https://www.linkedin.com/in/violetta-drozdowska-ab1416a7/
Research area:
The relations between the enrichment of the sea surface microlayer in organic matter and the air-sea interaction processes as well as the sources of the organic matter in the sea.
Why is your research important?
A skillful assessment of the properties and enrichment of the sea surface microlayer on air-sea interaction processes will allow us to better estimate and predict the amount of energy (or gas) lost or retained in the biosphere.
What are your personal motivations?
Exploring knowledge about natural resources and processes taking place on the Earth is extremely interesting and important, while the sea surface microlayer is involved in all processes taking place at the sea-atmosphere interface and, additionally, on almost 71% of the surface of our planet.
What are you going to do during the cruise onboard?
I’ll sample the sea surface microlayer and subsurface water and filter and prepare for the next analysis in a land lab. I will record CTD and pH of seawater and meteorological conditions at sampling sites.
