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Ken Buesseler observes Steve Pike and a crew member deploy sediment trap.

Ken Buesseler observes Steve Pike and a crew member deploy sediment trap.
Ken Buesseler observes Steve Pike and a crew member deploy sediment trap.
Ken Buesseler observes Steve Pike and a crew member deploy sediment trap.
Ken Buesseler observes Steve Pike and a crew member deploy sediment trap.
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Kenyon, Jennifer
Ken Buesseler observes Steve Pike and a crew member deploy sediment trap.
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04/19/2017
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WHOI marine chemist Ken Buesseler (foreground left) observes as research associate Steve Pike (center left) and a crewmember of the U.K. research vessel RSS Discovery prepare to deploy a sediment trap into the Northeast Atlantic this past spring. The trap collects sinking particles that Buesseler analyzes for their chemical composition. Vast numbers of these tiny particles play a central role in the oceans biological pumpthe process by which organic carbon moves from the surface to depth, helping to control levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide and global climate in the process.
Photo by Jennifer Kenyon
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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