Student Support for Studies of the Covariance of Fluorescent Coralline Pigments Under Changing Environmental Conditions

The long-term goal of the CoBOP program, of which this project is a part, is to gain a better understanding of the sources, nature, and variability of upwelling radiance in shallow water. This will include both magnitude and spectral characteristics of the radiance. An additional goal is to understand the relationship of coral fluorescence to environmental stress and the possibility for using in-situ remote sensing techniques to monitor these events.