The North Atlantic Aerosol and Marine Ecosystem Study (NAAMES): Science Motive and Mission Overview

Authors

• Michael J. Behrenfeld, Oregon State University
• Richard H. Moore, NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, United States
• Chris A. Hostetler, NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, United States
• Jason Graff, Oregon State University
• Peter Gaube, University of Washington
• Lynn M. Russell, University of California
• Gao Chen, NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, United States
• Scott C. Doney, University of Virginia
• Stephen Giovannoni, Oregon State University
• Hongyu Liu, National Institute of Aerospace
• Christopher Proctor, Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, United States
• Luis M. Bolaños, Oregon State University
• Nicholas Baetge, Marine Science Institute
• Cleo Davie-Martin, Oregon State University
• Toby K. Westberry, Oregon State University
• Timothy S. Bates, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, United States
• Thomas G. Bell, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, United Kingdom
• Kay D. Bidle, Rutgers University
• Emmanuel S. Boss, University of Maine
• Sarah D. Brooks, Texas A&M University
• Brian Cairns, Goddard Institute of Space Studies
• Craig Carlson, Marine Science Institute
• Kimberly Halsey, Oregon State University
• Elizabeth L. Harvey, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
• Chuanmin Hu, University of South FloridaFollow
• Lee Karp-Boss, University of Maine
• Mary Kleb, NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, United States
• Susanne Menden-Deuer, University of Rhode Island
• Françoise Morison, University of Rhode Island
• Patricia K. Quinn, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, United States
• Amy Jo Scarino, NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, United States
• Bruce Anderson, NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, United States
• Jacek Chowdhary, Goddard Institute of Space Studies
• Ewan Crosbie, NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, United States
• Richard Ferrare, NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, United States
• Johnathan W. Hair, NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, United States
• Yongxiang Hu, NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, United States
• Scott Janz, Goddard Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, United States
• Jens Redemann, The University of Oklahoma
• Eric Saltzman, University of California
• Michael Shook, NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, United States
• David A. Siegel, Earth Research Institute and Department of Geography
• Armin Wisthaler, Institute for Ion Physics and Applied Physics
• Melissa Yang Martin, NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, United States
• Luke Ziemba, NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, United States

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2019

Keywords

North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study, plankton blooms and annual cycles, Marine aerosols and ions, Clouds, field campaign

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00122

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.

Rights Information

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Was this content written or created while at USF?

Yes

Citation / Publisher Attribution

Frontiers in Marine Science, v. 6, art. 122

Scholar Commons Citation

Behrenfeld, Michael J.; Moore, Richard H.; Hostetler, Chris A.; Graff, Jason; Gaube, Peter; Russell, Lynn M.; Chen, Gao; Doney, Scott C.; Giovannoni, Stephen; Liu, Hongyu; Proctor, Christopher; Bolaños, Luis M.; Baetge, Nicholas; Davie-Martin, Cleo; Westberry, Toby K.; Bates, Timothy S.; Bell, Thomas G.; Bidle, Kay D.; Boss, Emmanuel S.; Brooks, Sarah D.; Cairns, Brian; Carlson, Craig; Halsey, Kimberly; Harvey, Elizabeth L.; Hu, Chuanmin; Karp-Boss, Lee; Kleb, Mary; Menden-Deuer, Susanne; Morison, Françoise; Quinn, Patricia K.; Scarino, Amy Jo; Anderson, Bruce; Chowdhary, Jacek; Crosbie, Ewan; Ferrare, Richard; Hair, Johnathan W.; Hu, Yongxiang; Janz, Scott; Redemann, Jens; Saltzman, Eric; Shook, Michael; Siegel, David A.; Wisthaler, Armin; Martin, Melissa Yang; and Ziemba, Luke, "The North Atlantic Aerosol and Marine Ecosystem Study (NAAMES): Science Motive and Mission Overview" (2019). Marine Science Faculty Publications. 2044.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/2044