We are pleased and a bit surprised that three weeks since vehicle deployment the experiment is operational and the ocean is blooming. One float is profiling to 200m on a daily basis and four gliders are surveying around it. The Knorr scientists are gathering in Reykjavík and will begin their cruise next week.

We are slowly bringing the float and glider sensors into calibration based on the early April data. This will continue with the Knorr cruise. We should have some maps comparing the satellite images with in situ data soon.

One of the focuses of this experiment is the biophysical interactions resulting in biogeochemical patchiness. The new "featured data image" shows the amazing amount of variability as the bloom develops. We are looking forward to understanding this.