Dataset: ROV Dive Log (Wood Fall project)
Deployment: PE17-22

Provides information for all dives with the remotely operated vehicle.

View Data: For data, See Dataset Metadata Page: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/714212

Lead Principal Investigator:

Craig McClain (Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, LUMCON)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Seth D. Newsome (University of New Mexico, UNM)

Contact:

Clifton C. Nunnally (Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, LUMCON)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Megan Switzer (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Project:

The energetic assembly of biological communities: a test with deep-sea woodfalls (Wood Fall)

Version:

Version Date:

2017-10-11

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Description

Provides information for all dives with the remotely operated vehicle.

Methods & Sampling

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Changed spaces in parameter names to underscores.
Changed to ISO date YYYY-MM-DD.
Changed times to hh:mm.
Formatted decimal degrees to 5 decimal places.

All missing data denoted with nd. NA refers to a data field that is not applicable.

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Funding

Award Number	Funding Source
OCE-1634586	NSF Division of Ocean Sciences

Instruments

ROV Global Explorer

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Instrument Type

Generic Name: ROV Global Explorer

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Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
rov_dive	Number and letter designation of ROV and dive number for deployment. GE refers to Oceaneering's Global Explorer.	unitless	dive_id
date	Date of ROV dive in the format YYYY-MM-DD.	unitless	date
site	Given name for each deployment site. WF stands for wood fall. DWH refers to the Deep-Water Horizon Site with the number indicating 500m North or 2000m South.	unitless	site
cruise_dive_day	Number day of the cruise of the ROV dive	unitless	time_point
start_latitude	Starting bottom latitude of the ROV dive	decimal degrees	lat_start
start_longitude	Starting bottom longitude of the ROV dive	decimal degrees	lon_start
start_depth	Starting bottom depth of the ROV dive in meters	meters	depth_begin
start_dive_time	Time ROV was off the vessel’s deck	hh:mm	time_start
start_bottom_time	Time ROV landed on bottom	hh:mm	time_start
end_latitude	Ending bottom latitude of the ROV dive	decimal degrees	lat_end
end_longitude	Ending bottom longitude of the ROV dive	decimal degrees	lon_end
end_depth	Ending bottom depth of the ROV dive in meters	meters	depth_end
end_bottom_time	Time ROV left the bottom	hh_mm	time_end
cores	Refers to sediment cores taken during dive. Groupings refers to the number of clusters the cores were taken, e.g. 2 groupings refers to cores being taken in two different clusters with several meters or more between them	unitless	sample_descrip
core_no	Number designations of core tubes separated by commas. “\|” separator denotes separate groupings.	unitless	core_id
video_transects	Video transects taken with ROV during dive	unitless	sample_descrip
megafauna_collections	Megafauna collections made by the ROV with the suctions sampler, manipulator arm, etc.	unitless	sample_descrip
elevator	Indicates whether a benthic elevator was used during the ROV dive	yes/no	sample_descrip
notes	Field for indicating extra information about the ROV dive	unitless	sample_descrip
transponder_deployed	Whether a transponder is deployed at site	yes/no	sample_descrip
transponder_latitude	Latitude of the deployed transponder	decimal degrees	lat
transponder_longitude	Longitude of the deployed transponder	decimal degrees	lon
transponder_address	unique tracking link for transponders deployed at individual sites	unitless	sample_descrip

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Deployment: PE17-22

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Dataset: ROV Dive Log (Wood Fall project)Deployment: PE17-22

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Dataset: ROV Dive Log (Wood Fall project)
Deployment: PE17-22