Frontiers in Marine Science (Mar 2019)
The North Atlantic Aerosol and Marine Ecosystem Study (NAAMES): Science Motive and Mission Overview
- Michael J. Behrenfeld,
- Richard H. Moore,
- Chris A. Hostetler,
- Jason Graff,
- Peter Gaube,
- Lynn M. Russell,
- Gao Chen,
- Scott C. Doney,
- Stephen Giovannoni,
- Hongyu Liu,
- Christopher Proctor,
- Luis M. Bolaños,
- Nicholas Baetge,
- Cleo Davie-Martin,
- Toby K. Westberry,
- Timothy S. Bates,
- Timothy S. Bates,
- Thomas G. Bell,
- Kay D. Bidle,
- Emmanuel S. Boss,
- Sarah D. Brooks,
- Brian Cairns,
- Craig Carlson,
- Kimberly Halsey,
- Elizabeth L. Harvey,
- Chuanmin Hu,
- Lee Karp-Boss,
- Mary Kleb,
- Susanne Menden-Deuer,
- Françoise Morison,
- Patricia K. Quinn,
- Amy Jo Scarino,
- Bruce Anderson,
- Jacek Chowdhary,
- Ewan Crosbie,
- Richard Ferrare,
- Johnathan W. Hair,
- Yongxiang Hu,
- Scott Janz,
- Jens Redemann,
- Eric Saltzman,
- Michael Shook,
- David A. Siegel,
- Armin Wisthaler,
- Armin Wisthaler,
- Melissa Yang Martin,
- Luke Ziemba
Affiliations
- Michael J. Behrenfeld
- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
- Richard H. Moore
- NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States
- Chris A. Hostetler
- NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States
- Jason Graff
- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
- Peter Gaube
- Applied Physics Laboratory, Air-Sea Interaction and Remote Sensing Department, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Lynn M. Russell
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
- Gao Chen
- NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States
- Scott C. Doney
- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States
- Stephen Giovannoni
- Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
- Hongyu Liu
- National Institute of Aerospace, Hampton, VA, United States
- Christopher Proctor
- Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, MD, United States
- Luis M. Bolaños
- Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
- Nicholas Baetge
- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
- Cleo Davie-Martin
- Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
- Toby K. Westberry
- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
- Timothy S. Bates
- 0NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle, WA, United States
- Timothy S. Bates
- 1Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
- Thomas G. Bell
- 2Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, United Kingdom
- Kay D. Bidle
- 3Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
- Emmanuel S. Boss
- 4School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States
- Sarah D. Brooks
- 5Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
- Brian Cairns
- 6Goddard Institute of Space Studies, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, New York, NY, United States
- Craig Carlson
- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
- Kimberly Halsey
- Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
- Elizabeth L. Harvey
- 7Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, University of Georgia, Savannah, GA, United States
- Chuanmin Hu
- 8College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States
- Lee Karp-Boss
- 4School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States
- Mary Kleb
- NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States
- Susanne Menden-Deuer
- 9Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, United States
- Françoise Morison
- 9Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, United States
- Patricia K. Quinn
- 0NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle, WA, United States
- Amy Jo Scarino
- NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States
- Bruce Anderson
- NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States
- Jacek Chowdhary
- 6Goddard Institute of Space Studies, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, New York, NY, United States
- Ewan Crosbie
- NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States
- Richard Ferrare
- NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States
- Johnathan W. Hair
- NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States
- Yongxiang Hu
- NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States
- Scott Janz
- Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, MD, United States
- Jens Redemann
- 0School of Meteorology, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, United States
- Eric Saltzman
- 1Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
- Michael Shook
- NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States
- David A. Siegel
- 2Earth Research Institute and Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
- Armin Wisthaler
- 3Institute for Ion Physics and Applied Physics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
- Armin Wisthaler
- 4Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Melissa Yang Martin
- NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States
- Luke Ziemba
- NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00122
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 6
Abstract
The North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study (NAAMES) is an interdisciplinary investigation to improve understanding of Earth's ocean ecosystem-aerosol-cloud system. Specific overarching science objectives for NAAMES are to (1) characterize plankton ecosystem properties during primary phases of the annual cycle and their dependence on environmental forcings, (2) determine how these phases interact to recreate each year the conditions for an annual plankton bloom, and (3) resolve how remote marine aerosols and boundary layer clouds are influenced by plankton ecosystems. Four NAAMES field campaigns were conducted in the western subarctic Atlantic between November 2015 and April 2018, with each campaign targeting specific seasonal events in the annual plankton cycle. A broad diversity of measurements were collected during each campaign, including ship, aircraft, autonomous float and drifter, and satellite observations. Here, we present an overview of NAAMES science motives, experimental design, and measurements. We then briefly describe conditions and accomplishments during each of the four field campaigns and provide information on how to access NAAMES data. The intent of this manuscript is to familiarize the broad scientific community with NAAMES and to provide a common reference overview of the project for upcoming publications.
Keywords
- North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study
- plankton blooms and annual cycle
- marine aerosols
- clouds
- field campaigns
