Dataset: Radium Summary
Deployment: AMLR2006-Leg1

Radium isotope data summaries

Principal Investigator:

Matthew A. Charette (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Dr Henrieta Dulaiova (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, SOEST)

Contact:

Matthew A. Charette (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Stephen R. Gegg (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Project:

Blue Water Zone (BWZ)

Plankton Community Structure and Iron Distribution in the Southern Drake Passage and Scotia Sea (Ant2006)

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Version:

11 March 2009

Deployment Synonyms:

Yuzhmo, AMLR (January 2006)

Version Date:

2009-03-11

Data URL:

https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset-deployment/452420/data

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Description

Radium isotope data summaries from AMLR and NBP cruises to the Antarctic in 2006

Naturally occurring radium isotopes (224Ra, 226Ra, 228Ra) were used in determining
lateral mixing processes which are reported in dpm/m3.

Cruises

AMLR (Antarctic Marine Living Resources) R/V Yuzhmorgeologiya Jan2006:
The research program was focused in the southern Drake Passage
along the Shackelton Shelf located near the Bransfield Strait.
Samples were obtained from the R/V Yuzhmorgeologiya and inflatables
that were taken to island locations.
Lat/Lon Bounding Box
-62.2538Lat, -62.9966Lon
-63.2335Lat, -59.0332Lon
-59.9964Lat, -55.7612Lon
-61.4995Lat, -53.9996Lon

NBP (Nathaniel B. Palmer) R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer July2006:
The research was conducted in the same region of the Drake Passage as the AMLR cruise.
Samples were obtained aboard the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer
Lat/Lon bounding box
-60.4991Lat, -58.5613Lon
-62.3599Lat, -58.0392Lon
-60.2783Lat, -57.4509Lon
-61.2683Lat, -54.2852Lon

Associated Publications

Brzezinski, M.A., Nelson, D.M., Franck, V.M. and Sigmon, D.E., 2001. "Silicon dynamics within an intense open-ocean diatom bloom in the pacific sector of the southern ocean." Deep-Sea Research Part II 48, pp. 3997-4018

Michiel Rutgers van der Loeff, Manmohan M. Sarin, Mark Baskaran, Claudia Benitez-Nelson, Ken O. Buesseler, Matt Charette, Minhan Dai, Örjan Gustafsson, Pere Masque, Paul J. Morris, Kent Orlandini, Alessia Rodriguez y Baena, Nicolas Savoye, Sabine Schmidt, Robert Turnewitsch, Ingrid Vöge, James T. Waples. "A review of present techniques and methodological advances in analyzing 234Th in aquatic systems" Marine Chemistry, Volume 100, Issues 3-4, 1 August 2006, Pages 190-212

Pike, S.M., K.O. Buesseler, J. Andrews and N. Savoye, 2005. "Quantification of 234Th recovery in small volume sea water samples by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry." (PDF) Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 263(2): 355-360.

Willard S. Moore and Ralph Arnold (1996). "Measurement of 223Ra and 224Ra in coastal waters using a delayed coincidence counter." Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 101, no. c1, pages 1321-1329, January 15, 1996.

Methods & Sampling

Dataset acquisition description

Sampling and Analytical Methodology

Surface water samples were collected from the ships clean water intake (AMLR and NBP), and measured for 223Ra and 224Ra activities following standard methods of extraction and delayed coincidence counting (Moore and Arnold, 1996). 300 liters was collected per sample on the AMLR cruise while 558 liters of water was collected during the winter NBP cruise. Ra isotopes were extracted at sea onto manganese oxide-impregnated acrylic fiber at flow rates less than 1 L per minute. Recovery rates have been shown to be greater than 95%. The Mn-fiber was rinsed with deionized water, partially dried, and analyzed for 223Ra and 224Ra using the RaDeCC delayed coincidence counter. Moore and Arnold, 1996 W.S. Moore and R. Arnold, Measurement of Ra-223 and Ra-224 in coastal waters using a delayed coincidence counter, Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans 101 (C1) (1996), pp. 1321-1329. Full Text via CrossRef | View Record in Scopus | Cited By in Scopus (89) Long-lived isotopes (226Ra, 228Ra) were subsequently determined through measurement on a Canaberra gamma detector. This was conducted on the same fibers after they were ashed in a muffle furnace. The detector was calibrated using Mn-fiber standards prepared in the same geometry as the samples .

Deployment-specific acquisition description

Sampling and Analytical Methodology

Surface water samples were collected from the ships clean water intake (AMLR and NBP), and measured for 223Ra and 224Ra activities following standard methods of extraction and delayed coincidence counting (Moore and Arnold, 1996). 300 liters was collected per sample on the AMLR cruise while 558 liters of water was collected during the winter NBP cruise. Ra isotopes were extracted at sea onto manganese oxide-impregnated acrylic fiber at flow rates less than 1 L per minute. Recovery rates have been shown to be greater than 95%. The Mn-fiber was rinsed with deionized water, partially dried, and analyzed for 223Ra and 224Ra using the RaDeCC delayed coincidence counter. Moore and Arnold, 1996 W.S. Moore and R. Arnold, Measurement of Ra-223 and Ra-224 in coastal waters using a delayed coincidence counter, Journal of Geophysical Research -- Oceans 101 (C1) (1996), pp. 1321-1329. Full Text via CrossRef | View Record in Scopus | Cited By in Scopus (89) Long-lived isotopes (226Ra, 228Ra) were subsequently determined through measurement on a Canaberra gamma detector. This was conducted on the same fibers after they were ashed in a muffle furnace. The detector was calibrated using Mn-fiber standards prepared in the same geometry as the samples .

Data Processing Description

Dataset Processing Description

Data Processing

CHN: Linear regression of standards is used to determine the carbon content of the sample

Ra: Radium concentrations are determined by the Radecc coincidence counters.
Corrections are to made to account for detector efficiency, radioactive decay, and ingrowth.

Modifications to original data made to conform to BCO-DMO database convention

Cruise_ID added
+/- columns eliminated and error served as separate column for each data type
empty cells filled with "nd" (no data)
Latitude/Longitude headers converted to lat/lon
date reformatted to YYYYMMDD
time reformatted to HHMM
decimal data values padded to consistent decimal places

Deployment-specific processing description

<h3 class="text">Data Processing</h3>
<p>CHN: Linear regression of standards is used to determine the carbon content of the sample<br />
<br />
Ra: Radium concentrations are determined by the Radecc coincidence counters.<br />
Corrections are to made to account for detector efficiency, radioactive decay, and ingrowth.</p>
<h3 class="text">Modifications to original data made to conform to BCO-DMO database convention</h3>
<p class="text">Cruise_ID added<br />
+/- columns eliminated and error served as separate column for each data type<br />
empty cells filled with "nd" (no data)<br />
Latitude/Longitude headers converted to lat/lon<br />
date reformatted to YYYYMMDD<br />
time reformatted to HHMM<br />
decimal data values padded to consistent decimal places</p>

More information about this dataset deployment

Funding

Award Number	Funding Source
ANT-0443869	NSF Antarctic Sciences

Instruments

CTD - profiler

Supplied Name: Conductivity, Temperature, Depth

Supplied Description:

Shipboard CTD

Instrument Type

Generic Name: CTD - profiler

Community Identifier: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/130/

Generic Description:

The Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) unit is an integrated instrument package designed to measure the conductivity, temperature, and pressure (depth) of the water column. The instrument is lowered via cable through the water column. It permits scientists to observe the physical properties in real-time via a conducting cable, which is typically connected to a CTD to a deck unit and computer on a ship. The CTD is often configured with additional optional sensors including fluorometers, transmissometers and/or radiometers. It is often combined with a Rosette of water sampling bottles (e.g. Niskin, GO-FLO) for collecting discrete water samples during the cast.

This term applies to profiling CTDs. For fixed CTDs, see https://www.bco-dmo.org/instrument/869934.

McLane Large Volume Pumping System WTS-LV

Supplied Name: Large Volume Pumping System -WTS-LV

Supplied Description:

McLane WTS-LV Large Volume, High Accuracy, Oceanographic Sampling Pump

Instrument Type

Generic Name: McLane Large Volume Pumping System WTS-LV

Acronym: WTS-LV

Generic Description:

The WTS-LV is a Water Transfer System (WTS) Large Volume (LV) pumping instrument designed and manufactured by McLane Research Labs (Falmouth, MA, USA). It is a large-volume, single-event sampler that collects suspended and dissolved particulate samples in situ.

Ambient water is drawn through a modular filter holder onto a 142-millimeter (mm) membrane without passing through the pump. The standard two-tier filter holder provides prefiltering and size fractioning. Collection targets include chlorophyll maximum, particulate trace metals, and phytoplankton. It features different flow rates and filter porosity to support a range of specimen collection. Sampling can be programmed to start at a scheduled time or begin with a countdown delay. It also features a dynamic pump speed algorithm that adjusts flow to protect the sample as material accumulates on the filter. Several pump options range from 0.5 to 30 liters per minute, with a max volume of 2,500 to 36,000 liters depending on the pump and battery pack used. The standard model is depth rated to 5,500 meters, with a deeper 7,000-meter option available. The operating temperature is -4 to 35 degrees Celsius.

The WTS-LV is available in four different configurations: Standard, Upright, Bore Hole, and Dual Filter Sampler. The high-capacity upright WTS-LV model provides three times the battery life of the standard model. The Bore-Hole WTS-LV is designed to fit through a narrow opening such as a 30-centimeter borehole. The dual filter WTS-LV features two vertical intake 142 mm filter holders to allow simultaneous filtering using two different porosities.

Pump - Surface Underway Ship Intake

Supplied Name: Pump5

Supplied Description:

Ship's clean water intake

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Pump - Surface Underway Ship Intake

Acronym: Pump-Ship Intake

Community Identifier: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/31/

Generic Description:

The 'Pump-underway ship intake' system indicates that samples are from the ship's clean water intake pump. This is essentially a surface water sample from a source of uncontaminated near-surface (commonly 3 to 7 m) seawater that can be pumped continuously to shipboard laboratories on research vessels. There is typically a temperature sensor near the intake (known as the hull temperature) to provide measurements that are as close as possible to the ambient water temperature. The flow from the supply is typically directed through continuously logged sensors such as a thermosalinograph and a fluorometer. Water samples are often collected from the underway supply that may also be referred to as the non-toxic supply. Ideally the data contributor has specified the depth in the ship's hull at which the pump is mounted.

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
date	Date of sample collection (GMT)	YYYYMMDD	date
time	Time of sample collection (GMT)	HHMM	time
lat	Latitude position of sample. Decimal degs (South is negative).	decimal degrees	lat
lon	Longitude position of sample. Decimal degs (West is negative)	decimal degrees	lon
Cruise_ID	Antarctica 2006 Cruise Id	text	cruise_id
Sample_ID	Antarctica 2006 Sample Id	text	sample
AMLR_ID	Antarctica 2006 Cruise Sample Id	text	sample
Salinity	Salinity from CTD	dimensionless	sal
Temperature	Temperature from CTD	degrees Celsius	temp
Ra224	224Ra Concentration	dpm/m3	no_bcodmo_term
Ra226	226Ra Concentration	dpm/m3	no_bcodmo_term
Ra228	228Ra Concentration	dpm/m3	no_bcodmo_term
Ra224_Err	224Ra Concentration Measurement Error	dpm/m3	no_bcodmo_term
Ra226_Err	226Ra Concentration Measurement Error	dpm/m3	no_bcodmo_term
Ra228_Err	228Ra Concentration Measurement Error	dpm/m3	no_bcodmo_term

Database

Contribute Data

Dataset: Radium Summary
Deployment: AMLR2006-Leg1

Radium isotope data summaries from AMLR and NBP cruises to the Antarctic in 2006

Cruises

Associated Publications

Dataset acquisition description

Sampling and Analytical Methodology

Deployment-specific acquisition description

Sampling and Analytical Methodology

Dataset Processing Description

Data Processing

Modifications to original data made to conform to BCO-DMO database convention

Deployment-specific processing description

Database

Contribute Data

Dataset: Radium SummaryDeployment: AMLR2006-Leg1

Radium isotope data summaries from AMLR and NBP cruises to the Antarctic in 2006

Cruises

Associated Publications

Dataset acquisition description

Sampling and Analytical Methodology

Deployment-specific acquisition description

Sampling and Analytical Methodology

Dataset Processing Description

Data Processing

Modifications to original data made to conform to BCO-DMO database convention

Deployment-specific processing description

Dataset: Radium Summary
Deployment: AMLR2006-Leg1