Dataset: fa_plankton
Deployment: TT011

Fatty Acid concentrations in plankton samples

Principal Investigator:

Stuart Wakeham (Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, SkIO)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

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

Project:

U.S. JGOFS Equatorial Pacific (EqPac)

Version:

December 18, 1995

Deployment Synonyms:

EqPac Fall Survey

Version Date:

1995-12-18

Data URL:

https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset-deployment/450936/data

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Description

Fatty Acid concentrations in plankton samples, size < 850 microns

Methods & Sampling

Dataset acquisition description

   PI:              Stuart Wakeham
   of:              Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
   dataset:         Fatty Acid concentrations in plankton, size less than 850 microns
   dates:           August 5, 1992 to September 18, 1992
   location:        N: 12  S: -12  W: -140  E: -140
   project/cruise:  EqPac/TT011 - Fall Survey
   ship:            Thomas Thompson
   
   Notes: Note due to the nature of this data set the standard suite of data
   manipulative tools (plot/other options) on the JGOFS Data System 
   do not apply.

Data Processing Description

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Instruments

Plankton Net

Supplied Name: Plankton Tow

Supplied Description:

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Plankton Net

Community Identifier: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/22/

Generic Description:

A Plankton Net is a generic term for a sampling net that is used to collect plankton. It is used only when detailed instrument documentation is not available.

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
fatty_acid	fatty acids concentrations fatty acid names are prefixed with fa_, and defined as number carbon atoms:number of double bonds. Prefixes i=iso, a=anteiso.	percent	no_bcodmo_term
n12 thru s12	nominal latitudes of plankton tow positions along 140W.		no_bcodmo_term
rhizo	Plankton tow made across a rhizosolenia castracanei patch near 2N 140W		no_bcodmo_term

Database

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Deployment: TT011