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The ocean twilight zone could store vast amounts of carbon captured from the atmosphere – but first we need to build a 4D system to track what's going on down there

  • Written by Peter de Menocal, Director, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The ocean twilight zone could store vast amounts of carbon captured from the atmosphere – but first we need to build a 4D system to track what's going on down thereA large robot, loaded with sensors and cameras, designed to explore the ocean twilight zone.Marine Imaging Technologies, LLC © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Deep below the ocean surface, the light fades into a twilight zone where whales and fish migrate and dead algae and zooplankton rain down from above. This is the heart of the...

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