Dataset: LOPC
Deployment: PE10-01

LOPC data: microplankton size spectra from 0.1 to 35 mm
Principal Investigator: 
Daniel Kamykowski (North Carolina State University - Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, NCSU MEAS)
Co-Principal Investigator: 
John M. Morrison (University of North Carolina - Wilmington, UNC-Wilmington)
Carrie Thomas (North Carolina State University - Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, NCSU MEAS)
BCO-DMO Data Manager: 
Nancy Copley (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)
Current State: 
Final no updates expected
Deployment Synonyms:
 BenDiM3,  BenDiM3B,  BenDiM3C
Version Date: 
2012-12-12
Description

Data consists of particle counts and sizes from 0.1 mm to 35 mm measured using a Brooke Ocean Technology Laser Optical Plankton Counter (LOPC). The LOPC was deployed on a CTD during a cross-shelf transect.

Related references:
Laser Optical Plankton Counter Operation and Maintenance Manual. 2010. Brooke Ocean Technology (www.brooke-ocean.com).
 
Herman AW. LOPC post-processing page: http://www.alexherman.com/lopc_post.php. Contains software designed to enable first-time users of the LOPC to process data.
 
Herman AW, M Harvey. 2006. Application of normalized biomass size spectra to laser optical plankton counter net intercomparisons of zooplankton distributions. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans. 111(C5): C05S05.
 
Herman AW, B Beanlands, EF Phillips. 2004. The next generation of Optical Plankton Counter: the Laser-OPC. Journal of Plankton Research. 26(10): 1135-1145.
 
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