Project: Ross Productivity

Acronym/Short Name:Ross Productivity
Project Duration:2005-02 -2021-08
Geolocation:Ross Sea continental shelf

Description

This compilation was funded by NSF in ca. 10 independent projects, and pulling all the data together was not directly part of any single NSF project. The value of the database is that these measurements are from a restricted area, cover nearly 25 years, and use a consistent methodology.


DatasetLatest Version DateCurrent State
Compilation of primary productivity measurements collected from 1983-2006 from the Ross Sea2021-12-01Final with updates expected

People

Principal Investigator: Walker O. Smith
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

Contact: Walker O. Smith
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)


Programs

U.S. Joint Global Ocean Flux Study [U.S. JGOFS]