Investigating Life without Oxygen in the Tropical Pacific

Collecting Water Samples – Video

SOI
Jan. 26 2016
Video still of CTD rosette gathering water sample at depth.
Video still of CTD rosette gathering water sample at depth.SOI

Scientists onboard R/V Falkor are gathering an enormous amount of water samples in order to decipher how Oxygen Minimum Zones in our Tropical Pacific work, as well as understanding how their expansion might shape our planet’s future.

How do they collect the samples? In our video of the #LifeWoO2 expedition, Chief Scientist Mak Saito and Analytical Chemist Matt McIlvin tell you about the processes.


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