Table of Contents

• Coverage
• Dataset Description
  • Methods & Sampling
  • Data Processing Description
• Data Files
• Related Datasets
• Parameters
• Instruments
• Deployments
• Project Information
• Funding

Particle flux measurements from the Chief Scientist Training cruise generally followed the methods of the Hawaii Ocean Time-Series (HOT). Measurements were made at 75 meters, 150 meters, and 300 meters using multiple cylindrical particle interceptor traps deployed on a free-floating array for approximately 3 days twice during cruise KM1910 at station ALOHA. Sediment trap design and collection methods are described in Winn et al. (1991). Sediment trap tubes were split, with roughly 50% of the split going to Th-234 particulate analysis.

All thorium-234 data were decay corrected back to mid-deployment times. The subsampled trap material was gradually poured into 25 millimeter (mm) filter funnels containing 25 mm QMA or GFF filters (most were QMA and efficiency differences were taken into account). Once all the trap subsample liquid was filtered, the 25 mm filter was dried at low temperature for a few hours (<60 degrees Celsius). Samples were mounted and prepared for beta counting according to the techniques noted in Pike et al., 2005 and Clevenger et al., 2021.

Data were flagged with quality indicators: 1 = Good Value.

Data flags are according to the SeaDataNet scheme (https://www.geotraces.org/geotraces-quality-flag-policy/).

BCO-DMO processing description:
- Adjusted field/parameter names to comply with BCO-DMO naming conventions;
- Added a conventional header with dataset name, PI names, version date;
- Converted dates to ISO8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mmZ;
- Converted longitude values from positive degrees West to negative degrees East;
- Rounded fields as requested by data submitter.

NSF Award Abstract:

Intellectual Merit
The PIs request funds to provide training in leading and organizing research cruises to early career researchers in the areas of Biological and Chemical Oceanography. Participants in this training program would be introduced to pre-cruise planning and logistics, receive training in commonly used oceanographic sampling equipment, and conduct shipboard measurements during a 10-day oceanographic cruise to the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (NPSG). The goal of this training program is to prepare early career scientists for leading and participating in interdisciplinary oceanographic research at sea.

Broader Impacts
The proposed program addresses the broader impacts criteria successfully. The research cruise and follow-up reports and publications focus on interdisciplinary questions important for advancing the field. Given the rapid changes that oceanic systems are undergoing, it is important to have a cadre of junior scientists who are adept at managing interdisciplinary collaborations and conducting research at sea. The PIs are considering ways to connect with diverse audiences in recruiting participants. The impact on early career oceanographers will be very strong. This will create an experience that will be a major impact on the careers of the trainees, especially if they stay in the oceanography field.