In situ Measurements of Aggregate Sinking Velocities and Aggregate Characteristics during long-term Deployments of the BioOptical Platform (BOP) in the Deep Ocean

Christian Konrad1, Gerhard Fischer2, Götz Ruhland2, Richard Lampitt3, Antje Boetius4 and Morten H. Iversen5, (1)Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, SeaPump, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany, (2)MARUM - University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany, (3)National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom, (4)Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany, (5)Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz-Center for Polar and Marine Research Bremerhaven, Polar Biological Oceanography, Bremerhaven, Germany