Zooplankton counts from R/V Albatross IV, R/V Endeavor, and R/V Oceanus in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank from 1995-1999 (GB project)

Website: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/3524
Version: 2012-10-02

Project
» U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank (GB)

Program
» U.S. GLOBal ocean ECosystems dynamics (U.S. GLOBEC)
ContributorsAffiliationRole
Durbin, EdwardUniversity of Rhode Island (URI-GSO)Principal Investigator
Casas, Maria CUniversity of Rhode Island (URI-GSO)Scientist, Technician
Allison, DickyWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI BCO-DMO)BCO-DMO Data Manager


Dataset Description

Zooplankton Meter3 Data - Pump data only
The Zooplankton Meter3 Database for the Georges Bank GLOBEC project was orginally located in the laboratory of Ted Durbin at the Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island. It was accessed via the U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank data management system using SQLPlus network access to the data base management system at URI. The data were cached and are served from the local computer.

A description of the original URI database is available online and includes the design and variable definitions. A version of this document is shown here.

Note: Our program's Data Acknowledgement Policy requires that any person making substantial use of a data set must communicate with the investigators who acquired the data prior to publication and anticipate that the data collectors will be co-authors of published results.

The following documentation applies to the data found locally on the WHOI GLOBEC Data Server:
The data is served as a hierarchy. The least changing variables are in higher order levels (e.g., cruise id, year, month, etc.), while variables that change the most are in the lower order levels (e.g., time of collection, net number, taxon collected, etc.) There are six levels within the database; variable names and descriptions are given in the metadata.

Most column variable names and instrument names were taken from the U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank data thesaurus; those that were not follow the GLOBEC data protocols. The taxonomic code variable (taxon_code) is from the National Oceanographic Data Center's Taxonomic List, version 8. Taxonomic information is built into these ten-digit codes as they reflect the systematic nomenclature.

You may contact BCO-DMO for additional help.


Data Processing Description

02 Oct 2012 - BCO-DMO re-formatted data, adding the stage and count columns.


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Data Files

File
zoo_cb_meter_pump.csv
(Comma Separated Values (.csv), 42.91 MB)
MD5:461b2bf1ca8e180074f7db37243ff464
Primary data file for dataset ID 3524

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Parameters

ParameterDescriptionUnits
stationConsecutive station number during cruise. text
station_stdStandard Broad scale station number. text
depth_wWater depth, in meters. meters
cruiseidCruise Identifier. (e.g., AL9607, EN276, OC275) text
cruise_typeType of cruise. BSS - Broad scale Survey; PRO - Process Cruise; MOR - Mooring Cruise. text
year_cruise_begin4-digit year when cruise began. YYYY
month_cruise_begin2-digit month when the cruise began. mm (01 to 12)
day_cruise_begin2-digit day of month when cruise began. dd (01 to 31)
year_cruise_end4-digit year when cruise ended. YYYY
month_cruise_end2-digit month when the cruise ended. mm (01 to 12)
day_cruise_end2-digit day of month when cruise ended. dd (01 to 31)
eventEvent or operation number. Unique ID. unitless
instInstrument used to collect or process data. MOC1 - 1 meter square MOCNESS; Bongo - 61 cm diameter Bongo; Pump - zooplankton pump. unitless
towTow or haul number. unitless
lat_beginLatitude at Beginning of measurement, in decimal degrees. (south is negative) decimal degrees
lon_beginLongitude at Beginning of measurement, in decimal degrees. (west is negative) decimal degrees
year_utc_beginYear (UTC) at the beginning of the measurement. YYYY
month_utc_begin2-digit month (UTC) at the beginning of the measurement. mm (01 to 12)
day_utc_begin2-digit day (UTC) at the beginning of the measurement. dd (01 to 31)
time_utc_beginTime (UTC) at the beginning of the measurement. HHMM
year_utc_endYear (UTC) at the end of the measurement. YYYY
month_utc_end2-digit month (UTC) at the end of the measurement. mm (01 to 12)
day_utc_end2-digit day (UTC) at the end of the measurement. dd (01 to 31)
time_utc_endTime (UTC) at the end of the measurement. HHMM
allsort_flagFlag for sorting. Default = 'n'. When all nets for particular tow are sorted, flag = 'y'. unitless
netNet number. unitless
vol_netVolume of water filtered by net, in cubic meters. cubic meters
depth_beginDepth of sampler at beginning of measurement, meters. meters
depth_endDepth of sampler at end of measurement, meters. meters
gearcodeGear Code - used by NMFS. Three digit code that specifies gear and mesh size of net. 1M1 - 1 meter square MOCNESS, 150 um mesh 1M3 - 1 meter square MOCNESS, 335 um mesh P35 - Pump, 35 um mesh P50 - Pump, 50 um mesh 6B2 - 61 cm diameter Bongo, 200 um mesh 6B3 - 61 cm diameter Bongo, 335 um mesh text
count_flagCounting method flag. Default = none. none = not sorted at present time all = All species/taxa enumerated Top_Five = Cal_only = only Calanus spp. counted stemple = subsampled with Henson-Stemple pipette. (Only Calanus finmarchicus counted.) text
counterInitials of sorter and date sorted. text
taxonTaxon name. text
taxon_codeTaxonomic Code. Ten digit number from NODC Taxonomic List, v. 8. unitless
stageTaxon stage: m3_fem = copepod females. m3_mal = copepod males. m3_cop = Total Copepodites. m3_c1 = Copepodite stage 1 (C1). m3_c2 = Copepodite stage 2 (C2). m3_c3 = Copepodite stage 3 (C3). m3_c4 = Copepodite stage 4 (C4). m3_c5 = Copepodite stage 5 (C5). m3_npl = Total Nauplii (N1-N6). m3_n1 = Nauplius stage 1 (N1). m3_n2 = Nauplius stage 2 (N2). m3_n3 = Nauplius stage 3 (N3). m3_n4 = Nauplius stage 4 (N4). m3_n5 = Nauplius stage 5 (N5). m3_n6 =Nauplius stage 6 (N6). m3_not = non-copepod taxa. text
countCount of taxa per stage per cubic meter. unitless


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Instruments

Dataset-specific Instrument Name
Zooplankton Pump - gas powered diaphragm
Generic Instrument Name
Zooplankton Pump - gas powered diaphragm
Generic Instrument Description
This kind of diaphragm pump, manufactured by Homelite and run on gasoline, is called a positive displacement pump because it pumps a specific volume for each pump cycle. Diaphragm pumps move fluids more slowly than centrifugal pumps but treat the animals more gently and they can handle thicker mud and larger amounts of solids. They also tolerate air being drawn into the pump and can be run dry without damage. In 2002, Homelite was acquired and became Riverside Pump Manufacturing, Inc. Diaphragm pumps feature a straight through self priming design and the rubber elastomer diaphragm and flapper valves are easily replaced on site.


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Deployments

AL9505

Website
Platform
R/V Albatross IV
Report
Start Date
1995-05-09
End Date
1995-05-18
Description
broad-scale

AL9506

Website
Platform
R/V Albatross IV
Report
Start Date
1995-06-05
End Date
1995-06-15
Description
broad-scale

AL9508

Website
Platform
R/V Albatross IV
Report
Start Date
1995-07-10
End Date
1995-07-20
Description
broad-scale

AL9605

Website
Platform
R/V Albatross IV
Report
Start Date
1996-05-06
End Date
1996-05-17
Description
broad-scale

AL9607

Website
Platform
R/V Albatross IV
Report
Start Date
1996-06-03
End Date
1996-06-13
Description
broad-scale

AL9701

Website
Platform
R/V Albatross IV
Report
Start Date
1997-01-13
End Date
1997-01-20
Description
broad-scale

AL9705

Website
Platform
R/V Albatross IV
Report
Start Date
1997-05-19
End Date
1997-05-27
Description
broad-scale

AL9707

Website
Platform
R/V Albatross IV
Report
Start Date
1997-06-18
End Date
1997-06-28
Description
broad-scale

AL9801

Website
Platform
R/V Albatross IV
Report
Start Date
1998-01-07
End Date
1998-01-19
Description
broad-scale

AL9806

Website
Platform
R/V Albatross IV
Report
Start Date
1998-05-13
End Date
1998-05-22
Description
broad-scale

AL9808

Website
Platform
R/V Albatross IV
Report
Start Date
1998-06-16
End Date
1998-06-26
Description
broad-scale

AL9901

Website
Platform
R/V Albatross IV
Report
Start Date
1999-01-12
End Date
1999-01-24
Description
broad-scale

AL9904

Website
Platform
R/V Albatross IV
Start Date
1999-05-19
End Date
1999-05-27
Description
broad-scale

AL9906

Website
Platform
R/V Albatross IV
Report
Start Date
1999-06-14
End Date
1999-06-24
Description
broad-scale

EN259

Website
Platform
R/V Endeavor
Report
Start Date
1995-01-10
End Date
1995-01-22
Description
process zoology

EN261

Website
Platform
R/V Endeavor
Start Date
1995-02-10
End Date
1995-02-20
Description
broad-scale

EN262

Website
Platform
R/V Endeavor
Report
Start Date
1995-02-23
End Date
1995-03-10
Description
process zoology

EN263

Website
Platform
R/V Endeavor
Report
Start Date
1995-03-13
End Date
1995-03-24
Description
broad-scale

EN264

Website
Platform
R/V Endeavor
Report
Start Date
1995-03-26
End Date
1995-04-08
Description
process zoology

EN265

Website
Platform
R/V Endeavor
Start Date
1995-04-11
End Date
1995-04-22
Description
broad-scale

EN266

Website
Platform
R/V Endeavor
Report
Start Date
1995-04-26
End Date
1995-05-08
Description
process zoology

EN267I

Website
Platform
R/V Endeavor
Report
Start Date
1995-05-22
End Date
1995-06-05
Description
process zoology

EN267II

Website
Platform
R/V Endeavor
Report
Start Date
1995-06-08
End Date
1995-06-19
Description
process

EN276

Website
Platform
R/V Endeavor
Report
Start Date
1996-01-10
End Date
1996-01-22
Description
broad-scale

EN278

Website
Platform
R/V Endeavor
Start Date
1996-02-13
End Date
1996-02-25
Description
broad-scale

EN282

Website
Platform
R/V Endeavor
Start Date
1996-04-08
End Date
1996-04-20
Description
broad-scale

EN319

Website
Platform
R/V Endeavor
Report
Start Date
1999-02-21
End Date
1999-03-04
Description
process zooplankton vital rates

EN320

Website
Platform
R/V Endeavor
Report
Start Date
1999-03-10
End Date
1999-03-23
Description
broad-scale

EN322

Website
Platform
R/V Endeavor
Start Date
1999-04-17
End Date
1999-05-02
Description
process

OC275

Website
Platform
R/V Oceanus
Start Date
1996-03-11
End Date
1996-03-22
Description
broad-scale

OC298

Website
Platform
R/V Oceanus
Report
Start Date
1997-02-11
End Date
1997-02-23
Description
broad-scale

OC300

Website
Platform
R/V Oceanus
Report
Start Date
1997-03-16
End Date
1997-03-28
Description
broad-scale

OC301

Website
Platform
R/V Oceanus
Report
Start Date
1997-04-05
End Date
1997-04-17
Description
process fish vital rates

OC302

Website
Platform
R/V Oceanus
Report
Start Date
1997-04-22
End Date
1997-05-02
Description
broad-scale

OC303

Website
Platform
R/V Oceanus
Report
Start Date
1997-05-06
End Date
1997-05-23
Description
process

OC317

Website
Platform
R/V Oceanus
Start Date
1998-02-06
End Date
1998-02-19
Description
broad-scale

OC319

Website
Platform
R/V Oceanus
Report
Start Date
1998-03-15
End Date
1998-03-27
Description
broad-scale

OC322

Website
Platform
R/V Oceanus
Report
Start Date
1998-04-15
End Date
1998-04-27
Description
broad-scale

OC336

Website
Platform
R/V Oceanus
Report
Start Date
1999-02-11
End Date
1999-02-23
Description
broad-scale

OC341

Website
Platform
R/V Oceanus
Report
Start Date
1999-04-16
End Date
1999-04-27
Description
broad-scale


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Project Information

U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank (GB)


Coverage: Georges Bank, Gulf of Maine, Northwest Atlantic Ocean


The U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank Program is a large multi- disciplinary multi-year oceanographic effort. The proximate goal is to understand the population dynamics of key species on the Bank - Cod, Haddock, and two species of zooplankton (Calanus finmarchicus and Pseudocalanus) - in terms of their coupling to the physical environment and in terms of their predators and prey. The ultimate goal is to be able to predict changes in the distribution and abundance of these species as a result of changes in their physical and biotic environment as well as to anticipate how their populations might respond to climate change.

The effort is substantial, requiring broad-scale surveys of the entire Bank, and process studies which focus both on the links between the target species and their physical environment, and the determination of fundamental aspects of these species' life history (birth rates, growth rates, death rates, etc).

Equally important are the modelling efforts that are ongoing which seek to provide realistic predictions of the flow field and which utilize the life history information to produce an integrated view of the dynamics of the populations.

The U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank Executive Committee (EXCO) provides program leadership and effective communication with the funding agencies.



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Program Information

U.S. GLOBal ocean ECosystems dynamics (U.S. GLOBEC)


Coverage: Global


U.S. GLOBEC (GLOBal ocean ECosystems dynamics) is a research program organized by oceanographers and fisheries scientists to address the question of how global climate change may affect the abundance and production of animals in the sea.

The U.S. GLOBEC Program currently had major research efforts underway in the Georges Bank / Northwest Atlantic Region, and the Northeast Pacific (with components in the California Current and in the Coastal Gulf of Alaska). U.S. GLOBEC was a major contributor to International GLOBEC efforts in the Southern Ocean and Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP).



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Funding

Funding SourceAward
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE)

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