http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/3680
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Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
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508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
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USA
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2012-07-26
ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Video Plankton Recorder data from R/V Columbus Iselin and R/V Endeavor in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank from 1994-1995 (GB project)
2012-07-26
publication
2012-07-26
revision
BCO-DMO Linked Data URI
2012-07-26
creation
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/3680
Carin J. Ashjian
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
principalInvestigator
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
Unavailable
508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
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http://www.bco-dmo.org
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Cite this dataset as: Ashjian, C. J. (2012) Video Plankton Recorder data from R/V Columbus Iselin and R/V Endeavor in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank from 1994-1995 (GB project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 2012-07-26) Version Date 2012-07-26 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/3680 [access date]
Video Plankton Recorder data where abundances of zero have been removed from dipslay Dataset Description: <p>This dataset was derived from the <a href="http://globec.whoi.edu/jg/serv/globec/gb/vpr_cashjian.html0%7Bdir=globec.whoi.edu/jg/dir/globec/gb/,info=globec.whoi.edu/jg/info/globec/gb/VPR_ashjian%7D" target="_blank">VPR_ashjian_orig</a> dataset. In the 'nonzero' dataset, values of 0 in the abund_L column (taxon abundance) have been removed in order to allow the dataset to be mapped.</p>
<p><b>Methodology</b><br />
The following information was extracted from <i>C.J. Ashjian et al., Deep- Sea Research II 48(2001) 245-282 </i>. An in-depth discussion of the data and sampling methods can be found there.</p>
<p>The Video Plankton Recorder was towed at 2 m/s, collecting data from the surface to the bottom (towyo). The VPR was equipped with 2-4 cameras, temperature and conductivity probes, fluorometer and transmissometer. Environmental data was collected at 0.25 Hz (CI9407) or 0.5 Hz (EN259, EN262). Video images were recorded at 60 fields per second (fps).</p>
<p>Video tapes were analyzed for plankton abundances using a semi-automated method discussed in <i>Davis, C.S. et al., Deep-Sea Research II 43 (1996) 1946-1970</i>. In-focus images were extracted from the video tapes and identified by hand to particle type, taxon, or species. Plankton and particle observations were merged with environmental and navigational data by binning the observations for each category into the time intervals at which the environmental data were collected (again see above <i>Davis</i> citation). Concentrations were calculated utilizing the total volume (liters) imaged during that period. For less-abundant categories, usually only a single organism was observed during each time interval so that the resulting concentrations are close to presence or absence data rather than covering a range of values.</p> Methods and Sampling: <p>The Video Plankton Recorder was towed at 2 m/s, collecting data from the surface to the bottom (towyo). The VPR was equipped with 2-4 cameras, temperature and conductivity probes, fluorometer and transmissometer. Environmental data was collected at 0.25 Hz (CI9407) or 0.5 Hz (EN259, EN262). Video images were recorded at 60 fields per second (fps).</p>
Funding provided by National Science Foundation (NSF) Award Number: unknown GB NSF
Funding provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Award Number: unknown GB NOAA
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Carin J. Ashjian
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
508-289-2409
Redfield 2-22, MS-33
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
cashjian@whoi.edu
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Dataset Version: 2012-07-26
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yrday0_gmt
month_gmt
day_gmt
time_gmt
lat
lon
press
temp
sal
sigma_t
flvolt
fluor
trans_v
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abund_L
brief_desc
Video Plankton Recorder
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cruise id
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yrday0_gmt
month_gmt
day_gmt
time_gmt
latitude
longitude
water pressure
water temperature
salinity
sigma-t
flvolt
fluorescence
light transmission (volts)
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taxon
abundance
brief description
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BCO-DMO Standard Parameters
Video Plankton Recorder
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BCO-DMO Standard Instruments
CI9407
EN259
EN262
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Deployment Activity
Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank
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Locations
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U.S. GLOBal ocean ECosystems dynamics
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U.S. GLOBal ocean ECosystems dynamics
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).
U.S. GLOBEC
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U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank
http://globec.whoi.edu/globec_program.html
U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank
<p>The U.S. GLOBEC <a href="http://globec.whoi.edu/globec-dir/about_georges_bank.html">Georges Bank</a> 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, <a href="/objectserver/48986c74678865ff1912c1e4a6401cd0/haddock103.07.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fglobec.whoi.edu%2Fimages%2Fhaddock103.07.gif&f=6137373937643965363765316163656638316632663038323739643235623762687474703a2f2f676c6f6265632e77686f692e6564752f696d616765732f686164646f636b3130332e30372e676966">Haddock</a>, and two species of zooplankton (<a href="http://globec.whoi.edu/images/calanus-finmarchicus.html"><em>Calanus finmarchicus</em></a> and <a href="http://globec.whoi.edu/images/pseudocalanus.html"><em>Pseudocalanus</em></a>) - in terms of their coupling to the physical environment and in terms of their <a href="/objectserver/b302759362c6e0652f559369390b38f7/targetpp.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fglobec.whoi.edu%2Fimages%2Ftargetpp.gif&f=3862373364323965343861656461333035666435386262656364366662373561687474703a2f2f676c6f6265632e77686f692e6564752f696d616765732f74617267657470702e676966">predators and prey</a>. 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.</p>
<p>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).</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>The U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank <a href="http://globec.whoi.edu/globec-dir/EXCO.html">Executive Committee (EXCO)</a> provides program leadership and effective communication with the funding agencies.</p>
GB
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Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank
2012-07-26
Georges Bank, Gulf of Maine, Northwest Atlantic Ocean
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BCO-DMO catalogue of parameters from Video Plankton Recorder data from R/V Columbus Iselin and R/V Endeavor in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank from 1994-1995 (GB project)
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
Unavailable
508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
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http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/28294.rdf
Name: cruiseid
Units: unknown
Description: Cruise identification
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/28295.rdf
Name: year
Units: unknown
Description: year GMT
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/28296.rdf
Name: yrday0_gmt
Units: YYY.Y
Description: year day, Jan 1 = 0, GMT
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/28297.rdf
Name: month_gmt
Units: unknown
Description: month, GMT
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/28298.rdf
Name: day_gmt
Units: unknown
Description: day of tow, GMT
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/28299.rdf
Name: time_gmt
Units: HHmm.m
Description: hour and decimal minute of binned video image, GMT
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/28300.rdf
Name: lat
Units: decimal degrees
Description: latitude, negative = south
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/28301.rdf
Name: lon
Units: decimal degrees
Description: longitude, negative = west
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/28302.rdf
Name: press
Units: decibars
Description: pressure, depth of data interval
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/28303.rdf
Name: temp
Units: degrees centigrade
Description: temperature
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/28304.rdf
Name: sal
Units: PSU
Description: salinity, derived using Neil Brown software
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/28305.rdf
Name: sigma_t
Units: kilograms/meter3
Description: sigma_t, density
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/28306.rdf
Name: flvolt
Units: volts
Description: fluorescence
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/28307.rdf
Name: fluor
Units: relative units
Description: fluorescence
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/28308.rdf
Name: trans_v
Units: volts
Description: light transmission
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/28309.rdf
Name: dist_along_track
Units: kilometers
Description: distance along ship's track
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/28310.rdf
Name: taxon
Units: dimensionless
Description: Name of the taxonomic group.
Hydroids = asexual hydroid phase of Cnidarians
Other = other zooplankton not categorized
Calanus = Calanus sp. but likely finmarchicus
Phaeoproto = Phaeocystis spp. protocolonies
Marinesnow = Particles of plankton
Pseudocalanus = Pseudocalanus spp.
Cope_uid = unidentified copepods
Pseudow egg = Pseudocalanus with eggs
Medusa_uid = unidentified medusa
Algalmat = Collections of diatom chains
Dino_Ceratium = Ceratium spp.
Diat_Csocialis = Chaetoceros socialis
Diat_Chaetoceros = Chaetoceros spp.
Cyclopoid_uid = unidentified cyclopoid
Unidentified = unidentified objects
Centropages = Centropages spp.
Oithona = Oithona spp.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/28311.rdf
Name: abund_L
Units: number/Liter
Description: Taxon abundance (number per Liter). Note: 1 cubic meter = 1,000 L.
http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/28312.rdf
Name: brief_desc
Units: dimensionless
Description: Brief description of the type of cruise.
GB/NERC/BODC > British Oceanographic Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom
Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
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508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
Woods Hole
MA
02543
USA
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vpr_cashjian_nonzero.csv
Primary data file for dataset ID 3680
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<p>The Video Plankton Recorder was towed at 2 m/s, collecting data from the surface to the bottom (towyo). The VPR was equipped with 2-4 cameras, temperature and conductivity probes, fluorometer and transmissometer. Environmental data was collected at 0.25 Hz (CI9407) or 0.5 Hz (EN259, EN262). Video images were recorded at 60 fields per second (fps).</p>
from Cruise: CI9407 <p>The Video Plankton Recorder was towed at 2 m/s, collecting data from the surface to the bottom (towyo). The VPR was equipped with 2-4 cameras, temperature and conductivity probes, fluorometer and transmissometer. Environmental data was collected at 0.25 Hz (CI9407) or 0.5 Hz (EN259, EN262). Video images were recorded at 60 fields per second (fps).</p>
from Cruise: EN259 <p>The Video Plankton Recorder was towed at 2 m/s, collecting data from the surface to the bottom (towyo). The VPR was equipped with 2-4 cameras, temperature and conductivity probes, fluorometer and transmissometer. Environmental data was collected at 0.25 Hz (CI9407) or 0.5 Hz (EN259, EN262). Video images were recorded at 60 fields per second (fps).</p>
from Cruise: EN262 <p>The Video Plankton Recorder was towed at 2 m/s, collecting data from the surface to the bottom (towyo). The VPR was equipped with 2-4 cameras, temperature and conductivity probes, fluorometer and transmissometer. Environmental data was collected at 0.25 Hz (CI9407) or 0.5 Hz (EN259, EN262). Video images were recorded at 60 fields per second (fps).</p>
Specified by the Principal Investigator(s)
<p>Video tapes were analyzed for plankton abundances using a semi-automated method discussed in Davis, C.S. et al., Deep-Sea Research II 43 (1996) 1946-1970. In-focus images were extracted from the video tapes and identified by hand to particle type, taxon, or species. Plankton and particle observations were merged with environmental and navigational data by binning the observations for each category into the time intervals at which the environmental data were collected (again see above Davis citation). Concentrations were calculated utilizing the total volume (liters) imaged during that period. For less-abundant categories, usually only a single organism was observed during each time interval so that the resulting concentrations are close to presence or absence data rather than covering a range of values.</p>
<p>To generate the nonzero dataset, BCO-DMO created a subset of the data where abund_L &lt;&gt; 0.00. See <a href="http://globec.whoi.edu/jg/serv/globec/gb/vpr_cashjian.html0%7Bdir=globec.whoi.edu/jg/dir/globec/gb/,info=globec.whoi.edu/jg/info/globec/gb/VPR_ashjian%7D" target="_blank">VPR_ashjian_orig</a> dataset for complete data, including values of 0. Because the complete dataset is so large, it will take longer to load.</p>
from Cruise: CI9407 <p>Video tapes were analyzed for plankton abundances using a semi-automated method discussed in Davis, C.S. et al., Deep-Sea Research II 43 (1996) 1946-1970. In-focus images were extracted from the video tapes and identified by hand to particle type, taxon, or species. Plankton and particle observations were merged with environmental and navigational data by binning the observations for each category into the time intervals at which the environmental data were collected (again see above Davis citation). Concentrations were calculated utilizing the total volume (liters) imaged during that period. For less-abundant categories, usually only a single organism was observed during each time interval so that the resulting concentrations are close to presence or absence data rather than covering a range of values.<br />
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To generate the nonzero dataset, BCO-DMO created a subset of the data where abund_L <> 0.00.</p>
from Cruise: EN259 <p>Video tapes were analyzed for plankton abundances using a semi-automated method discussed in Davis, C.S. et al., Deep-Sea Research II 43 (1996) 1946-1970. In-focus images were extracted from the video tapes and identified by hand to particle type, taxon, or species. Plankton and particle observations were merged with environmental and navigational data by binning the observations for each category into the time intervals at which the environmental data were collected (again see above Davis citation). Concentrations were calculated utilizing the total volume (liters) imaged during that period. For less-abundant categories, usually only a single organism was observed during each time interval so that the resulting concentrations are close to presence or absence data rather than covering a range of values.<br />
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To generate the nonzero dataset, BCO-DMO created a subset of the data where abund_L <> 0.00.</p>
from Cruise: EN262 <p>Video tapes were analyzed for plankton abundances using a semi-automated method discussed in Davis, C.S. et al., Deep-Sea Research II 43 (1996) 1946-1970. In-focus images were extracted from the video tapes and identified by hand to particle type, taxon, or species. Plankton and particle observations were merged with environmental and navigational data by binning the observations for each category into the time intervals at which the environmental data were collected (again see above Davis citation). Concentrations were calculated utilizing the total volume (liters) imaged during that period. For less-abundant categories, usually only a single organism was observed during each time interval so that the resulting concentrations are close to presence or absence data rather than covering a range of values.<br />
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To generate the nonzero dataset, BCO-DMO created a subset of the data where abund_L <> 0.00.</p>
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Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
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508-289-2009
WHOI MS#36
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USA
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Video Plankton Recorder
Video Plankton Recorder
PI Supplied Instrument Name: Video Plankton Recorder PI Supplied Instrument Description:Video Plankton Recorder, a towed vehicle.
The Video Plankton Recorder was towed at 2 m/s, collecting data from the surface to the bottom (towyo). The VPR was equipped with 2-4 cameras, temperature and conductivity probes, fluorometer and transmissometer. Environmental data was collected at 0.25 Hz (CI9407) or 0.5 Hz (EN259, EN262). Video images were recorded at 60 fields per second (fps). Instrument Name: Video Plankton Recorder Instrument Short Name:VPR Instrument Description: The Video Plankton Recorder (VPR) is a video-microscope system used for imaging plankton and other particulate matter in the size range from a few micrometers to several centimeters. The VPR is essentially an underwater microscope. It consists of four video cameras (with magnifying optics) synchronized at 60 fields per second (fps) to a red-filtered 80 W xenon strobe (pulse duration = 1 microsecond). The current lens on each camera can be adjusted to provide a field of view between 5 mm and 10 cm. Use of higher magnification lenses is currently being explored for viewing protozoans (less than 1 micrometer resolution). The four cameras are set for concentric viewing fields so that a range of up to four magnifications can be viewed simultaneously, allowing a wide size range of plankton to be sampled. Depth of field is adjusted by the lens aperture setting, and the volume sampled in each video field ranges from about 1 ml to 1 liter, depending on lens settings. The cameras have been configured for stereoscopic viewing as well.A strobe on the other arm illuminates the imaged volume and flashes 60 times per second, producing 60 images per second of the particles and plankton in the water. The images are then saved internally on a computer hard disk and later plotted.
Deployment: Most commonly, the VPR is mounted in a frame and lowered into the water from the stern of the ship. Sometimes, a CTD also is mounted next to the VPR to collect depth, temperature, and salinity information at the same time as each video image. The instrument is lowered down through the water to a maximum depth of 350 meters to generate a profile of plankton/particle abundance and taxon group along with temperature and salinity. In addition to the towed configuration for mapping plankton distributions, it is possible to deploy the VPR in a fixed position (on a mooring) for viewing plankton swimming behaviors in two or three dimensions. The VPR instrument system has been used in both configurations, and deployment on ROVs has been proposed.
This definition was taken from the WHOI Ocean Instruments Web site and from a US GLOBEC Newsletter.
Cruise: CI9407
CI9407
Community Standard Description
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
R/V Columbus Iselin
vessel
CI9407
Dian J. Gifford
University of Rhode Island
http://globec.whoi.edu/globec-dir/reports/ci9407/CI9407.pdf
Report describing CI9407
Cruise: EN259
EN259
R/V Endeavor
Community Standard Description
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
R/V Endeavor
vessel
EN259
Dr Edward Durbin
University of Rhode Island
http://globec.whoi.edu/globec-dir/reports/en259.html
Report describing EN259
Cruise: EN262
EN262
R/V Endeavor
Community Standard Description
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
R/V Endeavor
vessel
EN262
Cabell S. Davis
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
http://globec.whoi.edu/globec-dir/reports/en262/EN262.pdf
Report describing EN262
Community Standard Description
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
R/V Columbus Iselin
vessel
R/V Endeavor
Community Standard Description
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
R/V Endeavor
vessel