mechanisms Controlling the Fine-Scale Epizooplankton Distributions.

Abstract

This letter represents our Final Report the contract on Biological and Physical Mechanisms Controlling the Fine-Scale Epizooplankton Distributions which ended September 1987. We have made and continue to make significant progress towards our goal to provide biological oceanographers with the ability of obtaining fine-scale zooplankton distributional data and physical (environmental) samples on the same or similar time and space scales. The In Situ Plankton Camera and its complementary electronics package has proven to be a rugged and reliable tool to determine the fine-scale distribution of macrozooplankton relative to their physical environment. We have demonstrated the utility of the Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) to interpreting the distribution of planktonic organisms.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 10, 1987
Accession Number
ADA189775

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey M. Napp
  • Peter B. Ortner

Organizations

  • Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arabian Sea
  • Cameras
  • Contracts
  • Data Sets
  • Detectors
  • Environment
  • Extreme Environments
  • Gulf Stream
  • Military Research
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Photography
  • Plankton
  • Sampling
  • Spatial Distribution
  • Underwater Acoustics
  • Zooplankton

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Ecotoxicology
  • Oceanography.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space