This Project Grant of $533,586 was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), a private non-profit research organization, on April 1, 2024. The grant is part of the NSF's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), which supports fundamental research to expand knowledge and understanding of the Earth system.
The research funded under this award aims to quantify the transport and fate of carbon exported into the mesopelagic zone (200-1000m depth) near Bermuda. Through chemical, biological, and physical measurements, coupled with a mechanistic biogeochemical model, the project will identify key controls on carbon flux pathways, including particle sinking, dissolved organic carbon mixing, and active transport by zooplankton. The model-data synthesis will compare the relative importance of these processes in exporting and sequestering organic carbon within the mesopelagic zone. The project also includes broader impact activities such as developing a video game, partnering with a charter school, and providing research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a postdoctoral fellow.
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