| Contributors | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Landry, Michael R. | University of California-San Diego (UCSD-SIO) | Principal Investigator |
| Rauch, Shannon | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI BCO-DMO) | BCO-DMO Data Manager |
Concentration of major dissolved nutrients (nitrate, nitrite, phosphate and silicate) sampled from CTD hydrocasts on the MV1008 cruise in the Costa Rica Dome (CRD) region of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean.
Seawater samples were collected from 8 depths throughout the water column during CTD casts. 50 ml of sample from each depth was filtered directly from the Niskin bottle through a 0.1-um filter capsule and frozen at -80°C for the analysis of major nutrients (nitrate, nitrite, phosphate and silicate) back on shore. Major nutrient concentrations were estimated using Flow Injection Analysis (FIA) at the Analytical Facility, Marine Science Institute, UCSB. Samples were run on a Lachat Instuments QuikChem 8000 FIA.
BCO-DMO assumes dates provided are in local time, based on comparing cast events to the MV1008 event log.
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nutrients.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 19.56 KB) MD5:021290b0a8ac41bb4e5bcc0300a6c410 Primary data file for dataset ID 516174 |
| Parameter | Description | Units |
| event | Number referring to the particular activity (event) on the FluZiE cruise. | integer |
| cast | CTD Cast number from the FluZiE cruise. | integer |
| date_local | Date of CTD cast (assumed to be in the local time zone). format: mmddyyyy | unitless |
| lon | Longitude in degrees East. | decimal degrees |
| lat | Latitude in degrees North. | decimal degrees |
| depth | Sample depth. | meters |
| cycle | Type and number of cruise sampling event. Either "Stn_n" or "Cycle_n". A transect of stations was sampled from 29 June to 03 July. Five quasi-Lagrangian experiments called "cycles" were conducted during the remainder of the cruise. | text |
| nitrate | Nitrate (NO3) concentration. | micromolar (uM) |
| nitrite | Nitrite (NO2) concentration. | micromolar (uM) |
| N_N | Nitrate + Nitrite concentration (NO3 + NO2). | micromolar (uM) |
| phosphate | Phosphate (PO4) concentration. | micromolar (uM) |
| silicic_acid | Silicic acid concentration. | micromolar (uM) |
| Dataset-specific Instrument Name | Lachat Instuments QuikChem 8000 FIA |
| Generic Instrument Name | Flow Injection Analyzer |
| Dataset-specific Description | Major nutrient concentrations were estimated using Flow Injection Analysis (FIA) at the Analytical Facility, Marine Science Institute, UCSB. Samples were run on a Lachat Instuments QuikChem 8000 FIA. |
| Generic Instrument Description | An instrument that performs flow injection analysis. Flow injection analysis (FIA) is an approach to chemical analysis that is accomplished by injecting a plug of sample into a flowing carrier stream. FIA is an automated method in which a sample is injected into a continuous flow of a carrier solution that mixes with other continuously flowing solutions before reaching a detector. Precision is dramatically increased when FIA is used instead of manual injections and as a result very specific FIA systems have been developed for a wide array of analytical techniques. |
| Dataset-specific Instrument Name | Niskin bottle |
| Generic Instrument Name | Niskin bottle |
| Dataset-specific Description | 50 ml of sample from each depth was filtered directly from the Niskin bottle through a 0.1-um filter capsule and frozen at -80°C for the analysis of major nutrients. |
| Generic Instrument Description | A Niskin bottle (a next generation water sampler based on the Nansen bottle) is a cylindrical, non-metallic water collection device with stoppers at both ends. The bottles can be attached individually on a hydrowire or deployed in 12, 24, or 36 bottle Rosette systems mounted on a frame and combined with a CTD. Niskin bottles are used to collect discrete water samples for a range of measurements including pigments, nutrients, plankton, etc. |
| Website | |
| Platform | R/V Melville |
| Report | |
| Start Date | 2010-06-22 |
| End Date | 2010-07-25 |
| Description | Research on the cruise was aimed at acquiring a better understanding of plankton dynamics, carbon and nutrient fluxes, and potential trace element limitation in the Costa Rica Dome region of the eastern tropical Pacific. The specific science objectives were:
1) to assess grazing and trace metal/nutrient controls on primary production and phytoplankton standing stocks;
2) to quantify carbon and elemental fluxes and export rates from the euphotic zone; and
3) to measure microbial population, processes, stable isotope abundances associated with the OMZ and nitrite maxima.
Operations included: 4-day sediment trap deployments, daily process experiments conducted on satellite-tracked drifters, CTD and trace-metal rosette sampling, shipboard grow-out experiments, net sampling for zooplankton biomass and grazing assessments, and MOCNESS stratified tows to 1000 m.
BCO-DMO Note:
March 2013 (CLC): The original CTD profile data (85 casts) have been submitted by R2R to NODC. Jim Moffett (USC) was a participant on this cruise and is interested in getting a copy of the full set of CTD cast data (deep and shallow casts). He plans to contact SIO ODF group or Mike Landry (Chief Scientist).
Original cruise data are available from the NSF R2R data catalog. |
Research was aimed at improved understanding of plankton dynamics, carbon and nutrient fluxes, and potential trace element limitation in the Costa Rica Dome region of the eastern tropical Pacific. The specific science objectives of the 2010 R/V Melville cruise (MV1008) were:
1) to assess grazing and trace metal/nutrient controls on primary production and phytoplankton standing stocks;
2) to quantify carbon and elemental fluxes and export rates from the euphotic zone; and
3) to measure microbial population, processes, stable isotope abundances associated with the OMZ and nitrite maxima.
Additional information about MV1008 can be found in the cruise report (PDF).
NOTE: The original proposal and award abstract are not relevant. The project was originally funded by NSF as experimental tests of phytoplankton controls in the Arabian Sea. Piracy concerns in the region led to the cancellation of the research cruise in 2009, and a Change of Scope request was approved to focus the project on related issues in the Costa Rica Dome (CRD).
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| Funding Source | Award |
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| NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) |