The AMT programme will focus on 9 interlinked scientific hypotheses which fall within three objectives:

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To determine how the structure, functional properties and trophic status of the major planktonic ecosystems vary in space and time.

To determine the role of physical processes in controlling the rates of nutrient supply, including DOM, to the planktonic ecosystem.

To determine the role of atmosphere-ocean exchange and photo-degradation in the formation and fate of organic matter.