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Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS) Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) Survey Database
Entry ID: GLOBEC_009_SAHFOS_001

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Summary
Abstract: The aims of the Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) Survey are to monitor the near-surface plankton of the North Atlantic and North Sea on a monthly basis, using Continuous Plankton Recorders on a network of routes to cover the area.

Tables of month/year sampling, or a list of latitude, longitude and date of selected samples in the database can be obtained by using the 'Data Extract' link. There ... View entire text
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Description: SAHFOS is unique in having comparable data on the geographical distribution, seasonal cycles and year-to-year changes in abundance of plankton over a large spatial area. There is no other survey in the world with 76 years of marine plankton data.

CPR Data are available in paper form back to 1931 and from January 1946 onwards in a computerized relational database. The database contains results from 212,014 samples with 2,542,580 taxonomic abundance entries.

Analyzed sample information is entered on to an analysis sheet which is typed into the computer once the whole route is completed. These data are then scrutinized by rigorous quality control methods, before the survey database is incremented. The database then calculates the accepted mean value for the categories and applies abundance values. In 2008 a new database for the unique CPR data set will be in regular use. The advantage of this new database is that it streamlines the data input, checking and data extraction process.
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 70.0   S: 30.0   E: 20.0   W: -80.0

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1954-01-01
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Quality Because the AAGN only includes geodetic sites on stable rock, the coverage is limited to such areas. In addition, the majority of the network is from Mawson to the South Prince Charles Mountains, west to Enderby Land and a spur to Davis. There are other small quantities of control in the coastal regions of the AAT and at Casey and Commonwealth Bay. The AAGN is an accumulation of geodetic survey ... View entire text
Access Constraints These data are publicly available for download from the URL given below.
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

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Originating Center
Geoscience Australia
Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC
Phone: +61 3 6232 3244
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: metadata at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
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Distribution
Distribution Media: HTTP
Distribution Size: 10 MB
Distribution Format: pdf
Fees: Free
Personnel
GARY MICHAEL JOHNSTON
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: +61 2 6249 9049
Fax: +61 2 6249 9929
Email: gary.johnston at ga.gov.au
Contact Address:
Geodetic Operations
Geoscience Australia Earth Monitoring Group (GEM)
Geoscience Australia
GPO Box 378
City: Canberra
Province or State: Australian Capital Territory
Postal Code: 2601
Country: Australia
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1999-10-07
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-01-22

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