The Southwestern Atlantic Ocean Margin, along the coasts
of Southern Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina , is one
of the most
biologically productive areas of the World Ocean supporting one of the most important fisheries and the largest CO
2 sink in the South Atlantic . Although this region is of global significance, the scientific community has a relatively poor understanding of the complex interactions of physical, chemical and biological processes which control the transport pathways and production in time and space.
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SW Atlantic Chlorophyl |
This workshop will bring together about fifteen or more US marine scientists, who are experts in ocean margin processes, together with a similar group of scientists from Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil to synthesize the existing information on this region and to formulate plans for future international research collaborations.