Dataset: fluor_underway
Deployment: TT049

Underway fluorescence measurements along ship track

Principal Investigator:

William M. Balch (Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Cynthia L. Chandler (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Project:

U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea (Arabian Sea)

Version:

November 4, 1996

Deployment Synonyms:

TTN049, TN049, TTN-049

Version Date:

1996-11-04

Data URL:

https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset-deployment/450621/data

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Description

Underway fluorescence measurements along ship track

Methods & Sampling

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Deployment-specific acquisition description

   PI:              William Balch
   of:              Bigelow Laboratory
   dataset:         Underway fluorescence measurements along ship track
   dates:           July 17, 1995 to August 15, 1995
   location:        N: 23.68654  S: 9.86851  W: 57.29937  E: 68.75642
   project/cruise:  Arabian Sea/TTN-049 - Process Cruise 4 (Middle SW Monsoon)
   ship:            Thomas Thompson
 
   PI-Notes:
   The underway fluorescence data were logged every minute using Sharon
   Smith's Turner Designs fluorometer plumbed to the ship's SAIL system.
   The data were manually calibrated to discreet surface chlorophyll
   measurements in segments determined by the times of fluorometer
   cleanings, as well as any changes in water mass that might have
   affected the calibration.  Quality control consisted of range checks
   and removal of any readings which were obviously bubble-contaminated.

Data Processing Description

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Instruments

Fluorometer

Supplied Description:

Sharon Smith's Turner Designs fluorometer plumbed to the ship's SAIL system.

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Fluorometer

Community Identifier: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/113/

Generic Description:

A fluorometer or fluorimeter is a device used to measure parameters of fluorescence: its intensity and wavelength distribution of emission spectrum after excitation by a certain spectrum of light. The instrument is designed to measure the amount of stimulated electromagnetic radiation produced by pulses of electromagnetic radiation emitted into a water sample or in situ.

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
date	date reported as year, month, day	yymmdd	no_bcodmo_term
time	time expressed as hours, minutes, seconds	hh:mm:ss	no_bcodmo_term
day_dec	time expressed as a decimal	decimal day	no_bcodmo_term
lat	latitude (- notation = south)	decimal degrees	lat
lon	longitude (- notation = west)	decimal degrees	lon
chl	chlorophyll from fluorescence	mg/m3	no_bcodmo_term
on_station	1 = on station; nd = underway		no_bcodmo_term

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Dataset: fluor_underway
Deployment: TT049