Dataset: Thorium-234
Deployment: PS02_2002

Thorium 234, POC and biogenic silica
Principal Investigator: 
Kenneth O. Buesseler (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI)
BCO-DMO Data Manager: 
Cynthia L. Chandler (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)
Project: 
Current State: 
Final no updates expected
Version: 
18 April 2007
Deployment Synonyms:
 PS_2002_SOFeX
Coordinated Deployments:
 COOK19MV,  DRFT08RR
Version Date: 
2007-04-18
Data URL:
 https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset-deployment/451567/data

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Description

Thorium 234, POC and biogenic silica from the 2002 SOFeX project South Patch experiment


 dates:           29 January 2002 to 20 February 2002  (20020129-20020220) 
 location:        N: -65.25  S: -66.91  W: -172.99  E: -170.60 
 project/cruise:  SOFeX/MV and SOFeX/PS
 platform:        SOFeX multi-ship: R/V Melville and USCGC Polar Star
 
 
 Methodology: Buesseler, et al. 2005

    "Particle export during the Southern Ocean Iron Experiment (SOFeX)". Limnol. 
    Oceanogr., 50(1). American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Inc. pp.311-327. 
 
 Change history: YYMMDD 
    070323: data contributed by Ken Buesseler as emailed PDF file
    070418: added to OCB database by Cyndy Chandler, OCB DMO, (cchandler@whoi.edu) 
 
 PI note: POC blank greater than 75% for 50-100 m in patch POC_gt54 observations
    on 9 and 11 February 2002

In the data set, bd indicates observed value is 'below detection'.

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