Tag Archives: biogeochemistry

NASA-Sponsored Research Instrument Measures Particle Size Distribution

Sequoia Scientific has completed a NASA-sponsored phase II small business innovation research (SBIR) project spearheaded by Principle Investigator Dr. Wayne Slade, who proposed an instrument for continuous and automated measurement of suspended particle size distribution (PSD) in flow-through systems on research vessels. PSD is a key environmental parameter with diverse biogeochemical applicability, and estimation of particle size is a goal

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Continued Oxygen Depletion Creates More Ocean Dead Zones

Ocean “dead zones” — regions of the sea where oxygen is severely or entirely depleted and most forms of life can’t survive — are becoming more numerous, and scientists warn that they will continue to increase unless we curb the factors driving global climate change, which is fueling this alarming shift in ocean chemistry. Even outside these near-lifeless ocean regions, rising

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