地球科学家们普遍同意地球的气候已发生了变化,而将继续发生变化。海洋学家们所面临的最需要解决的问题中的一个,是回答影响全球气候变化的那些因素与海洋物理动力学和以海洋为生的生命之间关系。人们一致认为使用常规工具(如网,拖网,泵)本身不可能提供充分详细的扼要的关于海洋生态的叙述来解答这一重要问题。 Earth scientists generally agree that the Earth’s climate has changed and will continue to change. One of the most pressing problems oceanographers face is answering the questions about the factors that affect global climate change and the relationship between marine physical dynamics and life on the sea. There is consensus that using conventional tools (such as nets, trawls, pumps) alone can not provide a full and concise account of the marine ecology to answer this important question.