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Chlorophyll Plot

Chlorophyll A (Chla) is a pigment used in capturing light and photosynthesis. A
fluorometer attached to the SeaSoar, uses light at a specific wavelength that
stimulates a fluorescence emission of a different wavelength from
phytoplankton. This difference in wavelength provides an estimate of the
chlorophyll concentration in the water. Information about Chla is useful,
because it helps describe the phytoplankton abundance and distribution.
 
The Gulf of Alaska GLOBEC Mesoscale Survey is part of the Northeast Pacific GLOBEC Program. Funding for this program is provided by:  

Ocean Sciences Division-Biological Oceanography
National Science Foundation

 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration  
 

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