Dataset: Gulf of Mexico particulate organic matter and isotopes

Name: Particulate organic matter and isotope data from R/V Nancy Foster cruises NF1704 and NF1802 in the Gulf of Mexico in May of 2017 and 2018.
Published: 2021-02-24
Keywords: oceans

Cite This Dataset

DOI:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.841446.1

Spatial Extent: N:28.3358 E:-84.47 S:24.96 W:-90.1779

Temporal Extent: 2017-05-11 - 2018-05-19

Project:

Collaborative Research: Mesoscale variability in nitrogen sources and food-web dynamics supporting larval southern bluefin tuna in the eastern Indian Ocean (BLOOFINZ-IO)

Effects of Nitrogen Sources and Plankton Food-Web Dynamics on Habitat Quality for the Larvae of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in the Gulf of Mexico (GoMex Tuna Foodweb B)

Program:

Second International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2)

Principal Investigator:

Michael R. Stukel (Florida State University, FSU)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Thomas Kelley (Florida State University, FSU)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Amber D. York (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Version:

Version Date:

2021-02-24

Restricted:

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final with updates expected

Particulate organic matter and isotope data from R/V Nancy Foster cruises NF1704 and NF1802 in the Gulf of Mexico in May of 2017 and 2018.

Abstract:

Particulate organic matter and isotope data from R/V Nancy Foster cruises NF1704 and NF1802 in the Gulf of Mexico in May of 2017 and 2018.

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Version Date	Archive	Persistent Identifier (PID)	Date PID Issued
2021-02-24	Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)	10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.841446.1	2021-02-24

Description

In addition to the funding sources listed in the "Funding Source" section, this dataset was partially funded by:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's RESTORE Program Grant (Project Title: Effects of nitrogen sources and plankton food-web dynamics on habitat quality for the larvae of Atlantic bluefin tuna in the Gulf of Mexico) under federal funding opportunity NOAA-NOS-NCCOS-2017-2004875, including NOAA JIMAR Cooperative Agreement, award #NA16NMF4320058, NOAA CIMAS Cooperative Agreement, award #NA15OAR4320064, and NOAA CIMEAS Cooperative Agreement, award #NA15OAR4320071.

Methods & Sampling

Methodology summary:

Particulate organic carbon, nitrogen, and isotopes were measured at 6 depths spanning the euphotic zone (surface to deep chlorophyll maximum). 2-L samples were vacuum filtered through pre-combusted glass fiber (GF/F) filters. Filters were wrapped in pre-combusted aluminum foil and stored at -80°C. On land, samples were fumigated with HCl vapor to remove inorganic carbon, dried, and placed inside a tin cup for C/N and isotopic analysis at the UC Davis stable isotope facility. For additional details, see Stukel et al. (2021).

Sampling and analytical procedures:

Data Processing Description

BCO-DMO Processing Notes:
- data submitted in Excel file "Particulate Organic Matter and Isotopes.xlsx" Sheet1 extracted to csv
- added conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date
- renamed columns to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions (removed spaces and special characters)
- formatted Date to ISO (yyyy-mm-dd)
- removed blank rows
- Submitter indicated that they may be able to update the dataset with cast times. That would become data version 2 if submitted to BCO-DMO.

Data Files

File
poc-isotopes.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 10.54 KB) MD5:78f13db2007009309adca79d39adc3f1 Primary data file for dataset ID 841446

More Information about this dataset

Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1851347
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	NA16NMF4320058

Deployments

Deployment	Synonyms	Start Date	Platform	Investigator
NF1704	BLOOFINZ-GoM	2017-05-07	R/V Nancy Foster	Estrella Malca (Chief Scientist)	data info
NF1802	BLOOFINZ-GoM	2018-04-27	R/V Nancy Foster	John Lamkin (Chief Scientist)	data info

Instruments

Elemental Analyzer

Supplied Name:

Supplied Description:

Elementar Vario EL Cube or Micro Cube elemental analyzer (Elementar Analysensysteme GmbH, Hanau, Germany) interfaced to either an Isoprime VisION IRMS (Elementar UK Ltd, Cheadle, UK) or a PDZ Europa 20-20 isotope ratio mass spectrometer (Sercon Ltd., Cheshire, UK)

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Elemental Analyzer

Community Identifier: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/LAB01/

Generic Description:

Instruments that quantify carbon, nitrogen and sometimes other elements by combusting the sample at very high temperature and assaying the resulting gaseous oxides. Usually used for samples including organic material.

Mass Spectrometer

Supplied Name:

Supplied Description:

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Mass Spectrometer

Acronym: Mass Spec

Community Identifier: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/LAB16/

Generic Description:

General term for instruments used to measure the mass-to-charge ratio of ions; generally used to find the composition of a sample by generating a mass spectrum representing the masses of sample components.

Niskin bottle

Supplied Name:

Supplied Description:

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Niskin bottle

Community Identifier: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L22/current/TOOL0412/

Generic 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.

Parameters

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

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
Cruise	Name of cruise	unitless	cruise_id
Cycle	Lagrangian experiment number	unitless	exp_id
Date	Date (local) of collection and incubation Format: %Y-%m-%d	unitless	date_local
Cast	CTD-Niskin rosette cast number	unitless	cast
lon	Longitude, west is negative	decimal degrees	lon
lat	Latitude, south is negative.	decimal degrees	lat
Depth	Depth	meters	depth
Particulate_organic_carbon	Particulate organic carbon (POC)	millimols of carbon per cubic meter (mmol C m-3)	PON
Particulate_nitrogen	Particulate nitrogen (PN)	millimols of nitrogen per cubic meter (mmol C m-3)	TPN
d13C	d13C (δ13C) of particulate organic carbon	per mil (0/00)	d13C
d15N	d15N (δ15N) of particulate nitrogen	per mil (0/00)	d15N

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Dataset: Gulf of Mexico particulate organic matter and isotopes