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OAS accession Detail for 0253448
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0253448 | archive
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| Title: |
Microplastics concentration collected from R/V New Horizon and NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer in Northeast Pacific Ocean from 1972-04-25 to 2010-10-28 (NCEI Accession 0253448) |
| Abstract: |
This dataset quantifies the distribution, and abundance of microplastics in the northeastern Pacific. Data was collected aboard R/V New Horizon and NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer using neuston and manta nets and is in a spreadsheet format. This dataset includes the results from 235 tows, collected under different programs over 38 years. The ships traveled at about 18.5 km/hr, with tows spaced approximately 74-111 km apart. Mean concentration of microplastics for the dataset is 2.18 particles/m3. |
| Date received: |
20220505 |
| Start date: |
19720425 |
| End date: |
20101028 |
| Seanames: |
Northeast Pacific Ocean (limit-180) |
| West boundary: |
-155.067 |
| East boundary: |
-85.1 |
| North boundary: |
42.7969 |
| South boundary: |
0.183 |
| Observation types: |
in situ |
| Instrument types: |
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| Datatypes: |
microplastic concentration |
| Submitter: |
Goldstein, Dr. Miriam C. |
| Submitting institution: |
University of California - San Diego; Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| Collecting institutions: |
University of California - San Diego; Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| Contributing projects: |
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| Platforms: |
NEW HORIZON (32NM), Okeanos Explorer (334A)
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| Number of observations: |
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| Supplementary information: |
Submission Package ID: F1KAUU |
| Availability date: |
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| Metadata version: |
5 |
| Keydate: |
2022-05-09 15:31:33+00 |
| Editdate: |
2023-06-25 15:53:43+00 |