A mesocosm experiment was performed in August 2021 on the R/V Hugh Sharp, cruise HRS2110, at a station near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay to simulate a phytoplankton bloom and to assess changes in assemblage and biogeochemical processes while excluding changes due to advection. Three 20-L carboys were filled with filtered bay water, inoculated with surface water and sampled daily for a week. Nutrient concentrations, nitrate and bicarbonate uptake rates, pigment concentrations and samples for 18S r...
Show moreThree 20-L carboys were incubated for eight days in an on–deck water bath, using a seawater flow–through system drawn from surface water and a plastic screen shade covering to keep incubation temperature and light similar to in situ conditions. Continuous light and temperature measurements were recorded using two Onset HOBO Pendant Temperature/Light data loggers suspended ~10 cm below the surface of the on–deck water bath.
Ward, B. B., Lee, J. (2025) Light and temperature data for mesocosm incubation experiment simulating a phytoplankton bloom in Chesapeake Bay August 2021. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2025-04-28 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.959930.1 [access date]
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