1. Industry-University Agency Cooperation

3. Western Track- Miami, Florida; Labadee, Haiti; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman; Cozumel Mexico; Miami, Florida. Eastern Track- Miami, Florida; San Juan, Puerto Rico; St. Maarten, DWI; St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands; Nassau, Bahamas; Miami, Florida. Cruise Tracks This is a test

4. M-AERI Observations The Marine & Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer precisely measures the temperature of the ocean’s thin surface layer or skin.

5. Hull-Mounted 150 kHz Phase Array ADCP

6. Hull Mounted ADCP

7. Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Northward component of velocity (cm/sec) across the Florida Straits over 28 outbound transects between May and December, 2001. Velocity vectors from 150kHz ADCP along the Explorer cruise track during cruise no. 0138, September 9-15, 2001.

8. Regression of ADCP Backscatter upon Biomass

9. Biomass Elevation at Frontal Regime

10. Mesopelagic Fish and Zooplankton Text Copepod

11. GREENHOUSE GAS STUDIES Measurement of Carbon Dioxide in Surface Water: The ocean sequesters on average about 30 % of the CO 2 produced by combustion of fossil fuel and other human activities. The uptake changes with region and season. The partial pressure of CO 2 in surface water (pCO 2 ) controls to a large extent the flux of CO 2 between ocean and atmosphere. The automated pCO 2 system on the EXPLORER OF THE SEAS provides coverage to determine the CO 2 fluxes in the Caribbean Sea. Trend of pCO 2 with time along the Eastern track (see above). The red colors on the figure at left indicate that the region is a source of CO 2 to the atmosphere blue that it is a sink. The Caribbean Sea releases CO 2 to the atmosphere during the summer and fall and takes up CO 2 in spring.

12. AVHRR images of aerosol optical depth for the tropical North Atlantic Caribbean region for June (a) and December (b) (Husar et al.,1997) Warmer colors indicate higher concentrations of atmospheric aerosols. Atmospheric Aerosols

13. Condensation Particle Counter Aerosol Number Density

14. Website http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/rccl/ Virtual Tour Overview of onboard facilities Real-time Data Participant Information Schedule Press Information News “Ask an Oceanographer” - future Research Results – future Real-time Pictures EDUCATION and OUTREACH On Board Visiting ScientistsVisiting Scientists

15. Real-time Pictures Pictures are updated very 10 minutes. Views of the Ocean and Atmospheric Labs, as well as the Bow Camera are provided.