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News Release 18-042
NSF, NASA scientists explore ocean's 'twilight zone' to uncover links between carbon and plankton
Tiny floating organisms play a role in removing carbon dioxide from oceans, atmosphere
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The NSF-NASA EXPORTS project will track the fate of phytoplankton (green) in the Pacific Ocean.
Credit: NASA
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The R/V Roger Revelle will ferry scientists to the "deep blue sea" for the EXPORTS project.
Credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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The R/V Sally Ride will also carry researchers into the open waters of the Pacific Ocean for EXPORTS.
Credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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Phytoplankton are central to ocean food webs and carbon transport in the sea.
Credit: NOAA
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Zooplankton, which feed on phytoplankton, are a significant component of EXPORTS.
Credit: NOAA
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EXPORTS scientists will study the biological pump, which carries carbon from the ocean surface to its depths.
Credit: Wikimedia
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