The Hawaii Ocean Time-series: 30th Anniversary Collection

The Hawaii Ocean Time-series: 30th Anniversary Collection

Publications, Virtual Issue / / L&O

By Marguerite Xenopoulos

Station ALOHA (red circle) at 22°45′N, 158°W and the cable route (yellow) for the ALOHA Cabled Observatory. Bathymetric synthesis from Hawaii Mapping Research Group.
Map of the Hawaiian Islands showing the location of Station ALOHA (red circle) at 22°45′N, 158°W and the cable route (yellow) for the ALOHA Cabled Observatory. Bathymetric synthesis from Hawaii Mapping Research Group.

Thirty years ago, on October 30th, 1988, the first scientific cruise sailed to a deep-water subtropical station as part of the Hawaii Ocean Time-series (HOT) program. On-going cruises to Station ALOHA (A Long-Term Oligotrophic Habitat Assessment; 22° 45’N, 158° 00’W) have been made since approximately at monthly intervals where repeated measurements of ocean physics, biogeochemistry

and plankton ecology have occurred. This virtual issue contains a compilation of seminal papers from the HOT program at Station ALOHA, assembled with the assistance of guest Editors and HOT Directors, David Karl and Matthew Church. Long-term field programs like HOT are essential for improving our understanding of ecosystem variability, especially as global change is taking a toll on ocean ecosystems. Join me in celebrating this 30th anniversary milestone by reading, sharing and discussing the influential papers included in this virtual issue.

Marguerite A. Xenopoulos

Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Limnology and Oceanography

Cover image from lead article by David Karl and Matthew Church

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