NBST Recovery

Meg Estapa (University of Maine) on the RRS <em>James Cook</em> successfully recovers the first Neutrally Buoyant Sediment Trap (NBST). NBST’s open at discrete depths, trapping sinking particles and providing an estimate of how much carbon is exported to the deeper ocean.

Credit: Lee Karp-Boss. Download this image (JPG, 224 KB).

[11-May-21] Meg Estapa (University of Maine) on the RRS James Cook successfully recovers the first Neutrally Buoyant Sediment Trap (NBST). NBST’s open at discrete depths, trapping sinking particles and providing an estimate of how much carbon is exported to the deeper ocean.