Studying Harmful Cyanobacteria

The University of Amsterdam's Research Group of Aquatic Microbiology (AMB) is using SCAMP to study harmful cyanobacterial blooms in Lake Nieuwe Meer in the Netherlands. SCAMP is being used to measure the vertical turbulent diffusivity. They notice that temperatures favor cyanobacteria and increases their growth rates. Temperature also increases the stability of the water column, thereby reducing vertical turbulent mixing.

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MicroProfiler and Lake Number

Dr. Andrew Folkard with Lancaster Environment Centre, and Ian Jones with the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology researched techniques for measuring Lake Number (Kz). Techniques included the use of PME's SCAMP, the "heat budget" method (Jassby & Powell, 1974) and the "wind" method (Wüest et al. 2000). SCAMP data was used to identify the spatial variability of Kz values across the lake.

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Vera Cruz, Mexico Research

Dr. Ayal Anis at the Laboratory for Oceanographic and Environmental Research, Texas A&M University at Galveston used SCAMP in the Vera Cruz Reef System, Mexico.

Thermal Structure and Mixing Dynamics

The Thermal structure and mixing dynamics were observed in Toolik Lake, Alaska using PME's SCAMP and T-Chain. "During the ice-free period in the Arctic, the thermal structure and mixing dynamics of small lakes change with the passing of air masses. In Toolik Lake, Alaska, stable warm air masses during the ice-free season are associated with lake warming." (Golthwait, Kling, MacIntyre & Sickman, 2006).

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