Parameter: sigma-t

Short Description: sigma-t
Short Name: sigma_t
Official Name: sigma-t
Units: various
No Data Value: nd
External Identifier: skos:closeMatch: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/SIGTEQST/

Description

Sigma-t density, often reported in kg/m^3 - 1000. 'Sigma-t' is density minus 1000 (without the effect of pressure). It is normally calculated from observations of temperature and salinity. (See How do we measure the density of sea water?)


DatasetPI-Supplied DescriptionPI-Supplied Name
Acartia tonsa mortality collected from a plankton net with associated CTD data from 5 day-trips in mid-Chesapeake Bay from August to October 2013 (CopesPopDynHypoZone project)Density recorded by CTD sensors for each cast sigma_t00
Acartia tonsa mortality from Niskin bottles and associated CTD data from R/V Hugh Sharp HRS1316, HRS1317 in mid-Chesapeake Bay, Aug-Sept. 2013 (CopesPopDynHypoZone project)Density recorded by CTD sensors for each bottle Sigma_t00
Nutrient concentrations and microbial counts from Niskin bottle collections on R/V Atlantic Explorer A1620 in the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study site from Sept 2016CTD sigma theta (potental density) Sigma_theta
Nutrient concentrations and microbial counts from Niskin bottle collections on R/V Atlantic Explorer A1703 in the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study site from Mar/April 2016CTD sigma theta (potental density) Sigma_theta
Ammonia-nitrite-nitrate assays from R/V Clifford A. Barnes cruises CB921, CB924, CB928, CB933, CB944 from the East Sound, Hood Canal; 2008-2010 (Marine Nitrogen Cycle project)Sigma-t Sigma_t
Adenosine triphosphate and microbial biomass measurements from the Chesapeake Bay, sampled aboard RV Fay Slover on April 11, 2018Sigma-t sigma_t
Phytoplankton and nutrients from R/V Sagar Kanya, R/V Sagar Sampada SK256, SS263, SS273, SS286 in the N. Arabian Sea from 2009-2011 (Arabian Sea Noctiluca project)sigma_t density sigma_t
Bacterial abundance, thymidine & leucine incorporation from R/V Weatherbird II WB0409, WB0413, WB0506, WB0508 cruises in the Sargasso Sea, 2004-2005 (EDDIES project)sigma-T (density) sigma_t
Niskin bottle data, including salinity, O2, temperature, conductivity, etc, from R/V Knorr cruise KN207-03 in the North Atlantic (transect from Ponta Delgada, Azores to Reykjavik, Iceland) in 2012 (NA-VICE project)Sigma-t density from primary sensor. Originally named 'Sigma-t00'. sigma_t
Merged hydrographic, nutrient and Carbon/Nitrogen data from R/V Atlantis II cruises AII-119-4, AII-119-5 in the North Atlantic in 1989 (U.S. JGOFS NABE project)sigma-t as calculated by Williams sigma_t
Niskin bottle data, including salinity, O2, temperature, conductivity, etc, from R/V Knorr cruise KN207-03 in the North Atlantic (transect from Ponta Delgada, Azores to Reykjavik, Iceland) in 2012 (NA-VICE project)Sigma-t density from secondary sensor. Originally named 'Sigma-t11'. sigma_t_2
Bottle sample data and water processing samples from CTD casts from the first cruise of SPIROPA project, R/V Neil Armstrong cruise AR29, to the New England Shelfbreak in April 2018. Sigma-theta density from primary sensors sigmat
Bottle sample data and water processing samples from CTD casts from the first cruise of SPIROPA project, R/V Neil Armstrong cruise AR29, to the New England Shelfbreak in April 2018. Sigma-theta density from secondary sensors sigmat2
CTD Bottle Data from R/V Kilo Moana, R/V Seward Johnson KM0703, SJ0609 in the tropical and subtropical Southwest Pacific, and tropical North Atlantic from 2006-2007 (DIAZOTROPHS project)SigmaT SigmaT
Bottle data from R/V Endeavor cruise EN665 in the Gulf of Maine, conducted April 7-12, 2021density at surface pressure SIGMA_T
Bottle sample data from CTD casts from the second cruise of SPIROPA project, R/V Ronald H. Brown cruise RB1904, to the New England Shelfbreak in May of 2019. Sigma-theta density from primary sensors sigmat
Bottle sample data from CTD casts from the second cruise of SPIROPA project, R/V Ronald H. Brown cruise RB1904, to the New England Shelfbreak in May of 2019. a sigmat2
Bottle sample data from CTD casts from the third cruise of SPIROPA project, R/V Thomas G. Thompson cruise TN368, to the New England Shelfbreak in July of 2019Sigma-theta density from primary sensors sigmat
Bottle sample data from CTD casts from the third cruise of SPIROPA project, R/V Thomas G. Thompson cruise TN368, to the New England Shelfbreak in July of 2019Sigma-theta density from secondary sensors sigmat2
Bottle data (including temperature, salinity, density, O2) from CTD rosettes from R/V Atlantis and R/V F.G. Walton Smith cruises AT18-02 and WS1010 in the Gulf of Mexico Macondo wellhead area in 2010 (DWH_Deep_Microbes project)Sigma-t density. Originally named 'Sigma-t00'. sigma_t
Niskin bottle data (including salinity, O2, temperature, conductivity, turbidity) from R/V Knorr cruise KN207-01 in the southern tip of Nova Scotia to Bermuda in 2012 (SargassoSeaLipids project)Sigma-t density from primary sensor. Originally named 'Sigma-t00'. sigma_t
Niskin bottle data (including salinity, O2, temperature, conductivity, turbidity) from R/V Knorr cruise KN207-01 in the southern tip of Nova Scotia to Bermuda in 2012 (SargassoSeaLipids project)Sigma-t density from secondary sensor. Originally named 'Sigma-t11'. sigma_t_2
Merged bottle and nutrient data from R/V Thomas G. Thompson cruises TT007, TT008, TT011, TT012 in the Equatorial Pacific in 1992 during the U.S. JGOFS Equatorial Pacific (EqPac) projectctd sigma-t sigma_t_ctd
Rosette Bottle Data (nutrients and chlorophyll) from R/V Alpha Helix cruises HX242, HX244, HX247, HX271, and HX275 to the Coastal Gulf of Alaska from 2001-2003 as part of the U.S. GLOBEC program (NEP project) sigma-t density sigma_t
CTD profiles collected in support of molecular samples from B/O Hermano Gines cruises for the CARIACO Basin Time Series Station from May to November 2014 (CariacoMetaOmics project)density of seawater sigma_t
Chemistry - May 2007 from R/V Akvanavt AV2007_May in the North East Black Sea from May 2007 (Anammox Black Sea project)Sigma Tau Sigma_Tau
SeaGlider dive data from the Oxygen Minimum Zone off Concepcion Chile; 2009-2011 (MI-LOCO project)sigma-t (density) sigma_t
CTD profile data, including beam attenuation from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT039, TT043, TT045, TT049, TT050, TT053, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)sigma-t sigma_t
Final version CTD, including beam attenuation optics from RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer and R/V Roger Revelle cruises in the Southern Ocean, 1997-1998 (U.S. JGOFS AESOPS project)sigma t sigma_t
SOFeX project CTD profile data from R/V Melville, R/V Roger Revelle, USCGC Polar Star cruises COOK19MV, DRFT08RR, PS02_2002 from the Southern Ocean, south of New Zealand in 2002 (SOFeX project)sigma-T (density) sigma_t
One-meter averaged downcast profile data from RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer cruises in the Ross Sea Southern Ocean (CORSACS project)sigma-t density sigma_t
CTD profiles from R/V Kaiyo-Maru cruise KY0103-02 from Northwestern Sub-Arctic Pacific in 2001 (SEEDS I project)density sigma-t Sigma_t00
SOFeX project CTD profile data from R/V Melville, R/V Roger Revelle, USCGC Polar Star cruises COOK19MV, DRFT08RR, PS02_2002 from the Southern Ocean, south of New Zealand in 2002 (SOFeX project)sigma-T (density) sigma_t_S
CTD measurements from three mesocosms located near Hawaii and surrounding Pacific waters from Dec 6-11, 2011CTD - BAG 1 from R/V Ka'imikai-O-Kanaloa KOK1115 in the Near Kona, Hawaii from December 2011 (C-MORE project)potential density sigma_t
CTD bottle data from R/V Pelican cruises PE03-NGOMEX, PE04-NGOMEX, PE06-NGOMEX, PE09-05, PE11-06 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, 28-30N 89-94W; 2003-2010 (GoMX NGOMEX project)Density sigma-t average Sigma_t00_avg
CTD bottle data from R/V Pelican cruises PE03-NGOMEX, PE04-NGOMEX, PE06-NGOMEX, PE09-05, PE11-06 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, 28-30N 89-94W; 2003-2010 (GoMX NGOMEX project)Density sigma-t standard of deviation Sigma_t00_sdev
Preliminary bottle data from the R/V Atlantic Explorer AE0922 cruise in the North Atlantic, Bermuda BATS region during 2009 (TZEX project)Sig t Sig_t
CTD Profile Data from R/V Roger Revelle KNOX22RR in the Patagonian Shelf (SW South Atlantic) from December 2008 (COPAS08 project)sigma0 sigma0
CTD profiles from R/V Wecoma multiple cruises in the Northeast Pacific coastal waters off states of Washington and Oregon from 2004 to 2006 (RISE project)density; sigma-t calculated from salinity; T1; Sal1 and pressure) SIGMA_T
CTD profile data collected from cruises AT11-17, AT11-30, TN200, TUIM14MV, W0306A, W0308C from the Coastal Waters off Washington State and Vancouver Island; 2003-2006 (ECOHAB-PNW project)density; sigma-t calculated from salinity; T1; Sal1 and pressure) SIGMA_T
CTD profile data from R/V Pelican cruises PE03-NGOMEX, PE04-NGOMEX, PE06-NGOMEX, PE07-NGOMEX, PE09-05, PE11-06 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, 28-30N 89-94W; 2003-2010 (GoMX NGOMEX project)Density sigma-t sigma_t00
CTD profile data from R/V Thomas G. Thompson cruise TN210 in the Gulf of Alaska, North Pacific in 2007 (Northern Gulf of Alaska Phytoplankton project)Density sigma-t sigma_t00
CTD profile data from R/V Thomas G. Thompson cruise TN210 in the Gulf of Alaska, North Pacific in 2007 (Northern Gulf of Alaska Phytoplankton project)Density 2 sigma-t sigma_t11
CTD profiles from R/V Wecoma multiple cruises in the Northeast Pacific coastal waters off states of Washington and Oregon from 2004 to 2006 (RISE project)density; sigma-t calculated from salinity; T1; Sal1 and pressure) SIGMA_THETA
CTD profile data collected from cruises AT11-17, AT11-30, TN200, TUIM14MV, W0306A, W0308C from the Coastal Waters off Washington State and Vancouver Island; 2003-2006 (ECOHAB-PNW project)density; sigma-t calculated from salinity; T1; Sal1 and pressure) SIGMA_THETA
CTD data from F/V Tenacious, Gulf of Maine, 2001-2003, associated with lobster larvae study from F/V Shearwater NEC-LI2001-1 in the between Cape Small and Lubec Maine from July to August 2001 (NEC-CoopRes project)sigma_t, density sigma_t
Time series composite CTD profiles from R/V Hermano Ginés cruises in the Cariaco Basin from 1995 through 2017 (CARIACO Ocean Time-Series Program)density sigma-t sigma_t
CTD data from ARSV Laurence M. Gould LMG1110 in the Southern Ocean from November to December 2011 (Salp_Antarctic project)water density from primary sensors sigma_t
CARIACO time series individual CTD profiles from B/O Hermano Gines HG93_CARIACO in the CARIACO basin from 1995-2017 (CARIACO project)Density sigma t sigma_t00
CTD data from the equatorial and north Pacific from R/V Knorr cruise KN195-03 in 2009 (Subseafloor Microbial Life project)Sigma-t density (secondary). Originally named 'Sigma-t11'. sigma_t_2