Dataset: BATS primary production
Data Citation:
Bates, N., Johnson, R., Lethaby, P. J. (2023) Primary production determinations at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study site (BATS) from 1988-2022. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2023-04-18 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.893182.1 [access date]
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DOI:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.893182.1
Spatial Extent: N:32.108 E:-64.012 S:30.729 W:-65.168
Temporal Extent: 1988-12-18 - 2022-12-16
Project:
Program:
U.S. Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (U.S. JGOFS)
Ocean Time-series Sites (Ocean Time-series)
Principal Investigator:
Nicholas Bates (Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, BIOS)
Co-Principal Investigator:
Rodney J. Johnson (Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, BIOS)
Scientist:
Paul J. Lethaby (Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, BIOS)
BCO-DMO Data Manager:
Dana Stuart Gerlach (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)
Version:
1
Version Date:
2023-04-18
Restricted:
No
Validated:
Yes
Current State:
Final with updates expected
Primary production determinations at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study site (BATS) from 1988-2022
Abstract:
Data presented are primary production estimates at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) site in the Sargasso Sea from December 1988 (BATS Cruise 3) through December 2022 (BATS cruise 399). The rate of carbon fixation by autotrophs in seawater was determined by tracing the uptake of radioactive 14C from the inorganic form to the particulate organic form. Incubations were performed in situ at depths ranging from the surface to 140 meters from dusk to dawn. Seawater samples were collected prior to sunrise, separated into three light bottles and one dark bottle, and a radioactive 14C tracer added. The bottles were then deployed on an incubation array at their collection depths, and allowed to drift on the array for the full light day. Samples were recovered after sunset and filtered for subsequent analysis on a liquid scintillation counter.