Water Sampling at the Bottom of the World
In addition to Biological sampling, The Bonner Laboratory also runs a water sampling programme. The Rothera Time series, RaTs, has been running since 1997, collecting regular oceanographic measurements with the aim to detect changes in ocean chemistry.
Ryan Mathews, 2021 marine assistant dedicated to religiously sampling the water column
Using a CTD (Conductivity, temperature and depth) this instrument permits a 500 m profile of the ocean to be sampled twice a week during the Southern Hemisphere Summer and once a week during the Winter.
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