Research:

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Isokinetic Marine Organism Sampler
FSU/ FAMU College of Engineering Senior Design
Group 3

• Research
• Dr. David Thistle
• Dept. of Oceanography FSU
• Sampler Design Team
• Scott Wolaver
• Keith Larson
• Mike Shaffer

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Isokinetic Marine Organism Sampler Overview

• In the summer of 1999 the Florida State
  University Oceanography department was approved
  for a research proposal by the US Navy. This
  proposal entailed the migration microorganisms.
  The organisms migrate from the seabed, their
  concentrations in the waters just above the
  seabed increase relative to the time of day,
  salinity, temperature and amount of light.
  Collectively these organisms form a shallow
  scattering layer. This layer has the potential
  to interfere with certain naval operations.
• Dr. David Thistle (FSU Oceanography Dept.)
  approached the FSU/FAMU mechanical engineering
  department to aid in designing a Isokinetic
  Marine Organism Sampler. The sampler will be
  employed to measure the population densities
  relative to their height from the bottom where
  they live.

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