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Light data collected from loggers deployed at the Thalassia Experimental Network (TEN) sites in the Western Atlantic from 2018-2019 (NCEI Accession 0278142)

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This dataset contains physical data collected at Thalassia Experimental Network during deployment TEN_2018-2019 from 2018-04-01 to 2019-07-02. These data include PAR_photons. The instruments used to collect these data include Photosynthetically Available Radiation Sensor. These data were collected by Kenneth Heck of Dauphin Island Sea Lab, James Douglass of Florida Gulf Coast University, Justin Campbell and Valerie J. Paul of Smithsonian Marine Station, and Andrew Altieri of University of Florida as part of the "Collaborative Research: The tropicalization of Western Atlantic seagrass beds (Tropicalization Seagrass Beds)" project. The Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) submitted these data to NCEI on 2021-06-30.

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Light data collected from loggers deployed at the Thalassia Experimental Network (TEN) sites

Dataset Description:
Light data collected from loggers deployed at the Thalassia Experimental Network (TEN) sites.
  • Cite as: Campbell, Justin; Altieri, Andrew; Douglass, James; Heck, Kenneth; Paul, Valerie J. (2023). Light data collected from loggers deployed at the Thalassia Experimental Network (TEN) sites in the Western Atlantic from 2018-2019 (NCEI Accession 0278142). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0278142. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2018-04-01 to 2019-07-02
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -97.0348
East: -64.8307
South: 9.3516
North: 32.2639
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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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  • Campbell, J., Altieri, A., Paul, V. J., Heck, K., Douglass, J. (2019) Light data collected from loggers deployed at the Thalassia Experimental Network (TEN) sites in the Western Atlantic from 2018-2019. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2019-12-19. https://doi.org/10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.784809.1
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Publication Dates
  • publication: 2023-05-13
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Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
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Data Update Frequency As needed
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Acquisition Description:
Two loggers deployed at the initiation of the project, and continuously recorded light for the duration of the one-year subtidal caging experiment. One logger was cable-tied to a PVC post at the side of the array (next to the cages, to record ambient light), and a second logger was cable-tied to the PVC post within one of the full caged plots (to record light levels within shaded and caged plots). Both loggers were positioned at the height of the seagrass canopy, with sensors oriented parallel to the sediment surface. Light readings were recorded every six minutes. Every two weeks, loggers were removed from the field, cleaned with a mild vinegar solution (10% vinegar, 90% water), and data were downloaded.
Purpose This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Campbell, Justin; Altieri, Andrew; Douglass, James; Heck, Kenneth; Paul, Valerie J. (2023). Light data collected from loggers deployed at the Thalassia Experimental Network (TEN) sites in the Western Atlantic from 2018-2019 (NCEI Accession 0278142). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0278142. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
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  • Cite as: Campbell, Justin; Altieri, Andrew; Douglass, James; Heck, Kenneth; Paul, Valerie J. (2023). Light data collected from loggers deployed at the Thalassia Experimental Network (TEN) sites in the Western Atlantic from 2018-2019 (NCEI Accession 0278142). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0278142. Accessed [date].
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  • 2023-05-13T04:51:20Z - NCEI Accession 0278142 v1.1 was published.
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  • PAR Sensor
Last Modified: 2024-05-31T15:15:28Z
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