Article
Analysis of surfactant-associated bacteria in the sea surface microlayer using deoxyribonucleic acid sequencing and synthetic aperture radar
International Journal of Remote Sensing
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-19-2020
Disciplines
Abstract
The sea surface microlayer (SML) is the upper 1 mm of the ocean, where Earth’s biogeochemical processes occur between the ocean and atmosphere. It is physicochemically distinct from the water below and highly variable in space and time due to changing physical conditions. Some microorganisms influence the composition of the SML by producing surfactants for biological functions that accumulate on the surface, decrease surface tension, and create slicks. Slicks can be visible to the eye and in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite imagery. This study focuses on surfactant-associated bacteria in the near-surface layer and their role in slick formation where oil is present.
Additional Comments
This research was made possible by a grant from the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative to Consortium for Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbon in the Environment (CARTHE) and an Office of Naval Research Award N00014-18-1-2835.
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
ORCID ID
0000-0003-3848-1690, 0000-0002-2743-3602, 0000-0001-6519-1547, 0000-0001-7017-6835
ResearcherID
G-4080-2013
DOI
10.1080/01431161.2019.1708508
Citation Information
Georgia Parks, Cayla W Dean, John Alexander Kluge, Alexander Soloviev, et al.. "Analysis of surfactant-associated bacteria in the sea surface microlayer using deoxyribonucleic acid sequencing and synthetic aperture radar" International Journal of Remote Sensing Vol. 41 Iss. 10 (2020) p. 3886 - 3901 ISSN: 0143-1161 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/aurelien-tartar/52/
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