Biomass data from an Optical Plankton Counter (OPC) collected on R/V New Horizon, R/V Thomas G. Thompson, and R/V Roger Revelle cruises NH0005, NH0007, T0205, and R0208 in the Northeast Pacific from 2000-2002 (NEP project) (NCEI Accession 0277439)
This dataset contains biological and optical data collected on R/V New Horizon, R/V Roger Revelle, and R/V Thomas G. Thompson during cruises NH0005, NH0007, R0208, and T0205 from 2000-05-30 to 2002-08-13. These data include depth and fluorescence. The instruments used to collect these data include Optical Plankton Counter and SeaSoar. These data were collected by Meng Zhou of University of Massachusetts Boston as part of the "U.S. GLOBEC Northeast Pacific (NEP)" project and "U.S. GLOBal ocean ECosystems dynamics (U.S. GLOBEC)" program. The Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) submitted these data to NCEI on 2023-01-23.
The following is the text of the dataset description provided by BCO-DMO:
Display of OPC data with size classes in rows, not separate columns.
Dataset Description:
This dataset includes ALL the biomass values, zero and non-zero. OPC size classes are diplayed in the 'size_class' column, rather than in separate columns, with biomass for each class in the 'biomass' column. For the original presentation of the data, see opc_ccs_orig . For a version of the data with only non-zero data, see opc_ccs_nonzero . In the 'nonzero' dataset, values of 0 in the biomass column have been removed.
U.S. GLOBEC Northeast Pacific California Current Program
Optical Plankton Counter (OPC) Data
Contact for this dataset is:
Meng Zhou
Dept. of Environmental, Coastal and Ocean Sciences
University of Massachusetts-Boston
Boston, MA 02125
Email:
Phone: 617-287-7419; Lab: 617-287-6186
FAX: 617-287-7474
This project addresses one of 3 central hypotheses of the U.S. GLOBEC Northeast Pacific (NEP) Study:
Spatial and temporal variability in mesoscale circulation constitutes the dominant physical forcing on zooplankton biomass, production, distribution, species interactions and retention and loss in coastal regions.(U.S. GLOBEC Northeast Pacific Implementation Plan, U.S. GLOBEC Report No. 17).
References:
Rodriguez, J. and M. M. Mullin. 1986. Relation between biomass and body weight of plankton in a steady state oceanic ecosystem. Limnol. Oceanogr. , 31 , 361-370.
Zhou, M. and M. E. Huntley. 1997. Population dynamics theory of plankton based on biomass spectra. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. , 157 , 61-73.
Zhou, M. and K. S. Tande. 2002. Optical Plankton Counter workshop report. International Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics Program Report, No. 17 , 67 pp.
For more Information about these data contact Dr. Zhou.
Last modified: June 29, 2006
The following is the text of the dataset description provided by BCO-DMO:
Display of OPC data with size classes in rows, not separate columns.
Dataset Description:
This dataset includes ALL the biomass values, zero and non-zero. OPC size classes are diplayed in the 'size_class' column, rather than in separate columns, with biomass for each class in the 'biomass' column. For the original presentation of the data, see opc_ccs_orig . For a version of the data with only non-zero data, see opc_ccs_nonzero . In the 'nonzero' dataset, values of 0 in the biomass column have been removed.
U.S. GLOBEC Northeast Pacific California Current Program
Optical Plankton Counter (OPC) Data
Contact for this dataset is:
Meng Zhou
Dept. of Environmental, Coastal and Ocean Sciences
University of Massachusetts-Boston
Boston, MA 02125
Email:
Phone: 617-287-7419; Lab: 617-287-6186
FAX: 617-287-7474
This project addresses one of 3 central hypotheses of the U.S. GLOBEC Northeast Pacific (NEP) Study:
Spatial and temporal variability in mesoscale circulation constitutes the dominant physical forcing on zooplankton biomass, production, distribution, species interactions and retention and loss in coastal regions.(U.S. GLOBEC Northeast Pacific Implementation Plan, U.S. GLOBEC Report No. 17).
References:
Rodriguez, J. and M. M. Mullin. 1986. Relation between biomass and body weight of plankton in a steady state oceanic ecosystem. Limnol. Oceanogr. , 31 , 361-370.
Zhou, M. and M. E. Huntley. 1997. Population dynamics theory of plankton based on biomass spectra. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. , 157 , 61-73.
Zhou, M. and K. S. Tande. 2002. Optical Plankton Counter workshop report. International Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics Program Report, No. 17 , 67 pp.
For more Information about these data contact Dr. Zhou.
Last modified: June 29, 2006
Dataset Citation
- Cite as: Zhou, Meng (2023). Biomass data from an Optical Plankton Counter (OPC) collected on R/V New Horizon, R/V Thomas G. Thompson, and R/V Roger Revelle cruises NH0005, NH0007, T0205, and R0208 in the Northeast Pacific from 2000-2002 (NEP project) (NCEI Accession 0277439). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0277439. Accessed [date].
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Time Period | 2000-05-30 to 2002-08-13 |
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Supplemental Information | Acquisition Description: We attached an Optical Plankton Counter (see Zhou and Tande, 2002) to the OSU towed body (SeaSoar) to make 3-dimensional mesoscale surveys (in a 100-km-wide coastal region from Newport, Oregon to Crescent City, California) aimed at determining the distribution and productivity of zooplankton in relation to their physical environment. The OPC provides counts and size estimates of zooplankton sized particles that pass through the instrument. The OPC data with other data sets (e.g., acoustics; ADCP-derived velocities) collected on these surveys, and from companion ships doing net sampling of zooplankton will allow estimation of growth and mortality rates of zooplankton using the biomass spectra method (Zhou and Huntley, 1997). The OPC-CCS data are organized on the GLOBEC server by transect within cruise. The master (level0) page lists all of the cruises--there were two cruises in each of 2000 and 2002. Clicking on a cruise will show all of the casts collected and processed from that cruise (Level1), along with the start date and time of the transect. Clicking on a cast will bring up the Level2 file that shows OPC profile data. The raw data stream is averaged and output at every 4-m bin. The towed body undulates between a near-surface, shallow depth and a deeper depth (which hopefully is ABOVE the bottom). During normal ascent and descent rates of the SeaSoar, approx. 5-30 readings are averaged within every 4 m depth bin. At times of particularly slow depth change, more readings are included in these averages. Average latitude and longitude and date/time (GMT) for each depth bin are shown. OPC data for each reported depth bin include the total abundance of particles (no per m3), total carbon biomass (ug C/m3; estimated from equivalent spherical diameter (ESD) based on Rodriguez and Mullin (1986)), and a biomass spectrum (50 size classes of particles). The header for the biomass spectrum header (minimum of 0.33; maximum of 4.09) values are log10 based carbon intervals of individual particle size. There are 50 biomass size classes. The data for each of the spectra are the accumulated carbon of that size particle, normalized by the water volume, then normalized by the carbon interval, then expressed as log10 units. So the unit of biomass for each spectral class is log10(biomass spectrum (1/m3)). Note 1: A fluorometer was interfaced with the OPC only for cruise NH0005. For all other cruises, the 'fluor' field value of 0.00 means 'no data'. Note 2: Biomass spectrum contents: Header value of 0.33 means particles of ca. 10^0.33 = 2.138 ugC per particle. Largest particle size (header value 4.09 is particles of ca. 12302 ugC per particle) Note 3: The original data contained values of '-99.00' to represent zero counts within any particular size (according to correspondence with Dr. Meng Zhou). BCO-DMO changed the '-99.00' values to '0.00' on 16 Oct 2012 so that they are not misinterpreted. |
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