Instrument: Microscope-Optical
Instrument:
Instrument Short Name:
(http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/LAB05/)
Instrument Description:
Instruments that generate enlarged images of samples using the phenomena of reflection and absorption of visible light. Includes conventional and inverted instruments. Also called a "light microscope".
PI supplied instrument name: Zeiss Discovery V8 Dissecting microscope
Dataset-specific description
Optical microscope with magnification for observation of the Ross Sea cruise tow/trawl samples. Used to taxonomically identify and count collected zooplankton during the Ross Sea cruise.