Dataset: Cold core rings stratified euphausiid abundance and biomass (carbon) from multiple cruises in the N. Atlantic, 1973 - 1977

This dataset has not been validatedPreliminary and in progressVersion 1 (2018-08-14)Dataset Type:Cruise Results

Principal Investigator: Peter H. Wiebe (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Ms Dicky Allison (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Nancy Copley (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: North Atlantic Dark Data: Rings (NAtlDarkData)

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This dataset is the one of several from this project discovered, rescued, and made available online.

These data are zooplankton, specifically euphausiids, collected and identified in the 1970s as part of the cold-core rings multidisciplinary program.  Included are stratified euphausiid species abundance and zooplankton biomass from over 100 MOCNESS tows and related metadata taken on 9 research cruises in the Northwest Atlantic.  The euphausiid abundance numbers represent numbers per cubic meter in each depth layer. MOCNESS (Multiple Opening and Closing Nets and Environmental Sensing Systems) tows were quantified using flow meters calibrated to provide the volume of water filtered for each tow.

A note about 'nd': Traditionally 'nd' is taken to mean 'no data'. Within that meaning, however, there is much variability. Here 'nd' could mean the more traditional 'we tried and got bad or no data'. It could mean 'these data are not considered relevant to the overall effort'. Finally, 'nd' could mean 'does not exist'.

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Results
Wiebe, P. H., Copley, N. J., & Boyd, S. H. (1992). Coarse-scale horizontal patchiness and vertical migration of zooplankton in Gulf Stream warm-core ring 82-H. Deep Sea Research Part A. Oceanographic Research Papers, 39, S247–S278. doi:10.1016/s0198-0149(11)80015-4
Methods
Hunt, Mary M., & Wiebe, Peter. (1980). A database for zooplankton net tow data. W.H.O.I. Technical Report 80-28. 65 pp. doi:10.1575/1912/9574
Methods
Joyce, T.M., & Wiebe, P.H. (1983). Warm core rings of the Gulf Stream. Oceanus, 26(2), 34-44.
Methods
McGowan, J. A., & Brown, D. M. (1966). A new opening-closing paired zooplankton net (No. SIO Ref-66-23). SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY LA JOLLA CALIF. Reference 66/23, 1–56.

Wiebe, P. H. (2018) Cold core rings stratified euphausiid abundance and biomass (carbon) from multiple cruises in the N. Atlantic, 1973 - 1977. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2018-08-14 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/743479 [access date]

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