Scientists Test 'Artificial Upwelling' to Learn More About Complex Ocean Ecosystem Behavior
Thursday, September 4, 2008 - 15:49
in Earth & Climate
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists is studying the complex ocean upwelling process by mimicking nature - pumping cold, nutrient-rich water from deep within the Pacific Ocean and releasing it into surface waters near Hawaii that lack the nitrogen and phosphorous necessary to support high biological production.