FloatViz 6.0 - Apex/ISUS Data Visualization - Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Instititute
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FloatViz 6.0 - Apex/ISUS Data Visualization - MBARI
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Floats data visualisation interface. Current records of fundamental ocean properties such as oxygen, pH, nutrients, or chlorophyll describe a range of ocean states. However, the sample-to-sample variability observed in ocean time series may not necessarily reflect actual trends at any given location and time because so few measurements are collected for extended periods and in rapid succession. Furthermore, the limited sampling provides little scientific insight into the processes that actually underlie the snapshot observations.
Developing new tools and techniques to overcome these challenges is a major driver of Ken Johnson’s Chemical Sensor Group activities. Application of this approach in Elkhorn Slough, near MBARI in Central California, highlights some of the advances in understanding when sampling resolution is more closely matched to environmental processes. Opportunities for deploying analogous sensor suites in the vast expanse of the Southern Ocean provide another perspective on how we can address the fundamental problem of “being there”.