The Effects of Surface Water Properties on the Concentration of Chlorophyll-a in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea

Carlos M Curay, Alan Aloian and Sean Olmsted

Puerto Rico is surrounded by different bodies of water which makes it a unique place to evaluate correlations between different variables and how they may affect the overall environment. During a week-long cruise on board the SSV Corwith Cramer, we recorded physical properties of the water from different locations around San Juan. Our data showed that chlorophyll-a levels changed depending on temperature, salinity, transmissivity, CDOM, current, and time of day.

Major: 
Neuroscience
Exhibition Category: 
Course-Based
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
University Park
Faculty Sponsor: 
Dr. Monica Medina
Poster Number: 
117