Web Site Title Explanation:
"A Hi-Tech 4-D View of the Gulf of Maine Spring Bloom"
Hi-Tech | using autonomous robotic gliders and earth-orbiting satellites |
4-D View | latitude & longitude (i.e. space), depth, and time |
Spring Bloom | annual increase in phytoplankton populations that result from increased stratification, light and nutrient availability in temperate and sub-polar ocean regions |