| Contributors | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Wiebe, Peter H. | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) | Chief Scientist |
| Copley, Nancy | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI BCO-DMO) | BCO-DMO Data Manager |
All the log sheets from all the 1m2 MOC tows from each NBPalmer cruise have been scanned into pdfs. These are an important addition for getting the full picture on the MOC tows and also those data sets that are based on the tows.
Each file includes note from the 'flyer', the screen capture of the depth, salinity and temperature plots, the statistics from each tow with averages, and the very valuable first look at net contents.
| File |
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mocness_logs.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 365 bytes) MD5:b16bbec33469a38b798cf9be10c4d3bf Primary data file for dataset ID 3155 |
| Parameter | Description | Units |
| cruiseid | cruise identifier |
| Dataset-specific Instrument Name | MOCNESS |
| Generic Instrument Name | MOCNESS |
| Dataset-specific Description | The MOCNESS-1 plankton sampler has nine rectangular nets (1m x 1.4 m) with a mesh size of 0.333 mm, which are opened and closed sequentially by commands through conducting cable from the surface (Wiebe et al., 1976). |
| Generic Instrument Description | The Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System or MOCNESS is a family of net systems based on the Tucker Trawl principle. There are currently 8 different sizes of MOCNESS in existence which are designed for capture of different size ranges of zooplankton and micro-nekton Each system is designated according to the size of the net mouth opening and in two cases, the number of nets it carries. The original MOCNESS (Wiebe et al, 1976) was a redesigned and improved version of a system described by Frost and McCrone (1974).(from MOCNESS manual) This designation is used when the specific type of MOCNESS (number and size of nets) was not specified by the contributing investigator. |
| Website | |
| Platform | RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer |
| Report | |
| Start Date | 2001-04-24 |
| End Date | 2001-06-05 |
| Website | |
| Platform | RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer |
| Report | |
| Start Date | 2001-07-22 |
| End Date | 2001-08-31 |
| Website | |
| Platform | RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer |
| Report | |
| Start Date | 2002-04-09 |
| End Date | 2002-05-21 |
| Website | |
| Platform | RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer |
| Report | |
| Start Date | 2002-07-31 |
| End Date | 2002-09-18 |
| Description | Also see NBP0204 Cruise Data Report |
The fundamental objectives of United States Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics (U.S. GLOBEC) Program are dependent upon the cooperation of scientists from several disciplines. Physicists, biologists, and chemists must make use of data collected during U.S. GLOBEC field programs to further our understanding of the interplay of physics, biology, and chemistry. Our objectives require quantitative analysis of interdisciplinary data sets and, therefore, data must be exchanged between researchers. To extract the full scientific value, data must be made available to the scientific community on a timely basis.
U.S. GLOBEC (GLOBal ocean ECosystems dynamics) is a research program organized by oceanographers and fisheries scientists to address the question of how global climate change may affect the abundance and production of animals in the sea.
The U.S. GLOBEC Program currently had major research efforts underway in the Georges Bank / Northwest Atlantic Region, and the Northeast Pacific (with components in the California Current and in the Coastal Gulf of Alaska). U.S. GLOBEC was a major contributor to International GLOBEC efforts in the Southern Ocean and Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP).
| Funding Source | Award |
|---|---|
| NSF Antarctic Sciences (NSF ANT) |