Dataset: SeaSoar
Deployment: NBP-97-08

SeaSoar CTD and Fluorometer

Principal Investigator:

Taro Takahashi (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, LDEO)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Burke Hales (Oregon State University, OSU)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Cynthia L. Chandler (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Project:

U.S. JGOFS Antarctic Environment and Southern Ocean Process Study (AESOPS)

Version:

December 02, 2002

Deployment Synonyms:

NBP9708, NBP97_8

Version Date:

2002-12-02

Data URL:

https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset-deployment/451122/data

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Description

SeaSoar CTD and Fluorometer

Methods & Sampling

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   PI:              Taro Takahashi
   collaborators:   S.C. Sutherland and Burke Hales
   of:              Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
   dataset:         Lamont Pumping SeaSoar (LPSS) CTD and Fluorometer data
   dates:           November 25, 1997 to December 07, 1997
   location:        N: -76.4725  S: -76.7065  W: 169.6563  E: 172.4118
   project/cruise:  AESOPS/NBP-97-8 - Ross Sea Process Cruise 4
   ship:            R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer
 
   Sampling Methodology
 
   Note:  "-9.900e+01" indicates no data

Data Processing Description

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Instruments

SeaSoar

Supplied Description:

Lamont Pumping SeaSoar (LPSS)

Instrument Type

Generic Name: SeaSoar

Generic Description:

Towed, undulating vehicle usually equipped with a VPR, TAPS, PAR, CTD

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
event	from cruise event log	MMDDhhmm	event
section_name	tow number		no_bcodmo_term
date_begin	date sampling begins	YYYYMMDD	no_bcodmo_term
date_end	date sampling ends	YYYYMMDD	no_bcodmo_term
lat	latitude (- for South)	decimal degrees	lat
lon	longitude (- for West)	decimal degrees	lon
press	pressure	decibars	press
sal	salinity (PSS-78)	dimensionless	sal
temp	in-situ temperature	degrees Celsius	temp
sigma_t	sigma density (density at in-situ temperature)	kg/cubic meter	sigma_t
PAR	Photosynthetically Active Radiation	microEinsteins/m^2/second	PAR
O2_umol_kg	oxygen, dissolved	micromoles/kg seawater	no_bcodmo_term
pCO2_is	partial pressure of CO2 at the temperature reported in temp	microatmospheres	no_bcodmo_term
NO3_NO2_kg	nitrate plus nitrite concentration	micromoles/kg seawater	no_bcodmo_term
PO4_kg	phosphate	micromoles/kg seawater	no_bcodmo_term
SiO4_d	silicate depletion; difference between measured value and value in the deep water at the bottom of the cast	micromoles/kg seawater	no_bcodmo_term
chl_a_LPSS	chlorophyll-a concentration from fluorometry	micrograms/kg	no_bcodmo_term
yrday	Julian Day plus fractional day for reference: Jan 1 noon = 1.5 Jan 1 midnight = 2.0	decimal days (UTC)	no_bcodmo_term
potemp	Potential Temperature	degrees C	potemp
sigma_0	Sigma-Theta	kg / cubic meter	sigma_0
SVA	Specific Volume Anomaly	1.0E-8 cubic meter / kg	no_bcodmo_term
fluor_1	1st Fluorometer, Chlorophyl_a	micro g / liter	no_bcodmo_term
fluor_2	2nd Fluorometer, Chlorophyl_a	micro g / liter	no_bcodmo_term

Database

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Dataset: SeaSoar
Deployment: NBP-97-08

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Database

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Dataset: SeaSoarDeployment: NBP-97-08

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Dataset: SeaSoar
Deployment: NBP-97-08