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Achievement at a glance
The Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) multidisciplinary programme, which undertakes biological, chemical and physical oceanographic research during an annual voyage between the UK and destinations in the South Atlantic. In its 23rd year the programme enables scientists to make open ocean observations through a wide latitudinal range, including the rarely sampled north and south Atlantic gyres. The AMT cruise programme is unique and facilitates a greater understanding of the ocean and the biogeochemistry within it and the identification of long-term trends and forecasting of future outcomes. It serves as an ideal platform for national and international scientific collaboration, a training arena for the next generation of oceanographers and an ideal facility for validation of novel technology. AMT has been measuring pCO2 on this unique transect since 1995 and made full measurements of the carbonate chemistry since 2009. AMT is co-ordinated and led by Plymouth Marine Laboratory.
Submitted on
21 September, 2018
Progress Status
On track
