Parameter: SPAR

Short Description: SPAR
Short Name: SPAR
Official Name: SPAR
Units: microEinsteins/meter^2/second
No Data Value: nd

Description

Surficial Photosynthetically Available [Active] Radiation; surface irradiance; units vary microEinsteins/meter^2/second or microEinsteins/centimeter^2/second

DatasetPI-Supplied DescriptionPI-Supplied Name
CTD data from R/V Atlantic Explorer cruise AE2207 to the Bermuda Atlantic Time Series (BATS) station in April 2022Surface irradiance spar
Alongtrack data collected continuously by the ship's underway acquisition system from R/V Knorr cruise KN207-01 in the southern tip of Nova Scotia to Bermuda in 2012 (SargassoSeaLipids project)Surface irradiance (or surface PAR) measured by QSR-2240A sensor. Surface irradiance values were calculated by dividing the net voltage reading by the calibration scale factor of 6.0452 V/(uE/cm^2/sec). SPAR
Alongtrack data collected continuously by the ship's underway acquisition system from R/V Knorr cruise KN207-03 in the North Atlantic (transect from Ponta Delgada, Azores to Reykjavik, Iceland) in 2012 (NA-VICE project)Surface irradiance (or surface PAR) measured by QSR-2240A sensor. Surface irradiance values were calculated by dividing the net voltage reading by the calibration scale factor of 6.0452 V/(uE/cm^2/sec). SPAR
Bottle sample data and water processing samples from CTD casts from the first cruise of SPIROPA project, R/V Neil Armstrong cruise AR29, to the New England Shelfbreak in April 2018. SPAR/surface irradiance spar
Bottle sample data from the first cruise of SPIROPA project, R/V Neil Armstrong cruise AR29, to the New England Shelfbreak in April 2018. Average SPAR Biospherical/Licor Spar_avg
Bottle sample data from the first cruise of SPIROPA project, R/V Neil Armstrong cruise AR29, to the New England Shelfbreak in April 2018. Maximum SPAR Biospherical/Licor Spar_max
Bottle sample data from the first cruise of SPIROPA project, R/V Neil Armstrong cruise AR29, to the New England Shelfbreak in April 2018. Minimum SPAR Biospherical/Licor Spar_min
Bottle sample data from the first cruise of SPIROPA project, R/V Neil Armstrong cruise AR29, to the New England Shelfbreak in April 2018. Standard Deviation of SPAR Biospherical/Licor Spar_sdev
Niskin bottle basic CTD hydrographic data from R/V Oceanus OC404-01, OC404-04, OC415-01, OC415-02, OC415-03, OC415-04 in the Sargasso Sea, 2004-2005 (EDDIES project)surface irradiance SPAR
Bottle sampling from 2012 to 2019 in the Gulf of MaineSPAR/Surface Irradiance Spar
Bottle sample data from CTD casts from the second cruise of SPIROPA project, R/V Ronald H. Brown cruise RB1904, to the New England Shelfbreak in May of 2019. SPAR/surface irradiance spar
Bottle sample data from CTD casts from the third cruise of SPIROPA project, R/V Thomas G. Thompson cruise TN368, to the New England Shelfbreak in July of 2019SPAR/surface irradiance spar
CTD profiles from Lake Superior collected during various R/V Blue Heron cruises between 2007-2008 (CARGO project)SPAR/Surface Irradiance spar
Data from custom instrument (CLASS) measured on R/V Endeavor cruise (EN614) in May 2018Surface Irradiance (SPAR) from Biospherical/Licor SPAR
Combined CTD profiles for two CTD sensor packages on R/V Knorr cruise KN192-05 from November to December 2007Surficial Photosynthetically Available Radiation Spar
SOFeX project CTD profile data from R/V Melville, R/V Roger Revelle, USCGC Polar Star cruises COOK19MV, DRFT08RR, PS02_2002 from the Southern Ocean, south of New Zealand in 2002 (SOFeX project)surface PAR irradiance SPAR
Processed CTD data from all sensors mounted on the rosette from R/V Knorr cruise KN210-04 in the Western Atlantic Ocean between Uruguay and Barbados in 2013 (Deep Atlantic DOM project)SPAR / surface irradiance. spar
CTD profile basic hydrographic data from R/V Seward Johnson cruise SJ0516 in the North Atlantic, largely between Ireland and Iceland in 2005 (NASB 2005 project)Surficial Photosynthetically Active Radiation, surface irradiance SPAR
CTD data collected on three NSF RAPID Plankton cruises on R/V Point Sur and R/V Pelican in the Gulf of Mexico during 2017-2018Surface photosynthetically active radiation SPAR
CTD data from 9 casts at the oxygen-deficient zone of the Eastern Tropical North Pacific (ETNP), RV/Atlantis cruise AT37-12, April-May 2017SPAR/Surface Irradiance. Originally named 'spar'. SPAR
CTD bottle data from R/V Pelican cruises PE03-NGOMEX, PE04-NGOMEX, PE06-NGOMEX, PE09-05, PE11-06 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, 28-30N 89-94W; 2003-2010 (GoMX NGOMEX project)SPAR/Surface Irradiance average Spar_avg
CTD bottle data from R/V Pelican cruises PE03-NGOMEX, PE04-NGOMEX, PE06-NGOMEX, PE09-05, PE11-06 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, 28-30N 89-94W; 2003-2010 (GoMX NGOMEX project)SPAR/Surface Irradiance standard of deviation Spar_sdev
CTD bottle data summary from R/V New Horizon cruise NH1008 in Monterey Bay, near MBARI buoy M1 (36.747?N, 122.022?W); 2010 (GATEKEEPERS project)SPAR/Surface Irradiance Average Spar_avg
CTD hydrographic and nutrient data from R/V Oceanus cruise OC468-02 in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 (GoMX - N2 Fixation project)SPAR Spar
CTD hydrographic and nutrient data from R/V Oceanus cruise OC468-02 in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 (GoMX - N2 Fixation project)SPAR SDev Spar_SD
CTD Profile Data from R/V Roger Revelle KNOX22RR in the Patagonian Shelf (SW South Atlantic) from December 2008 (COPAS08 project)spar spar
CTD profile data from R/V Pelican cruises PE03-NGOMEX, PE04-NGOMEX, PE06-NGOMEX, PE07-NGOMEX, PE09-05, PE11-06 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, 28-30N 89-94W; 2003-2010 (GoMX NGOMEX project)SPAR/Surface Irradiance spar
CTD profile data from R/V New Horizon cruise NH1008 in Monterey Bay, near MBARI buoy M1 (36.747?N, 122.022?W); 2010 (GATEKEEPERS project)SPAR/Surface Irradiance spar
CTD Profile Data from R/V Knorr KN197-08 in the Amazon River plume, NE coast of South America from May to June 2010 (ANACONDAS project)photosynthetically active radiation (S PAR) Spar
CTD profile data from R/V Endeavor cruise EN496 in July 2011 in the Gulf of Mexico (GoMX - N2 Fixation project)SPAR - Surficial Photosynthetically Available [Active] Radiation Spar
CTD profile data from R/V Endeavor cruise EN509 in May-June 2012 in the Gulf of Mexico (GoMX - N2 Fixation project)SPAR - Surficial Photosynthetically Available [Active] Radiation Spar
CTD profile data from R/V Oceanus cruise OC468-02 in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 (GoMX - N2 Fixation project)SPAR - Surficial Photosynthetically Available [Active] Radiation Spar
One meter-averaged CTD profiles from cruises KN193-03, B4-2008, B9-2008, and B10-2008 in the subpolar North Atlantic and Iceland Basin in 2008 (NAB 2008 project)surface photosynthetically active radiation (sPAR) SPAR
CTD casts from the SPIROPA project from R/V Neil Armstrong cruise AR29, Ronald H. Brown cruise RB1904 and R/V Thomas G. Thompson cruise TN368 to the New England Shelfbreak in 2018 and 2019SPAR/surface irradiance spar
CTD bottle data from R/V Point Sur cruise PS1312 off the Central California Coast from June to July of 2013 (Diatom Group Si Prod project)Surface Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) from CTD (Seasave parameter Spar) Surface_PAR
CTD bottle data from R/V Point Sur cruise PS1312 off the Central California Coast from June to July of 2013 (Diatom Group Si Prod project)Standard deviation of surface Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) from CTD (Seasave parameter Spar) Surface_PAR_sd
CTD and bottle sample data from R/V Melville cruise MV1101 in the Southern Ocean (30-60S) in 2011 (Great Calcite Belt project)SPAR/Surface Irradiance avg Spar_avg
CTD and bottle sample data from R/V Melville cruise MV1101 in the Southern Ocean (30-60S) in 2011 (Great Calcite Belt project)SPAR/Surface Irradiance sdev Spar_sdev
CTD data from R/V Seward Johnson and R/V Knorr cruises collected in the Tropical Eastern Pacific from 2007-2009 (ETP project)Surficial Photosynthetically Active Radiation spar
CTD cast data from R/V Melville cruise MV1101 in the Southern Ocean (30-60S) in 2011 (Great Calcite Belt project)SPAR/Surface Irradiance spar
CTD full resolution profiles from cruises KN193-03, B4-2008, B9-2008, and B10-2008 in the subpolar North Atlantic and Iceland Basin in 2008 (NAB 2008 project)surface photosynthetically active radiation (sPAR) SPAR
Hydrographic data collected by CTD during RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer cruise in the Ross Sea, Southern Ocean from 2017-2018SPAR/Surface Irradiance SPAR_Surface_Irradiance
CTD profiles from 2012 to 2019 in the Gulf of Maine SPAR/Surface Irradiance sPAR
One decibar-averaged CTD profiles from R/V Oceanus and R/V Weatherbird II cruises in the Sargasso Sea (EDDIES project)surface irradiance SPAR
One decibar-averaged CTD profile data from R/V Oceanus cruise OC443 in April 2008 (LipidCycling project)surface PAR SPAR
CTD profiles, down/up casts from R/V Blue Heron cruises BH09-05, BH09-12, BH10-14, BH10-03 on Lake Superior; 2009-2010 (Lake Superior Radiocarbon project)SPAR/Surface Irradiance Spar
CTD profiles from R/V Point Sur cruise PS1312 off the Central California Coast from June to July of 2013 (Diatom Group Si Prod project)Surface Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) from CTD (Seasave parameter Spar) Surface_PAR
CTD Profiles from R/V Knorr cruise KN207-03 in the North Atlantic (transect from Ponta Delgada, Azores to Reykjavik, Iceland) in 2012 (NA-VICE project)Surface Irradiance (µmol photons m-2 s-1). spar
CTD profiles from R/V Knorr cruise KN207-01 in the southern tip of Nova Scotia to Bermuda in 2012 (SargassoSeaLipids project)Surface Irradiance. SPAR
Silica production rates and concentrations quantified using 32Si and PDMPO using samples from the R/V Point Sur cruise PS1312 along the Central California coast from June to July of 2013 (Diatom Group Si Prod project)Surface Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) from CTD (Seasave parameter Spar) Surface_PAR