Dataset: nano_microplankton
Deployment: NBP-96-04A

Nano and Microplankton Abundances

Principal Investigator:

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

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:

February 27, 2002

Deployment Synonyms:

NBP9604A, NBP96_4A

Version Date:

2002-02-27

Data URL:

https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset-deployment/451031/data

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Description

Nano and Microplankton Abundances

Methods & Sampling

Dataset acquisition description

M.Landry: Nano and microplankton abundances by epifluorescence microscopy

W.Smith: Nano and microplankton abundance and carbon biomass

Deployment-specific acquisition description

   PI:              Walker O. Smith
   of:              University of Tennessee
   dataset:         Nano and microplankton abundance and carbon biomass
   dates:           October 18, 1996 to November 05, 1996
   location:        N: -76.4615  S: -78.0348  W: 168.9967  E: -175.9873
   project/cruise:  AESOPS/NBP96-4A - Ross Sea Process 1 Cruise
   ship:            R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer
 
   Methodology
 
   Note 1: Although Phaeocystis antarctica colonial cells fall in the nano-size
   (2-20 micron) phytoplankton, they are part of colonies ranging from
   10 to 200 microns.
 
   Note 2: Diatoms, dinoflagellates and ciliates range in size from 2-200 microns.
   Note 3: In the parameter names listed below, gt2 indicates that cells were
   in the nano-size phytoplankton range, greater than 2 microns.

Data Processing Description

Dataset Processing Description

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Instruments

Niskin bottle

Supplied Name: Niskin Bottle

Supplied Description:

CTD clean rosette (Niskin) bottles were used to collect water samples.

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Niskin bottle

Community Identifier: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L22/current/TOOL0412/

Generic Description:

A Niskin bottle (a next generation water sampler based on the Nansen bottle) is a cylindrical, non-metallic water collection device with stoppers at both ends. The bottles can be attached individually on a hydrowire or deployed in 12, 24, or 36 bottle Rosette systems mounted on a frame and combined with a CTD. Niskin bottles are used to collect discrete water samples for a range of measurements including pigments, nutrients, plankton, etc.

Trace Metal Bottle

Supplied Description:

Trace metal (TM) clean rosette bottles were used to collect water samples.

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Trace Metal Bottle

Acronym: TM Bottle

Community Identifier: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/30/

Generic Description:

Trace metal (TM) clean rosette bottle used for collecting trace metal clean seawater samples.

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
event	event number from event log		event
sta	station number from event log		sta
cast	cast number		cast
cast_type	CTD = CTD rosette TM = trace metal rosette		cast_type
bot	bottle number		bot
depth_n	nominal sample depth	meters	depth_n
diatom_cen_gt2	Centric diatoms abundance	cells/liter	no_bcodmo_term
diatom_cen_gt2_C	Centric diatoms biomass	micrograms C/liter	no_bcodmo_term
diatom_pen_gt2	Pennate diatoms abundance	cells/liter	no_bcodmo_term
diatom_pen_gt2_C	Pennate diatoms biomass	micrograms C/liter	no_bcodmo_term
Phaeo_ant_gt2	Ph.antarctica colonial cell abundance	cells/liter	no_bcodmo_term
Phaeo_ant_gt2_C	Ph.antarctica colonial cell biomass	micrograms C/liter	no_bcodmo_term
dino_auto_gt2	Autotrophic dinoflagellate abundance	cells/liter	no_bcodmo_term
dino_auto_gt2_C	Autotrophic dinoflagellate biomass	micrograms C/liter	no_bcodmo_term
dino_het_gt2	Heterotrophic dinoflagellate abundance	cells/liter	no_bcodmo_term
dino_het_gt2_C	Heterotrophic dinoflagellate biomass	micrograms C/liter	no_bcodmo_term
nanoflag_auto_gt2	Autotrophic nanoflagellate abundance (excluding dinoflagellates)	cells/liter	no_bcodmo_term
nanoflag_auto_gt2_C	Autotrophic nanoflagellate biomass (excluding dinoflagellates)	micrograms C/liter	no_bcodmo_term
nanoflag_het_gt2	Heterotrophic nanoflagellate abundance (excluding dinoflagellates)	cells/liter	no_bcodmo_term
nanoflag_het_gt2_C	Heterotrophic nanoflagellate biomass (excluding dinoflagellates)	micrograms C/liter	no_bcodmo_term
mesod_rub_gt2	Mesodinium rubrum abundance	cells/liter	no_bcodmo_term
mesod_rub_gt2_C	Mesodinium rubrum biomass	micrograms C/liter	no_bcodmo_term
ciliates_n_gt2	non-loricate ciliate abundance	cells/liter	no_bcodmo_term
ciliates_n_gt2_C	non-loricate ciliate biomass	micrograms C/liter	no_bcodmo_term
olig_mix_gt2	Plastidic oligotrich abundance including dinoflagellates (Torodinium-like)	cells/liter	no_bcodmo_term
olig_mix_gt2_C	Plastidic oligotrich biomass including dinoflagellates (Torodinium-like)	micrograms C/liter	no_bcodmo_term
tint_gt2	Tintinnid (loricate ciliate) abundance	cells/liter	no_bcodmo_term
tint_gt2_C	Tintinnid (loricate ciliate) biomass	micrograms C/liter	no_bcodmo_term
hnp_1d5_2	abundances of heterotrophic nanoplankton, with lengths between 1.5 and 2 um	cells/ml	no_bcodmo_term
hnp_2_5	abundances of heterotrophic nanoplankton, with lengths between 2 and 5 um	cells/ml	no_bcodmo_term
hnp_5_10	abundances of heterotrophic nanoplankton, with lengths between 5 and 10 um	cells/ml	no_bcodmo_term
hnp_10_20	abundances of heterotrophic nanoplankton, with lengths between 10 and 20 um	cells/ml	no_bcodmo_term
hmp	abundances of heterotrophic microplankton, with lengths greater than 20 um	cells/ml	no_bcodmo_term
anp_1d5_2	abundances of autotrophic nanoplankton, with lengths between 1.5 and 2 um	cells/ml	no_bcodmo_term
anp_2_5	abundances of autotrophic nanoplankton, with lengths between 2 and 5 um	cells/ml	no_bcodmo_term
anp_5_10	abundances of autotrophic nanoplankton, with lengths between 5 and 10 um	cells/ml	no_bcodmo_term
anp_10_20	abundances of autotrophic nanoplankton, with lengths between 10 and 20 um	cells/ml	no_bcodmo_term
amp	abundances of autotrophic microplankton, with lengths greater than 20 um	cells/ml	no_bcodmo_term
diatom	abundance of diatoms	cells/ml	no_bcodmo_term
hnp_C_1d5_2	biomass of heterotrophic nanoplankton, with lengths between 1.5 and 2 um	ug C/liter	no_bcodmo_term
hnp_C_2_5	biomass of heterotrophic nanoplankton, with lengths between 2 and 5 um	ug C/liter	no_bcodmo_term
hnp_C_5_10	biomass of heterotrophic nanoplankton, with lengths between 5 and 10 um	ug C/liter	no_bcodmo_term
hnp_C_10_20	biomass of heterotrophic nanoplankton, with lengths between 10 and 20 um	ug C/liter	no_bcodmo_term
hmp_C	biomass of heterotrophic microplankton, with lengths greater than 20 um	ug C/liter	no_bcodmo_term
anp_C_1d5_2	biomass of autotrophic nanoplankton, with lengths between 1.5 and 2 um	ug C/liter	no_bcodmo_term
anp_C_2_5	biomass of autotrophic nanoplankton, with lengths between 2 and 5 um	ug C/liter	no_bcodmo_term
anp_C_5_10	biomass of autotrophic nanoplankton, with lengths between 5 and 10 um	ug C/liter	no_bcodmo_term
anp_C_10_20	biomass of autotrophic nanoplankton, with lengths between 10 and 20 um	ug C/liter	no_bcodmo_term
amp_C	biomass of autotrophic microplankton, with lengths greater than 20 um	ug C/liter	no_bcodmo_term
diatom_C	biomass of diatoms	ug C/liter	no_bcodmo_term

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