Dataset: CTD Biogenic Silica
Deployment: NBP1801

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Principal Investigator:

Giacomo DiTullio (College of Charleston, CofC)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Peter Lee (College of Charleston, CofC)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Karen Soenen (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Project:

Collaborative Research: Cobalamin and Iron Co-Limitation Of Phytoplankton Species in Terra Nova Bay (CICLOPS)

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Deployment Synonyms:

CICLOPS, Cobalamin and Iron Co-Limitation Of Phytoplankton Specie

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Description

Biogenic silica concentrations collected from CTD casts during RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer cruise in the Ross Sea, Southern Ocean from 2017-2018

Methods & Sampling

Dataset acquisition description

Water was collected from varying depths in the photic zone using a CTD. Samples were collected by gentle filtration under low vacuum through 0.6um polycarbonate filters. Filters were placed in glassine envelopes and dried at 65°C for approximately 24h. For analysis, filters were extracted in 0.2N NaOH for 45 minutes at 95°C. Samples were placed on ice and neutralized with 1N HCl to stop the extraction. Concentrations of silicic acid were determined using the colorimetric method described in Strickland and Parsons, 1972. Precautions were made keep samples contaminant-free, by using plasticware and MilliQ water.

Data Processing Description

Dataset Processing Description

Microsoft Excel was used to create standard curves and calculate biogenic silica concentrations

BCO-DMO processing notes:

- Adjusted column header names to fit database system

- Change date format to YYYY-MM-DD to comply with ISO format

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Funding

Award Number	Funding Source
OPP-1644073	NSF Office of Polar Programs (formerly NSF PLR)

Instruments

UV Spectrophotometer-Shimadzu

Supplied Name: Shimadzu UV-1601 spectrophotometer

Supplied Description:

A Shimadzu UV-1601 spectrophotometer was used to measure the absorbance of silica standards and samples. A set of seven standards were run with each set of samples and the resulting standard curve was used to quantify the concentration of biogenic silica.

Instrument Type

Generic Name: UV Spectrophotometer-Shimadzu

Community Identifier: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/LAB20/

Generic Description:

The Shimadzu UV Spectrophotometer is manufactured by Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (ssi.shimadzu.com). Shimadzu manufacturers several models of spectrophotometer; refer to dataset for make/model information.

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
Date	Date in UTC - format: YYY-MM-DD	unitless	date
Station	Station Identifier - Two sets of samples were labeled “Station 52” but were collected from different CTD casts. To clarify this samples from the second cast at station 52 were labeled 52_CTD 53.	unitless	station
Latitude	Latitude - South is negative	decimal degrees	lat
Longitude	Longitude - West is negative	decimal degrees	lon
Depth	Sample depth	meter (m)	depth
Niskin	Niskin Bottle Identifier	unitless	bot_Nis
Fltr_Vol	Volume filtered	liter (l)	vol_filt
Bsi	Concentration of biogenic silica	micromole (µM)	Si_bio
Sample	Sample number	unitless	sample

Database

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Dataset: CTD Biogenic Silica
Deployment: NBP1801

Dataset acquisition description

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Database

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Dataset: CTD Biogenic Silica
Deployment: NBP1801