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Dataset: Calibration Reports - NAB08
Deployment: Biofloat_48

Calibration reports for North Atlantic Bloom Experiment 2008 (NAB08) projects
Principal Investigator: 
Eric D'Asaro (University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory, UW APL)
Contact: 
Ivona Cetinic (University of Maine)
BCO-DMO Data Manager: 
Theresa McKee (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)
Current State: 
Cruise complete
Version: 
24 March 2011
Deployment Synonyms:
 B4-2008_Lagrangian_Float 48
Coordinated Deployments:
Version Date: 
2011-03-24
Description

Calibration reports for North Atlantic Bloom Experiment 2008 (NAB08) projects, which include cruises, SeaGlider and Float deployments:

  • B4-2008
  • KN193-03
  • B9-2008
  • B10-2008
  • NAB08 SG140
  • NAB08 SG141
  • NAB08 SG142
  • NAB08 SG143
  • NAB08 Lagrangian Float 48 (Biofloat_48)

Contents include:

  1. Ship_TS_despiking-NAB08.pdf: Temperature and salinity correction procedure for CTD sensors deployed on cruises KN 193-03, B4-2008, B9-2008 and B10-2008.
  2. CTD_float_Calibration-NAB08.pdf: Temperature and salinity correction procedure for CTD sensors deployed aboard NAB08 Lagrangian Float 48 and intercalibration with CTD data from KN193-03 via series of calibration casts.
  3. CTD_seaglider_calibration-NAB08.pdf: Temperature and salinity correction procedure for glider datasets NAB08 SG140, NAB08 SG141, NAB08 SG142 and NAB08 SG143 and intercalibration with CTD sensors deployed aboard KN 193-03, B4-2008, B9-2008, B10-2008 via series of calibration casts.
  4. Oxygen_glider_float_Calibration-NAB08.pdf: Callibration procedure associated with dissolved oxygen measurements aboard NAB08 SG140, NAB08 SG141, NAB08 SG142 and NAB08 SG143 and further corrections via calibration casts with NAB08 Lagrangian Float 48.
  5. Winkler_oxygen-NAB08.pdf: Winkler oxygen measurements of CTD rosette and underway samples during KN193-03.
  6. Chlorophyll_Calibration-NAB08.pdf: algorithm development for chlorophyll concentration product using empirical relationship between extracted chlorophyll aboard KN193-03 and concurrent in-situ measurements of chlorophyll fluorescence, temperature, PAR, depth, and time.
  7. ISUS_Nitrate_Sensor Float_Calibration-NAB08.pdf: Temperature and salinity depended calibration of the ISUS Nitrate Sensor on Float 48 and intercalibration (via calibration casts) with discrete measurements of nitrate obtained during KN 193-03.
  8. Backscatter_Calibration-NAB08.pdf: Processing, correction and intercalibration procedure for backscattering sensors deployed aboard KN 193-03, B4-2008, B9-2008, B10-2008, NAB08 Lagrangian Float 48, NAB08 SG140, NAB08 SG141, NAB08 SG142 and NAB08 SG143.
  9. Oxygen_Calibration-NAB08.pdf: Report explaining correction and intercalibration of NAB08 Lagrangian Float 48 and KN 193-03 dissolved oxygen sensors via series of calibration casts using discrete Winkler method measured dissolved oxygen. Addendum to this document describes calibration procedure and resulting correction for KN 193-03 dissolved oxygen sensor.
  10. C-Star Calibration-NAB08.pdf: Processing, corrections and intercalibration of beam transmissometers deployed aboard KN 193-03, B4-2008, B9-2008, B10-2008 and NAB08 Lagrangian Float 48.
  11. Radiometry_and_PAR_Calibration-NAB08.pdf: Calibrations, intercalibrations and corrections for radiometers deployed aboard NAB08 Lagrangian Float 48, B4-2008, B9-2008, B10-2008 and KN 193-03. [under review]
  12. POC_cp_bbp_Calibration-NAB08.pdf: Development of particulate organic carbon (POC) proxy using relationship between POC measured aboard KN193-03 and backscattering (bbp) and attenuation (cp) coefficient measurements. [under review]
  13. Seaglider_chl_Calibration.pdf: Correction and intercalibration of chlorophyll fluorometers deployed aboard NAB08 SG140, NAB08 SG141, NAB08 SG142 and NAB08 SG143 via calibration casts. [under review]
  14. Laboratory_analysis_report-NAB08.pdf: Detailed procedure regarding the discrete measurements of nutrients, Winkler dissolved oxygen, absorption coefficients, particulate organic carbon, fluorometric and HPLC pigment analysis.
  15. Phytoplankton_Carbon-NAB08.pdf: Materials and methodology used for phytoplankton cell number and biomass determination.
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