Dataset: Alvin Dive Log (preliminary)

Name: Preliminary log of samples collected during Alvin dives from R/V Atlantis cruise AT37-13 in the Costa Rica margin
Published: 2017-09-12
Keywords: oceans

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Spatial Extent: N:9.117375 E:-84.30698 S:8.9327 W:-84.84097

Temporal Extent: 2017-05-21 - 2017-06-10

Project:

Collaborative research: Quantifying the biological, chemical, and physical linkages between chemosynthetic communities and the surrounding deep sea (Costa Rica Seeps)

Principal Investigator:

Lisa A. Levin (University of California-San Diego, UCSD-SIO)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Gregory Rouse (University of California-San Diego, UCSD-SIO)

Contact:

Lisa A. Levin (University of California-San Diego, UCSD-SIO)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Shannon Rauch (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Version:

12 Sept 2017

Version Date:

2017-09-12

Restricted:

Validated:

Current State:

Preliminary and in progress

Preliminary log of samples collected during Alvin dives from R/V Atlantis cruise AT37-13 in the Costa Rica margin

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Description

Log of Alvin dives conducted on R/V Atlantis cruise AT37-13.

**NOTE: This dataset is preliminary. Edits/corrections/updates are expected.

Methods & Sampling

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Data Processing Description

BCO-DMO Processing:
- modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions (replaced spaces with underscores);
- re-formatted date from dd-mmm to yyyymmdd;
- sorted data by: Date, then Type.
- replaced commas with semi-colons in the Sections_etc column;
- replaced blanks/missing data with 'nd';
- replaced spaces with underscores in the Site column;
- removed parens from Site named "Seamount 1 (Henry)"

Data Files

File
Alvin_Log_AT37-13.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 33.26 KB) MD5:f5428950f15bbb164e29ecfac1d82fef Primary data file for dataset ID 714584

More Information about this dataset

Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1634172

Deployments

Deployment	Synonyms	Start Date	Platform	Investigator
AT37-13		2017-05-20	R/V Atlantis	Erik E. Cordes (Chief Scientist)	data info

Instruments

None available yet

Parameters

Date and time formats are described in python strftime() syntax.

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
Dive	Numeric identifier of the Alvin Dive	unitless	dive_id
Date	Date of the dive; formatted as yyyymmdd	unitless	date
Site	Site name	unitless	site
Depth	Sample depth	meters (m)	depth
Location	Location name	unitless	site
Habitat	Description of the habitat at the sampling location	unitless	site_descrip
Activity	Description of methane seepage activity	unitless	site_descrip
Type	Sample type	unitless	sample_type
Rep_no	Replicate number	unitless	replicate
Samp_no	Sample number; "deploy" indicates placement on the seafloor	unitless	sample
Photos	Description of photos taken	unitless	sample_descrip
Sections_etc	Vertical fraction	unitless	sample_descrip
Fate	Fate of the sample	unitless	sample_descrip
Remarks	Comments	unitless	comment
x	X position coordinate	meters (m)?	xpos
y	Y position coordiante	meters (m)?	ypos
Lat	Latitude	various	lat
Long	Longitude	various	lon

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Dataset: Alvin Dive Log (preliminary)