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The impact of the Southern Ocean on climate

The SOCCOM education float (left) and an annotated student rendering (right)

The impact of the Southern Ocean on climate

The Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate Observations and Modeling Program (SOCCOM)

MBARI Scientist Ken Johnson and his Chemical Sensors Group are part of a large collaborative effort to place sensors in the Southern Ocean to monitor changing conditions. The video explains the technology used in this project.