Dataset: MO - biogeochemical and microbial field surveys
Deployment: AE1224

Biogeochemical and microbial field surveys from the BATS site, 2009-2013

View Data: For data, See Dataset Metadata Page: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/543314

Principal Investigator:

Craig A. Carlson (University of California-Santa Barbara, UCSB)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Stephen Giovannoni (Oregon State University, OSU)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Nancy Copley (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Project:

Transitions in the Surface Layer and the Role of Vertically Stratified Microbial Communities in the Carbon Cycle - An Oceanic Microbial Observatory (Ocean Microbial Observatory)

Current State:

Restricted

Version:

2014-12-16

Deployment Synonyms:

MO_12-2

Version Date:

2014-12-16

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Description

Water samples collected from 2009-2013 at the Bermuda Hydrostation were analyzed for DOC, POC, bacterial abundance, leucine and thymidine incorporation.

Methods & Sampling

Dataset acquisition description

Methods References:
- Dissolved organic carbon method reference: Carlson, et al. (2010).
- Particulate organic carbon methodological references, calibrations, precision and accuracy detailed at the UCSB MSI Analytical Lab Website: http://www.msi.ucsb.edu/services/analytical-lab
- Bacterioplankton Abundance methodological reference: Porter, K.G. and Y.S. Feig (1980)
- Bacterial Production method reference: Smith, D.C. and F. Azam (1992).

Data Processing Description

Dataset Processing Description

BCO-DMO Processing:
- added conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date, reference information
- renamed parameters to BCO-DMO standard
- added UNOLS cruise id's

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Funding

Award Number	Funding Source
OCE-0802004	NSF Division of Ocean Sciences

Instruments

CHN Elemental Analyzer

Supplied Description:

CE440 Elemental Analyzer from Control Equipment Corp. (now Exeter Analytical) - for POC measurements

Instrument Type

Generic Name: CHN Elemental Analyzer

Acronym: CHN_EA

Generic Description:

A CHN Elemental Analyzer is used for the determination of carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen content in organic and other types of materials, including solids, liquids, volatile, and viscous samples.

Fluorescence Microscope

Supplied Name:

Supplied Description:

for measuring bacterioplankton abundance

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Fluorescence Microscope

Community Identifier: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/LAB06/

Generic Description:

Instruments that generate enlarged images of samples using the phenomena of fluorescence and phosphorescence instead of, or in addition to, reflection and absorption of visible light. Includes conventional and inverted instruments.

Shimadzu TOC-V Analyzer

Supplied Name: Shimadzu TOC-V

Supplied Description:

Shimadzu TOC-V, used to measure DOC

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Shimadzu TOC-V Analyzer

Acronym: Shimadzu TOC-V

Community Identifier: http://onto.nerc.ac.uk/CAST/124

Generic Description:

A Shimadzu TOC-V Analyzer measures DOC by high temperature combustion method.

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
cruise_id	UNOLS cruise identification	unitless	cruise_id
cruise_id2	alternate cruise id	unitless	cruise_id
station	station label. HS = Hydrostation "S"	unitless	station
cast_type	cast type; B for bottle	unitless	cast_type
ISO_DateTime_UTC	date and time at start of cast [UTC], formatted as yyyymmddThh:mm	yyyyMMdd'T'HH:mm	ISO_DateTime_UTC
lon	Longitude at start of cast; east is positive	decimal degrees	lon
lat	Latitude at start of cast; north is positive	decimal degrees	lat
cast	unique Identified Code for each cast	unitless	cast
sample	rosette bottle number	unitless	sample
depth_n	Bottle target depth	meters	depth_n
depth	CTD Depth in meters	meters	depth
DOC	Dissolved organic carbon concentration by HTCO. Glass fiber filtrate type GF/F (Whatman). Methodological reference is Carlson et al. 2010 DSRII	micromoles per liter	DOC
DOC_stdev	standard deviation for DOC	umol/L	std_dev
POC	Particulate organic carbon measured by combustion analysis (CEC 440HA). Collected on Glass fiber filter type GF/F (Whatman).	umol/L	POC
bact_abund	Bacterioplankton abundance by microscopy. Methodological reference: Porter, K.G. and Y.S. Feig (1980)	10^8 cells/liter	bact_abund
bact_abund_stdev	standard deviation for bacterioplankton abundance	10^8 cells/liter	std_dev
leuc_incorp	Heterotrophic bacterial production by 3H Leu uptake. Methodological reference: Smith DC, Azam F (1992)	picomoles per liter per hour	leuc_incorp
leu_sd	standard deviation for leucine incorporation	picomoles per liter per hour	leuc_sd
thy_incorp	heterotrophic bacterial production by 3H Thymidine uptake	picomoles per liter per hour	thy_incorp
thy_sd	standard deviation of heterotrophic bacterial production by 3H Thymidine uptake	picomoles per liter per hour	thy_sd

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Deployment: AE1224

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Dataset: MO - biogeochemical and microbial field surveys
Deployment: AE1224