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Global ocean Particulate Organic Matter (POM) ratios from 1971-2014 (Biological C:N:P ratios project, Global POM project) (NCEI Accession 0277300)

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This dataset contains chemical data collected at UC-Irvine Martiny during deployment Global_POM in the Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Alboran Sea, Andaman Sea or Burma Sea, Arabian Sea, Baltic Sea, Bay of Biscay, Bering Sea, Caribbean Sea, Coral Sea, Davis Strait, East China Sea (Tung Hai), English Channel, Gulf of Guinea, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Indian Ocean, Inland Sea (Seto Naikai), Inner Sea - West Coast Scotland, Ionian Sea, Japan Sea, Java Sea, Labrador Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin, Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, North Sea, Norwegian Sea, Ross Sea, South Atlantic Ocean, South China Sea (Nan Hai), South Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean, Tasman Sea, and Tyrrhenian Sea from 1971-03-15 to 2010-07-12. These data include depth, particulate organic Carbon (POC), and particulate organic nitrogen. The instruments used to collect these data include CHN Elemental Analyzer. These data were collected by Michael W. Lomas of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and Adam Martiny of University of California-Irvine as part of the "Biological Controls on the Ocean C:N:P ratios (Biological C:N:P ratios)" and "Concentrations and ratios of particulate organic carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in the global ocean (Global POM)" projects and "Dimensions of Biodiversity (Dimensions of Biodiversity)", "Historical Datasets (Historical)", and "Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry (OCB)" programs. The Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) submitted these data to NCEI on 2023-01-23.

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Global Ocean POM Data Ratios

Dataset Description:
Concentrations and ratios of particulate organic carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in the global ocean.

When using this data, please cite the original publication:
Martiny AC, Vrugt JA, Lomas MW (2014) Concentrations and ratios of particulate organic carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in the global ocean. Scientific Data 1:140048.

Additionally, please cite the Dryad data package:
Martiny AC, Vrugt JA, Lomas MW (2014) Data from: Concentrations and ratios of particulate organic carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in the global ocean. Dryad Digital Repository.
  • Cite as: Lomas, Michael W.; Martiny, Adam (2023). Global ocean Particulate Organic Matter (POM) ratios from 1971-2014 (Biological C:N:P ratios project, Global POM project) (NCEI Accession 0277300). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0277300. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 1971-03-15 to 2010-07-12
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: 95.33
East: 86.16
South: -78.04
North: 74.39
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  • Biological, chemical, physical, biogeochemical, ecological, environmental and other data collected from around the world during historical and contemporary periods of biological and chemical oceanographic exploration and research managed and submitted by the Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
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  • Martiny, A., Lomas, M. W. (2020) Global ocean Particulate Organic Matter (POM) ratios from 1971-2014 (Biological C:N:P ratios project, Global POM project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 2) Version Date 2020-12-21. https://doi.org/10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.526747.2
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Publication Dates
  • publication: 2023-03-30
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
Acquisition Description:
Marine particulate organic carbon (POC), nitrogen (PON), and phosphorus (POP) from 70 cruises or time-series during the last 40 years are reported.

Nearly all POC and PON measurements were done by collecting seawater particles onto glass-fibers filters (i.e., GF/F) and quantified using a combustion GC-IR based elemental analyzer68. The only exceptions were ‘EUMELI’ and ‘OLIPAC’, where PON was measured using a chemical oxidation technique38. Particulate phosphorus was quantified using the ash-hydrolysis method26,69. We operationally defined station IDs as samples taken within a 1°×1° area on the same day11.

The data was gathered by searching available databases (i.e., PANGAEA, BCO-DMO, JGOFS, and IFREMER) as well as published literature. We aggregated all available datasets in order to create the most exhaustive global description of particulate organic nutrients and thus did not exclude any specific cruises or time-series. The only data excluded were samples subjected to a prior manipulation or incubation.
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  • Cite as: Lomas, Michael W.; Martiny, Adam (2023). Global ocean Particulate Organic Matter (POM) ratios from 1971-2014 (Biological C:N:P ratios project, Global POM project) (NCEI Accession 0277300). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0277300. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
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Project keywords BCO-DMO Standard Programs BCO-DMO Standard Projects Provider Deployment IDs Provider Funding Award Information
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  • Cite as: Lomas, Michael W.; Martiny, Adam (2023). Global ocean Particulate Organic Matter (POM) ratios from 1971-2014 (Biological C:N:P ratios project, Global POM project) (NCEI Accession 0277300). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0277300. Accessed [date].
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  • 2023-03-30T22:46:25Z - NCEI Accession 0277300 v1.1 was published.
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  • CHN Analyzer
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