Hurricanes lead to flooding and toppled trees on land, but their impact on the oceans is less well understood. The University of Chicago’s Oceanic Flux Program (OFP) aims to fill the gaps.
The OFP is based in the Sargasso Sea, on a floating platform moored 47 miles (75km) off Bermuda. Sediment traps at different depths collect fragments of microplankton shells and other detritus as it drifts down towards the deep ocean.
