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Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) Data Measured during the JGOFS Equatorial Pacific Process Study (EQPAC)
Entry ID: JGOFS_EQPAC_CTD

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Summary

Abstract: The Equatorial Pacific Process Study (EQPAC) was conducted along 140 deg W
longitude during 1992.

Four cruises took place: February 3 - March 9, March 19 - April 15,
August 5 - September 18, and September 24 - October 21. A fifth benthic
cruise (November 1 - December 7) and sediment trap legs were added.
During the first cruise (TT007), 15 stations were occupied along 140
deg W longitude from 12 deg N latitude to 12 deg S latitude. During
the second cruise (TT008), data were collected at 8 stations along 140
deg W longitude from 9 deg S latitude to 9 deg N latitude. During the
third cruise (TT011), data were collected at 15 stations along 140 deg
W from 12 deg N latitude to 12 deg S latitude. During the fourth
cruise (TT012), data were collected at 5 stations along 140 deg W
longitude from 17 deg S latitude to the equator. During the fifth
benthic cruise (TT013), data were collected at 16 stations along 140
deg W from 12 deg S latitude to 9 deg N latitude.

CTD casts at each station provided the following information:
sample depth, depth reported as pressure, temperature, conductivity,
salinity, potential temperature, potential density, sigma-t,
fluorescence, particle beam attenuation, and photosynthetically
available radiation (PAR). The depth of the ocean mixed layer was
also reported. The mixed layer is defined as a density increase of
0.03 density units from the first surface value.

The data is public domain and can be retrieved on-line at
"http://usjgofs.whoi.edu/jg/dir/jgofs/"

[The information in this summary was taken from the JGOFS
World Wide Web pages.]

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Geographic Coverage

N: 12.0 S: -17.0 E: -140.0 W: -140.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1992-02-03

Stop Date: 1992-12-07

Location Keywords

OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN
GEOGRAPHIC REGION > EQUATORIAL

ISO Topic Category

OCEANS

Platform

SHIPS [Information]

Instrument

CTD >Conductivity, Temperature, Depth [Information]

STD >Salinity, Temperature, Depth [Information]

Project

IGBP >International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme    [Information]

JGOFS >Joint Global Ocean Flux Study, IGBP    [Information]

ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program    [Information]

Keywords

BEAM ATTENUATION

DENSITY

EQPAC

FLUORESCENCE

IDN_NODE GSFC/WHOI

JGOFS

MIXED LAYER

MIXED LAYER DEPTH

PAR

POTENTIAL DENSITY

POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE

SIGMA T

SIGMA-T

Originating Center

WHOI

Data Center

United States Joint Global Ocean Flux Study [Information]
Data Center URL: http://usjgofs.whoi.edu/
Dataset ID: eqpac/tt007/ctd
Dataset ID: eqpac/tt007/mixed
Dataset ID: eqpac/tt008/ctd
Dataset ID: eqpac/tt008/mixed
Dataset ID: eqpac/tt011/ctd
Dataset ID: eqpac/tt011/mixed
Dataset ID: eqpac/tt012/ctd
Dataset ID: eqpac/tt012/mixed
Dataset ID: eqpac/tt013/ctd

Data Center Personnel

Name: CINDY CHANDLER
Contact Address:
WHOI
City: Woods Hole
Country: USA

Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office [Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.bco-dmo.org

Data Center Personnel

Name: ROBERT C. GROMAN
Phone: 508-289-2409
Fax: 508-457-2169
Email: rgroman at whoi.edu
Contact Address:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Swift House MS#38
City: Woods Hole
Province or State: MA
Postal Code: 02543-1127
Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution_Media: On-line (World Wide Web)

Personnel

JAMES W. MURRAY
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: (206) 543-4730
Fax: (206) 685-3351
Email: jmurray at ocean.washington.edu
Contact Address:
Univ. of Washington
School of Oceanography, WB-10
City: Seattle
Province or State: WA
Postal Code: 98195
Country: USA

GARDNER D. WILFORD
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: (409) 845-3928
Fax: (409) 845-6331
Email: wgardner at ocean.tamu.edu
Contact Address:
Dept. of Oceanography
Texas A&M University
City: College Station
Province or State: TX
Postal Code: 77843
Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-05-13

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