Phytoplankton carbon content by type (no POC new) from the R/V Melville IronEx II cruise in the Equatorial Pacific Ocean in 1995 (IronEx II project)

Website: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/3437
Version: 16 December 2009
Version Date: 2009-12-16

Project
» Iron Experiment II (IronExII)

Program
» Iron Synthesis (FeSynth)
ContributorsAffiliationRole
Coale, Kenneth H.Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML)Principal Investigator
Johnson, KenMoss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML)Co-Principal Investigator
Armstrong, EvelynUniversity of OtagoContact
Gegg, Stephen R.Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI BCO-DMO)BCO-DMO Data Manager


Dataset Description

Phytoplankton carbon content by type (no POC_new)
 

Data Processing Description

BCO-DMO Processing Notes
Prepared by WHOI OCB-DMO from original file:FEX2CARB.XLS, Sheet 1 contributed by Doug Mackie

Changes made to original file:
- Extensive editing to remove blank lines, organize data (stations, etc) into rows/columns
- Parameter names edited to conform to BCO-DMO convention
- date, time, event, cast, lat, lon manually inserted from Cast Log using event in Cast Log


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Data Files

File
Carb_no_POC_New.csv
(Comma Separated Values (.csv), 3.76 KB)
MD5:1e4e89c90d51c35ca1d27206542d910e
Primary data file for dataset ID 3437

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Parameters

ParameterDescriptionUnits
STATIONStation id text
eventUnique event number (Generated by BCO-DMO) YYYYMMDDHHMM
dateStation date (GMT) YYYYMMDD
timeStation time (GMT) HHMM
yrdayyear day int
lonStation longitude (West is negative) decimal degrees
latStation latitude (South is negative) decimal degrees
PatchStation location relative to the Patch (I; O; I/O) In/Out
depthStation depth meters
TIME_staStation time (GMT) dec days
Del_TDelta time hrs
POCPOC µM C
TOTAL_PPC_plusHEtTOTAL PPC plusHEt µM C
PHYTO_TOTALPHYTO TOTAL µM C
PHYTO_SynocPHYTO Synoc µM C
PHYTO_RFPPHYTO RFP µM C
PHYTO_PrymnPHYTO Prymn µM C
PHYTO_DinoPHYTO Dino µM C
PHYTO_PenPHYTO Pen µM C
PHYTO_CenPHYTO Cen µM C
PHYTO_PhaeoPHYTO Phaeo µM C
HETERO_TOTALHETERO TOTAL µM C
HETERO_H_FlagHETERO H Flag µM C
HETERO_H_DinoHETERO H Dino µM C
HETERO_H_CiliatesHETERO H Ciliates µM C
HETERO_A_CiliatesHETERO A Ciliates µM C

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Deployments

IronExII_MV

Website
Platform
R/V Melville
Start Date
1995-05-13
End Date
1995-06-21
Description
Cruise Summary: 5/14/95 Depart Papeete, Tahiti 5/14/95 to 5/23/95 Transit & Test stations 5/23/95 to 5/29/95 Survey for Fe release 5/29/95 to 5/30/95 Fe release #1 5/30/95 to 6/1/95 In & out sampling 6/1/95 to 6/1/95 Fe release #2 6/1/95 to 6/5/95 In & out sampling 6/5/95 to 6/5/95 Fe release #3 6/6/95 to 6/8/95 In & out sampling 6/8/95 to 6/9/95 Control patch (SF6 only), 2nd Fe patch release (0.4 nM Fe) 6/9/95 to 6/15/95 In & out sampling of all 3 patches 6/15/95 to 6/21/95 Transit to Acapulco, Mexico


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Project Information

Iron Experiment II (IronExII)

Coverage: Equatorial Pacific Ocean


One of two (see IronEx I Oct/Nov 1993) small scale iron fertilization experiments conducted
in the Equatorial Pacific Ocean.

Summary:

5/14/95 Depart Papeete, Tahiti

5/14/95 to 5/23/95 Transit & Test stations

5/23/95 to 5/29/95 Survey for Fe release

5/29/95 to 5/30/95 Fe release #1

5/30/95 to 6/1/95 In & out sampling

6/1/95 to 6/1/95 Fe release #2

6/1/95 to 6/5/95 In & out sampling

6/5/95 to 6/5/95 Fe release #3

6/6/95 to 6/8/95 In & out sampling

6/8/95 to 6/9/95 Control patch (SF6 only), 2nd Fe patch release (0.4 nM Fe)

6/9/95 to 6/15/95 In & out sampling of all 3 patches

6/15/95 to 6/21/95 Transit to Acapulco, Mexico



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Program Information

Iron Synthesis (FeSynth)

Coverage: Global


The two main objectives of the Iron Synthesis program (SCOR Working Group proposal, 2005), are:
1. Data compilation: assembling a common open-access database of the in situ iron experiments, beginning with the first period (1993-2002; Ironex-1, Ironex-2, SOIREE, EisenEx, SEEDS-1; SOFeX, SERIES) where primary articles have already been published, to be followed by the 2004 experiments where primary articles are now in progress (EIFEX, SEEDS-2; SAGE, FeeP); similarly for the natural fertilizations S.O.JGOFS (1992), CROZEX (2004/2005) and KEOPS (2005).

2. Modeling and data synthesis of specific aspects of two or more such experiments for various topics such as physical mixing, phytoplankton productivity, overall ecosystem functioning, iron chemistry, CO2 budgeting, nutrient uptake ratios, DMS(P) processes, and combinations of these variables and processes.

SCOR Working Group proposal, 2005. "The Legacy of in situ Iron Enrichments: Data Compilation and Modeling".
http://www.scor-int.org/Working_Groups/wg131.htm

See also: SCOR Proceedings Vol. 42 Concepcion, Chile October 2006, pgs: 13-16 2.3.3 Working Group on The Legacy of in situ Iron Enrichments: Data Compilation and Modeling.

The first objective of the Iron Synthesis program involves a data recovery effort aimed at assembling a common, open-access database of data and metadata from a series of in-situ ocean iron fertilization experiments conducted between 1993 and 2005. Initially, funding for this effort is being provided by the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF).

Through the combined efforts of the principal investigators of the individual projects and the staff of Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO), data currently available primarily through individuals, disparate reports and data agencies, and in multiple formats, are being collected and prepared for addition to the BCO-DMO database from which they will be freely available to the community.

As data are contributed to the BCO-DMO office, they are organized into four overlapping categories:
1. Level 1, basic metadata
(e.g., description of project/study, general location, PI(s), participants);
2. Level 2, detailed metadata and basic shipboard data and routine ship's operations
(e.g., CTDs, underway measurements, sampling event logs);
3. Level 3, detailed metadata and data from specialized observations
(e.g., discrete observations, experimental results, rate measurements) and
4. Level 4, remaining datasets
(e.g., highest level of detailed data available from each study).

Collaboration with BCO-DMO staff began in March of 2008 and initial efforts have been directed toward basic project descriptions, levels 1 and 2 metadata and basic data, with detailed and more detailed data files being incorporated as they become available and are processed.

Related file

Program Documentation

The Iron Synthesis Program is funded jointly by the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF).



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Funding

Funding SourceAward
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE)
Office of Naval Research (ONR)

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