901303 Cytometer Technologies for Autonomous Platforms : Science applications and requirements This page last changed on Apr 22, 2013 by oreilly. # Potential AUV applications
Application | target cells, size, concentration | investigator
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Oligotrophic population dynamics | prochlorococcus; 0.5-0.8 um, 10^4-10^5 cell/ml syncechococcus; 0.8-1.5 um, 10^3-10^4 cell/ml eukaryotic ultraphytoplankton; 2-20 um, 10^3-10^4 cell/ml heterotrophic bacteria; (size?), 10^5-10^6 cells/ml; Hoechst/DNA stain, blue fluorescence, scatter properties | Worden (Binder et al 1996, CANON ocean eddies group)
Coastal population dynamics | cells/particles > 2 um (Chavez) ~10^5 phytoplankton cell/ml (Li and Dickie (2001) Nova Scotia) | Ryan, Scholin Chavez
HAB detection and survey | Pseudo-nitzschia; Width = 2-8um, Length = 40-175um Washington coast 1998 Pseudo-nitzschia bloom, 18000 cell/ml (Ref) Washington coast 1997 Pseudo-nitzschia bloom, 13000 cell/ml (Trainer et al 1998) Gulf of Mexico Karenia bloom: 20-40 um, ~700 cell/ml (Sosik IFCB presentation) Gulf of Mexico Dinophysis bloom: 20-40 um, ~300 cell/ml (Sosik IFCB presentation) Gulf of Maine Alexandrium bloom: 40-50 um, ~5 cell/ml (Sosik IFCB presentation) | Ryan, Scholin (CANON HAB working group, Sosik Imaging Flow Cytobot presentation)
Polar survey | From Li et al (2009): Nanophytoplankton: 2-20 um, 450 cell/ml Picophytoplankton: 0.5-2 um, 2500 cell/ml Bacterioplankton: (size?), 2x10^5 cell/ml | Worden, Bellingham (NASA ASTEP proposal) Smith?
Attachments: Binder et al_DSR_1996.pdf (application/force-download) HABWorkingGroupCANONSampling.pdf (application/force-download) Sosik_HAB_cases_CANON_2010_Workshop.ppt (application/vnd.ms-powerpoint) OpenOceanEddiesGroup.pdf (application/force-download) OpenOceanEddiesGroup.pdf (application/force-download)

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