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Cleopatra, Rjipfjorden 2007-2008:Sea ice, light, ice algae, phytoplankton and zooplankton

Entry ID: org.polarresearch-601

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Summary

Abstract: Location: Rjipfjorden, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, Norway Parameters: CTD (temperature, salinity); Sea ice (thickness); Light (PAR surface and subsurface); Ice algaes (pigments, stoikiometry, nutrients, fatty acids, taxonomy); Zooplankton (abundance, genetics, stable isotopes, fatty acids) Sampling periods: 01.03-17.03.2007; 22.04-02.05.2007; 04.06-10.06.2007; 10.07-16.07.2007; August 2007; Sept 2007; 07.10-08.10.2007; April 2008. Metadata overview is available at the project homepage. Results from zooplankton, phytoplankton and ice algae taxonomy/abundance and fatty acids will be stored in Marine database at NP.

Related URL

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 80.21

S: 80.21

E: 22.11

W: 22.11

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Leu,Falk-Petersen,Wiktor,Søreide,Berge,Hessen,Cottier,Wulff

Dataset Title: Cleopatra March 2007

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2007-03-01

Stop Date: 2008-05-01

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN

Data Resolution

Temporal Resolution Range: Daily - < Weekly

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > PLANKTON > PHYTOPLANKTON

BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > PLANKTON > ZOOPLANKTON

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > LIGHT TRANSMISSION

ISO Topic Category

OCEANS

Project

CLEOPATRA > Climate effects on planktonic food quality and trophic transfer in Arctic Marginal Ice Zones

IPY > INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR

Ancillary Keywords

Ice algae

Rijpfjorden

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway

Data Center URL: http://www.npolar.no

Data Center Personnel
Name: EVA LEU Phone: 77750543 Email: leu at npolar.no Contact Address: Norwegian Polar Institute Polar Environmental Centre City: Tromsø Province or State: Troms Postal Code: N-9296 Country: Norway

Data Center Personnel
Name: STIG FALK-PETERSEN Phone: +47 77750532 Email: stig at npolar.no Contact Address: Norwegian Polar Institute Polar Environmental Centre City: Tromsø Province or State: Troms Postal Code: N-9296 Country: Norway