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Controls On Ross Sea Algal Community Structure (CORSACS)

Entry ID: CORSACS

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Summary

Abstract: The data sets include measurements from two cruises from New Zealand to the Ross Sea, Antarctica aboard the RV/IB Nathaniel B. Palmer on December 18, 2005 to January 25, 2006 (CORSACS I; NBP 06-01) and CORSACS II cruise from November 2006 to December 2006 (NBP 06-08). Hydrographic stations in the Ross Sea were completed on both cruises. Physical data (CTD) as well as chemical (i.e. nutrients, dissolved inorganic carbon, dissolved iron) biological (chlorophyll, HPLC pigments) and biochemical data (dimethylsulfide) have been uploaded.

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Description: Hydrographic data can be obtained at Prof. Dunbar's website at Stanford University

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: -74.49	S: -78.65	E: -164.75	W: 164.99

Min Depth: SURFACE Max Depth: BOTTOM

	N: -75.99	S: -77.83	E: -178.61	W: 170.0

Min Depth: SURFACE Max Depth: BOTTOM

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: GR DiTullio

Dataset Title: CORSACS

Dataset Release Date: May 2009

Dataset Release Place: BCO-DMO

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2005-12-18

Stop Date: 2006-01-25

Start Date: 2006-11-01

Stop Date: 2006-12-15

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > ROSS SEA

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 1.84 degrees
Longitude Resolution: 11.384 degrees
Vertical Resolution Range: 100 meters - < 1 km
Temporal Resolution Range: Weekly - < Monthly

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > DIMETHYL SULFIDE

OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH

ISO Topic Category

OCEANS

Platform

R/V NBP > R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer

Instrument

NISKIN BOTTLES

Project

NSF/OPP > Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation

CORSACS > CONTROLS ON ROSS SEA ALGAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Quality Hydrographic reports detailing the quality and precision of the data can be found at Prof. Robert Dunbar's website at:

ftp://pangea.stanford.edu/pub/dunbar/CORSACSHydrographyReports/

Access Constraints Please contact the chief scientist (ditullioj@cofc.edu) for permission to use the data in any scientific publication.

Use Constraints Use of the data for scientific publications should be made with the PI's consent and with acknowledgment of the appropriate NSF grant.

Ancillary Keywords

Biogeochemistry of the Ross Sea

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

Data Center

Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office

Data Center URL: http://www.bco-dmo.org