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Title: Plankton biovolume data from MOCNESS tows, 2001-2002 NBPalmer cruises NBP0103, NBP0104, NBP0202, NBP0204 from the Southern Ocean (SOGLOBEC project) (NCEI Accession 0112163)
Abstract: This dataset contains data collected on RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer during cruises NBP0103, NBP0104, NBP0202, and NBP0204 in the South Atlantic Ocean, South Pacific Ocean, and Southern Ocean from 2001-04-29 to 2002-09-11. These data include depth_close and depth_open. The instruments used to collect these data include MOCNESS1. These data were collected by Dr Peter H. Wiebe of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution as part of the "U.S. GLOBEC Southern Ocean (SOGLOBEC)" 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 2019-02-04.

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

Plankton biovolume data from MOCNESS tows, NBPalmer cruises

Dataset Description:
Southern Ocean Biovolume Data from the MOCNESS tows during the Broadscale Cruises, Austral Autumn 2001 and 2002 NB Palmer

This data set is derived from displacement volume measurements and dry weight conversion calculations (see Methods below). The MOCNESS-1 plankton sampler has nine rectangular nets (1m x 1.4 m) with a mesh size of 0.333 mm, which are opened and closed sequentially by commands through conducting cable from the surface (Wiebe et al. , 1976).

Cruises:
Nathaniel B. Palmer, April-June 2001 (NBP01-03), 24 tows
Nathaniel B. Palmer, July-Sept. 2001 (NBP01-04), 17 tows
Nathaniel B. Palmer, April-May 2002 (NBP02-02), 24 tows
Nathaniel B. Palmer, July-Sept. 2002 (NBP02-04), 19 tows

Related Datasets:
- Zooplankton Biomass and Abundance from MOCNESS tows using silhouette analysis: NB Palmer, austral fall & winter of 2001 & 2002. Biomass (wet weight) and abundance were determined principally by silhouette digitization of taxa lengths and conversion to equivalent wet weights according to the equations and methods adapted from Davis and Wiebe (1985) and Wiebe et al. (2004). https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/2389

- Zooplankton Abundance Based on Taxa and Life Stages or Size Collected during the Broadscale Cruises, Austral Autumn 2001 and 2002, NB Palmer. These abundance values on the same tows were derived by counting and identifying a subset of the zooplankton to the species and life stage for euphausiids and dominant copepods and to taxonomic group with broad size categories for other zooplankton (pteropod, chaetognath, polychaete, etc.). https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/2387
Date received: 20190204
Start date: 20010429
End date: 20020911
Seanames: South Atlantic Ocean, Southern Ocean, South Pacific Ocean
West boundary: -75.732
East boundary: -65.529
North boundary: -65.147
South boundary: -69.243
Observation types:
Instrument types: Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS)
Datatypes: DEPTH - OBSERVATION
Submitter:
Submitting institution: Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office
Collecting institutions: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Contributing projects: SO-GLOBEC, US GLOBEC
Platforms: Nathaniel B. Palmer (3206)
Number of observations:
Supplementary information: Acquisition Description:
This data set is derived from displacement volume measurements and dry weight conversion calculations. The MOCNESS-1 plankton sampler has nine rectangular nets (1m x 1.4 m) with a mesh size of 0.333 mm, which are opened and closed sequentially by commands through conducting cable from the surface (Wiebe et al. , 1976).

Methods:
Displacement volume measurement: The entire sample plus liquid was measured in a large graduated cylinder then poured through a sieve into a second cylinder. The difference in volume is the displacement volume.
Detailed instructions:

Measuring Displacement Volume
Supplies: rubber gloves, safety goggles, 2 1-liter graduated cylinders, 2 smaller graduated cylinders (25 to 100 ml), 2 funnels: 1 wide-necked open funnel and 1 small-necked one with mesh attached to the inside or a sieve that fits inside the small-necked funnel, squeeze bottles (water and formalin or other preservative), sieve of mesh size equal to or smaller than that on sampling net.
Put on rubber gloves
Remove jars for 1 net from sample box (may be from one to many jars for a single net sample)
Fill in the data sheet with MOC tow#, date, and net#. jar#
Take first sample to hood. Put on safety goggles.
Remove lid and internal label with long forceps. Get most of zooplankton off by dipping into jar and place label inside lid after checking that internal label agrees with lid label.
Remove large (>5cc) animals (medusae, some fish or shrimp) and measure their displacement volume in the small graduated cylinders:
-Put animal and enough liquid to cover in one small graduated cylinder.-Note this volume on
data sheet.
-Place small sieve in small funnel and set them on top of second empty small grad graduated cylinder.
-Pour animal plus liquid into sieve and let drain.
-Note this volume on data sheet as well as the type of animal.
-Return the specimen to the main sample.
Pour the large sample into the 1-liter graduated cylinder using the open funnel on top (no mesh in funnel). Rinse sparingly the jar, funnel and sides of the graduated cylinder. Diluting the sample with water could cause it to rot. Add a little water with the squeeze bottle to bring the level up to an even line on the graduated cylinder.
Note this volume on the data sheet (sample + liquid)
Place the large funnel containing the sieve or mesh on top of the second, empty graduated cylinder.
Pour the sample into the empty grad. Don't worry about animals stuck to the sides of the first grad. Do not add any liquid to wash sample into the second grad.
Swirl the funnel to remove excess liquid until most of liquid is done dripping (about 1 minute, but varies sample to sample). Carefully drawing the samples toward the center with large forceps is sometimes helpful.
Note this volume on data sheet (liquid vol.)
Rinse the graduated cylinder and the mesh-funnel into the sieve with the hose and return most of the dry sample to the jar using the open funnel.
Use water from faucet with hose to wash the sample on sieve to one side and then use squirt bottle of water (sparingly) or the preservative filled one to rinse the sample from sieve to jar.
Add enough of the filtered formalin to fill the jar, dispose of remainder in appropriate waste container.
- Check the sample's pH and add buffer (sodium borate or borax) if = 8.0.
- Replace cap, swirl if buffer of formalin was added, and rinse outside of jar.
- Rinse everything well after each net sample.

Dry weight calculations:
dry weight = (dvol/(100.139))(1/1.003); [mg/m3]
integrated dry weight = depth interval * dry weight; [mg/m2]
total dry weight for the entire sampled water column = sum of integrated dry weights for all nets for one tow; [mg/m2]

In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number.
Availability date:
Metadata version: 8
Keydate: 2013-08-19 19:16:15+00
Editdate: 2024-04-20 15:35:35+00