http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/472536 eng; USA utf8 dataset Highest level of data collection, from a common set of sensors or instrumentation, usually within the same research project Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) Unavailable 508-289-2009 WHOI MS#36 Woods Hole MA 02543 USA info@bco-dmo.org http://www.bco-dmo.org Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided. pointOfContact 2013-12-03 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) VPR acquisition log sheets (pdf) from R/V Tioga TI715 in the Gulf of Maine from October 2013 (Gulf of Maine Pteropods project) 2013-12-03 publication 2013-12-03 revision BCO-DMO Linked Data URI 2013-12-03 creation http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/472536 Gareth Lawson Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution principalInvestigator Amy Maas 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 info@bco-dmo.org http://www.bco-dmo.org Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided. publisher Cite this dataset as: Lawson, G., Maas, A. (2013) VPR acquisition log sheets (pdf) from R/V Tioga TI715 in the Gulf of Maine from October 2013 (Gulf of Maine Pteropods project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version final) Version Date 2013-12-03 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/472536 [access date] VPR acquisition log sheets (pdf) Dataset Description: &lt;p&gt;Original hand-written log sheets for VPR casts recording initial conditions, date, time, location and observations.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The Video Plankton Recorder is an underwater video microscope system designed to record images of plankton ranging in size from less than one half millimeter up to a few centimeters. A strobe light flashing at 20 times per second captures images at this rate. A program called AutoDeck reviews the images at about 15 frames per second and extracts Regions of Interest (ROIs) that may be plankton based on certain parameters such as brightness and sharpness (see Settings for ROI Extraction below).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; Methods and Sampling: &lt;p&gt;The VPR&amp;nbsp;was used in order to describe the abundance and vertical distribution of plankton taxa.&amp;nbsp;The VPR was deployed off the aft via the same winch as the CTD and MOCNESS. After TI668, a stand was adapted which allowed the VPR to be strapped onto the Tioga CTD for simultaneous sampling. The hard-drive was removed following each cast and the data downloaded. Quick visual scrutiny of the data in Autodeck was performed ship-board to look for any depths of high pteropod abundance; no such depths were evident in the VPR data based on this preliminary examination.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;See the cruise reports for the recommended settings (Click on Deployment links, below, then Deployment Report URL.)&lt;/p&gt; Funding provided by NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) Award Number: OCE-1316040 Award URL: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/show-award?AWD_ID=1316040 onGoing Gareth Lawson Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution +1 508 289 3713 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Redfield 1-32, MS#34 Woods Hole MA 02543 U.S.A. glawson@whoi.edu pointOfContact Amy Maas Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 508-289-2462 17 Biological Station Ferry Reach St.George's GE 01 Bermuda amy.maas@asu.edu pointOfContact asNeeded Dataset Version: final Unknown cruise_id VPR theme None, User defined Cruise identfier featureType BCO-DMO Standard Parameters Video Plankton Recorder instrument BCO-DMO Standard Instruments TI715 service Deployment Activity Gulf of Maine place Locations otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: none. Use Constraints: Please follow guidelines at: http://www.bco-dmo.org/terms-use Distribution liability: Under no circumstances shall BCO-DMO be liable for any direct, incidental, special, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials in this data submission. If you are dissatisfied with any materials in this data submission your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue use. Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability NSF-Wide Investment (SEES): Ocean Acidification (formerly CRI-OA) https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503477 Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability NSF-Wide Investment (SEES): Ocean Acidification (formerly CRI-OA) NSF Climate Research Investment (CRI) activities that were initiated in 2010 are now included under Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability NSF-Wide Investment (SEES). SEES is a portfolio of activities that highlights NSF's unique role in helping society address the challenge(s) of achieving sustainability. Detailed information about the SEES program is available from NSF (https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504707). In recognition of the need for basic research concerning the nature, extent and impact of ocean acidification on oceanic environments in the past, present and future, the goal of the SEES: OA program is to understand (a) the chemistry and physical chemistry of ocean acidification; (b) how ocean acidification interacts with processes at the organismal level; and (c) how the earth system history informs our understanding of the effects of ocean acidification on the present day and future ocean. Solicitations issued under this program: NSF 10-530, FY 2010-FY2011 NSF 12-500, FY 2012 NSF 12-600, FY 2013 NSF 13-586, FY 2014 NSF 13-586 was the final solicitation that will be released for this program. PI Meetings: 1st U.S. Ocean Acidification PI Meeting(March 22-24, 2011, Woods Hole, MA) 2nd U.S. Ocean Acidification PI Meeting(Sept. 18-20, 2013, Washington, DC) 3rd U.S. Ocean Acidification PI Meeting (June 9-11, 2015, Woods Hole, MA – Tentative) NSF media releases for the Ocean Acidification Program: Press Release 10-186 NSF Awards Grants to Study Effects of Ocean Acidification Discovery Blue Mussels "Hang On" Along Rocky Shores: For How Long? Discovery nsf.gov - National Science Foundation (NSF) Discoveries - Trouble in Paradise: Ocean Acidification This Way Comes - US National Science Foundation (NSF) Press Release 12-179 nsf.gov - National Science Foundation (NSF) News - Ocean Acidification: Finding New Answers Through National Science Foundation Research Grants - US National Science Foundation (NSF) Press Release 13-102 World Oceans Month Brings Mixed News for Oysters Press Release 13-108 nsf.gov - National Science Foundation (NSF) News - Natural Underwater Springs Show How Coral Reefs Respond to Ocean Acidification - US National Science Foundation (NSF) Press Release 13-148 Ocean acidification: Making new discoveries through National Science Foundation research grants Press Release 13-148 - Video nsf.gov - News - Video - NSF Ocean Sciences Division Director David Conover answers questions about ocean acidification. - US National Science Foundation (NSF) Press Release 14-010 nsf.gov - National Science Foundation (NSF) News - Palau's coral reefs surprisingly resistant to ocean acidification - US National Science Foundation (NSF) Press Release 14-116 nsf.gov - National Science Foundation (NSF) News - Ocean Acidification: NSF awards $11.4 million in new grants to study effects on marine ecosystems - US National Science Foundation (NSF) SEES-OA largerWorkCitation program Seasonal and Ontogenetic Effects of Ocean Acidification on Pteropods in the Gulf of Maine http://www.whoi.edu/people/glawson/ Seasonal and Ontogenetic Effects of Ocean Acidification on Pteropods in the Gulf of Maine <p>This project will involve a series of five short cruises in 2013 and 2014, during which a variety of hydrographic, chemical, and biological data and samples will be collected, as well as a number of laboratory experiments examining pteropod physiology and gene expression.</p> <p>From NSF proposal abstract:</p> <p>Dissolution of excess anthropogenic CO2 into the ocean is causing the marine environment to decrease in pH. This "ocean acidification" is predicted to threaten a broad variety of marine organisms, particularly calcifying animals such as the thecosome (i.e., shelled) pteropods. These pelagic gastropods form an aragonite shell, are prey for a number of commercially important fish, and are significant contributors to carbon biogeochemistry. Their ecosystem importance, abundance, and sensitivity to dissolution position them as an important group for investigating the impacts of acidification. Our understanding of the effect of high CO2 on pteropods and the pelagic ecosystem, however, is limited primarily to short-term studies of adult calcification and respiration response in the polar ecosystems. There have been no seasonal studies of sensitivity and our understanding of the effect of CO2 on pteropod early life stages is limited. Limacina retroversa is a particularly abundant thecosome pteropod in the North Atlantic, where it is prey for a number of fisheries species and other top predators. This species is also the most common pteropod in the Gulf of Maine (GoM) where it is present year round. L. retroversa thus offers the prospect of a useful model pteropod species, given both its ecological importance and its abundance in readily accessible waters. The investigators will conduct a series of short cruises to sample L. retroversa on a seasonal basis from local waters of the GoM near Cape Cod. The carbonate chemistry of the GoM fluctuates seasonally, providing the opportunity to assess the response of wild caught pteropods to natural changes in CO2. By characterizing the carbonate chemistry of the water column and measuring the metabolic rate, shell quality, and gene expression of pteropods throughout the year, the researchers will achieve a time series of pteropod sensitivity to CO2. Subsequently, using experimental manipulations the investigators will explore the effect of seasonal acclimation on pteropod response to short- and medium-term exposure to enhanced CO2. Pteropods frequently lay eggs in captivity, and at WHOI there is institutional expertise in maintaining these individuals in the laboratory. Building on these strengths, the researchers will also study the effect of CO2 on embryonic and larval development in L. retroversa. These earliest life-stages of marine calcifiers are thought to be especially sensitive since initial shell precipitation and the highly energetic processes of growth and development are impeded by CO2 exposure. They will also document mortality, shell production, abnormality, and developmental rate of clutches of pteropod embryos exposed to increased CO2.</p> <p>Intellectual Merit: Thecosome pteropods are an abundant group of calcifying zooplankters that have been chronically understudied, particularly in temperate regions. Due to its accessibility and ecological importance, L. retroversa can be developed as a valuable model, interesting both as the dominant pteropod in the commercially-important GoM region and also an abundant pteropod in the temperate waters of the North Atlantic. The goal of this research is to augment our knowledge of the distribution of L. retroversa, to attain an understanding of their seasonal sensitivity to natural variability in CO2, and to see how this exposure impacts responses to both short- and medium-term CO2 exposure. Using powerful transcriptomic technologies, the research will transform our understanding of this group by investigating the molecular mechanisms of response in L. retroversa to both seasonality and varying durations and intensities of acidification, contextualized by ecosystem- and organism-level metrics. Furthermore the study will examine the effect of CO2 on the eggs of pteropods for the first time, providing insight into their sensitivity to an acidifying environment.</p> Gulf of Maine Pteropods largerWorkCitation project eng; USA oceans Gulf of Maine 2013-12-03 Gulf of Maine 0 BCO-DMO catalogue of parameters from VPR acquisition log sheets (pdf) from R/V Tioga TI715 in the Gulf of Maine from October 2013 (Gulf of Maine Pteropods project) Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) Unavailable 508-289-2009 WHOI MS#36 Woods Hole MA 02543 USA info@bco-dmo.org http://www.bco-dmo.org Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided. pointOfContact http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset-parameter/616120.rdf Name: cruise_id Units: unitless Description: <p>cruise identification</p> GB/NERC/BODC > British Oceanographic Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) Unavailable 508-289-2009 WHOI MS#36 Woods Hole MA 02543 USA info@bco-dmo.org http://www.bco-dmo.org Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided. pointOfContact 122 https://datadocs.bco-dmo.org/file/933jzVKsmqKRW9/VPR_logs.csv VPR_logs.csv Primary data file for dataset ID 472536 download https://osprey.bco-dmo.org/dataset/472536/data/download download onLine dataset &lt;p&gt;The VPR&amp;nbsp;was used in order to describe the abundance and vertical distribution of plankton taxa.&amp;nbsp;The VPR was deployed off the aft via the same winch as the CTD and MOCNESS. After TI668, a stand was adapted which allowed the VPR to be strapped onto the Tioga CTD for simultaneous sampling. The hard-drive was removed following each cast and the data downloaded. Quick visual scrutiny of the data in Autodeck was performed ship-board to look for any depths of high pteropod abundance; no such depths were evident in the VPR data based on this preliminary examination.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;See the cruise reports for the recommended settings (Click on Deployment links, below, then Deployment Report URL.)&lt;/p&gt; Specified by the Principal Investigator(s) asNeeded 7.x-1.1 Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) Unavailable 508-289-2009 WHOI MS#36 Woods Hole MA 02543 USA info@bco-dmo.org http://www.bco-dmo.org Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm For questions regarding this resource, please contact BCO-DMO via the email address provided. pointOfContact VPR VPR PI Supplied Instrument Name: VPR 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: TI715 TI715 R/V Tioga Community Standard Description International Council for the Exploration of the Sea R/V Tioga vessel TI715 Amy Maas Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution http://bcodata.whoi.edu/GoME_Pteropods/cruise_reports/Tioga715_Cruise_Report_final.pdf Report describing TI715 R/V Tioga Community Standard Description International Council for the Exploration of the Sea R/V Tioga vessel