NASA Space Station Using Space Laser Technology On Polar Ocean Plants
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NASA is not just a space station that specializes research about the solar system. This organization also contribute on studying about the climate change of Earth.
In a report posted by NASA, A new research using a NASA satellite equipment orbiting Earth has found that small, environmental changes in polar food webs specifically affect the boom-and-bust, or peak and decline, cycles of phytoplankton.
On a different report posted by NEWS,The results of the research revealed that even the slightest environmental developments in the polar food webs significantly affect the microalgae, which also have another vital outcome on the environment with their ability, during photosynthesis, to suck out carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
The space laser equipment utilized by NASA on scrutinizing polar ocean plants is called "CALIOP" it was launched in 2006. The satellite device is used to monitor the development of planktons in polar regions. This piece of a device can give the best resolution of clouds and atmosphere.
On the other hand, According to the research, phytoplankton relinquishes the animals that prey on them which causes a bloom. However, after development acceleration ends, the predators consume the ocean plants and the bloom ends.
This latest conclusion opposes the common hypotheses in phytoplankton. The decade-worth of research from NASA technology also demonstrated the push and pull between predator and prey in the Arctic regions.
Michael Behrenfeld a bioligical expert stated that space laser technology of NASA is helping people to understand everything about biological food web and ecosystem as a whole. And how and why phytoplankton is an essential part of biological food web cycle and other environmental changes on earth.
Moving forward, NASA hopes for better advantage lidar technology, which could help experts to precisely measure the population of plankton that can absolutely help on protecting the ecosystem.
