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GTC CTD down casts along the US GEOTRACES East Pacific Zonal Transect from the R/V Thomas G. Thompson TN303 cruise in the tropical Pacific from Peru to Tahiti during 2013 (U.S. GEOTRACES EPZT project) (NCEI Accession 0278315)

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This dataset contains biological, chemical, optical, and physical data collected on R/V Thomas G. Thompson during cruise TN303 in the South Pacific Ocean from 2013-10-28 to 2013-12-17. These data include depth, dissolved Oxygen, fluorescence, light transmission (volts), salinity calculated from CTD primary sensors, water pressure, and water temperature. The instruments used to collect these data include CTD Sea-Bird SBE 911plus. These data were collected by Gregory Cutter of Old Dominion University, James W. Moffett of University of Southern California, and Christopher R. German of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution as part of the "U.S. GEOTRACES East Pacific Zonal Transect (U.S. GEOTRACES EPZT)" project and "U.S. GEOTRACES (U.S. GEOTRACES)" program. The Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) submitted these data to NCEI on 2020-04-16.

The following is the text of the dataset description provided by BCO-DMO:

CTD - GT-C DownCasts

Dataset Description:
CTD - GT-C DownCasts 20141030ODU

SMDEPTH IS SAUNDERS-MANTYLA DEPTH (INTEGRATED; USES DYNAMIC HEIGHT)
FMDEPTH IS FOFONOFF-MILLARD DEPTH (NON-INTEGRATED; ALSO USED BY SBE)

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Moffett, James W.; Cutter, Gregory A.; German, Christopher R. (2023). GTC CTD down casts along the US GEOTRACES East Pacific Zonal Transect from the R/V Thomas G. Thompson TN303 cruise in the tropical Pacific from Peru to Tahiti during 2013 (U.S. GEOTRACES EPZT project) (NCEI Accession 0278315). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0278315. Accessed [date].

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Time Period	2013-10-28 to 2013-12-17
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -152 East: -77.376 South: -16.001 North: -10.25
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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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Moffett, J. W., Cutter, G., German, C. R. (2014) GTC CTD down casts along the US GEOTRACES East Pacific Zonal Transect from the R/V Thomas G. Thompson TN303 cruise in the tropical Pacific from Peru to Tahiti during 2013 (U.S. GEOTRACES EPZT project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). Dataset version 2014-10-30. https://doi.org/10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.522646.1
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Publication Dates	publication: 2023-05-16
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: From the TN303 cruise report: Two types of rosette/SBE9plus CTD casts (ODF/30L-Niskin and GT-C/12L-GoFlo) were made at 36 station locations during U.S. GEOTRACES EPZT. Shipboard CTD data processing was performed automatically at the end of each deployment using SIO/STS CTD processing software v.5.1.6-1. Raw GT-C CTD data and bottle trip files, acquired by SBE Seasave V 7.17a on a Windows XP workstation, were also imported into the Linux processing system, providing a backup of the raw data. At the end of the cruise, all GT-C CTD data were updated in the database using the post-cast Seasave-processed ".btl" file 5-second averaged CTD data, in order to include processed CTD Oxygen values. The 5-second average used resulted in slightly better agreement between CTD and GoFlo salinity values than the shorter 3-second average used for the Niskin rosette.
Purpose	This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
Use Limitations	accessLevel: Public Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.

Dataset Citation	Cite as: Moffett, James W.; Cutter, Gregory A.; German, Christopher R. (2023). GTC CTD down casts along the US GEOTRACES East Pacific Zonal Transect from the R/V Thomas G. Thompson TN303 cruise in the tropical Pacific from Peru to Tahiti during 2013 (U.S. GEOTRACES EPZT project) (NCEI Accession 0278315). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0278315. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Moffett, James W. University of Southern California Cutter, Gregory A. Old Dominion University German, Christopher R. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Principal Investigators	James W. Moffett University of Southern California (USC) Gregory A. Cutter Old Dominion University (ODU) Christopher R. German Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
Contributors	University of Southern California (USC) Old Dominion University (ODU) Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
Resource Providers	Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
Points of Contact	Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Acknowledgments	Funding provided by NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) Award Number: OCE-1235248 Award URL: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1235248&HistoricalAwards=false Funding provided by NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) Award Number: OCE-1130870 Award URL: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1130870&HistoricalAwards=false

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS DEPTH - OBSERVATION DISSOLVED OXYGEN FLUORESCENCE HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE LIGHT TRANSMISSION SALINITY WATER TEMPERATURE NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS biological chemical optical physical WMO_CategoryCode oceanography BCO-DMO Standard Parameters ISO_DateTime_UTC cast cruise name dataset_id date depth depth_w dissolved Oxygen event flag fluorescence instrument latitude light transmission (volts) longitude numb_obs salinity calculated from CTD primary sensors station time of day time_elapsed turbid_v water pressure water temperature Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > FLUORESCENCE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > WATER PRESSURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY Originator Parameter Names BTMDEPTH CASTNO CTDETIME CTDNOBS CTDOXY CTDOXY_FLAG_W CTDPRS CTDPRS_FLAG_W CTDSAL CTDSAL_FLAG_W CTDTMP CTDTMP_FLAG_W DATASET_ID DATE EXPOCODE FLUORM FLUORM_FLAG_W FMDEPTH_FLAG_W F_M_DEPTH GEOTRC_EVENTNO INSTRUMENT_ID ISO_DATE_TIME LATITUDE LONGITUDE SECT_ID SMDEPTH SMDEPTH_FLAG_W STNNBR TIME TRANSM TRANSM_FLAG_W TURBDTY TURBDTY_FLAG_W
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Old Dominion University University of Southern California Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords BCO-DMO > Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office WHOI > WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION
Platform keywords	NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS R/V THOMAS G. THOMPSON BCO-DMO Platform Names R/V Thomas G. Thompson Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords Ships ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes THOMAS G. THOMPSON (call sign: KTDQ, ICES code: 3250, 1991)
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS CTD BCO-DMO Standard Instruments CTD Sea-Bird SBE 911plus Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth Originator Instrument Names unknown (CTD Sea-Bird SBE 911plus)
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS South Pacific Ocean Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN Provider Place Names Eastern Tropical Pacific - Transect from Peru to Tahiti
Project keywords	NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS GEOTRACES BCO-DMO Standard Programs U.S. GEOTRACES (U.S. GEOTRACES) BCO-DMO Standard Projects U.S. GEOTRACES East Pacific Zonal Transect (U.S. GEOTRACES EPZT) Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords IPY-GEOTRACES > International Polar Year GEOTRACES: An international study of the biogeochemical cycles of Trace Elements and Isotopes in the Arctic and Southern Oceans Provider Cruise IDs TN303 Provider Funding Award Information Funding provided by NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) Award Number: OCE-1130870 Funding provided by NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) Award Number: OCE-1235248
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0278315

Use Constraints	Cite as: Moffett, James W.; Cutter, Gregory A.; German, Christopher R. (2023). GTC CTD down casts along the US GEOTRACES East Pacific Zonal Transect from the R/V Thomas G. Thompson TN303 cruise in the tropical Pacific from Peru to Tahiti during 2013 (U.S. GEOTRACES EPZT project) (NCEI Accession 0278315). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0278315. Accessed [date].
Data License	This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License. SPDX License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Access Constraints	Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
Fees	In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.

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Processing Steps	2023-05-16T05:57:27Z - NCEI Accession 0278315 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 0278315 v1.1 NCEI Accession 0278315 v1.1 (download) published 2023-05-16T05:57:27Z

Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument	CTD
Platform	R/V THOMAS G. THOMPSON

Last Modified: 2024-05-31T18:50:46Z
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GTC CTD down casts along the US GEOTRACES East Pacific Zonal Transect from the R/V Thomas G. Thompson TN303 cruise in the tropical Pacific from Peru to Tahiti during 2013 (U.S. GEOTRACES EPZT project) (NCEI Accession 0278315)

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