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Chemical, time series and other data collected in the South Pacific Ocean on the MELVILLE cruises PS02_2002 and COOK19MV as part of the SOFEX project from 2002-01-29 to 2002-02-20 (NCEI Accession 0086464)

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This dataset contains chemical, laboratory analyses, site samples, survey, and time series data collected on R/V Melville in the South Pacific Ocean from 2002-01-29 to 2002-02-20. These data were collected by Kenneth O. Buesseler of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution as part of the SOFEX project(s). The Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) submitted these data to NODC on 2011-12-30.

The following is the text of the abstract provided by BCO-DMO:

Thorium 234, POC and biogenic silica collected from cruises COOK19MV and PS02_2002 from the Southern Ocean, south of New Zealand from January 28, 2002 to February 19, 2002 (SOFeX project).

Thorium 234, POC and biogenic silica from the 2002 SOFeX project South Patch experiment

dates: 29 January 2002 to 20 February 2002 (20020129-20020220)
location: N: -65.25 S: -66.91 W: -172.99 E: -170.60
project/cruise: SOFeX/MV and SOFeX/PS
platform: SOFeX multi-ship: R/V Melville and USCGC Polar Star

Methodology: Buesseler, et al. 2005 (http://ocb.whoi.edu/SOFeX/PI-NOTES/buesseler_etal_lo502005.pdf)

"Particle export during the Southern Ocean Iron Experiment (SOFeX)". Limnol.
Oceanogr., 50(1). American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Inc. pp.311-327.

Change history: YYMMDD
070323: data contributed by Ken Buesseler as emailed PDF file (http://ocb.whoi.edu/SOFeX/PI-NOTES/data_orig/0311a2.pdf)
070418: added to OCB database by Cyndy Chandler, OCB DMO, (cchandler@whoi.edu)

PI note: POC blank greater than 75% for 50-100 m in patch POC_gt54 observations
on 9 and 11 February 2002

In the data set, bd indicates observed value is 'below detection'.
  • Cite as: Buesseler, Kenneth O. (2012). Chemical, time series and other data collected in the South Pacific Ocean on the MELVILLE cruises PS02_2002 and COOK19MV as part of the SOFEX project from 2002-01-29 to 2002-02-20 (NCEI Accession 0086464). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0086464. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2002-01-29 to 2002-02-20
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -172.99
East: -170.6
South: -66.91
North: -65.25
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Associated Resources
  • Biological, chemical, physical, biogeochemical, ecological, environmental and other data collected from around the world during historical and contemporary periods of biological and chemical oceanographic exploration and research managed and submitted by the Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
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  • Thorium-234 from the SOFeX project of the OCB,FeSynth programs
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      Thorium-234 from the SOFeX project of the OCB,FeSynth programs
  • Parent ID (indicates this dataset is related to other data):
    • gov.noaa.nodc:BCO-DMO
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2012-03-12
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Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
The Data Originator(s)/Principal Investigator(s) for these data:
Kenneth O. Buesseler, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

The data were collected during the following cruise(s):
PS02_2002
COOK19MV

The collection of the data was supported by the following:
The Iron Synthesis Program is funded jointly by the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)
Purpose This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Buesseler, Kenneth O. (2012). Chemical, time series and other data collected in the South Pacific Ocean on the MELVILLE cruises PS02_2002 and COOK19MV as part of the SOFEX project from 2002-01-29 to 2002-02-20 (NCEI Accession 0086464). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0086464. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
BCO-DMO Data Elements Thesaurus
  • C_to_N
  • POC_Th_gt54
  • POC_Th_lt54
  • POC_gt54
  • POC_lt54
  • Th234_gt54
  • Th234_lt54
  • bSiO2_Th
  • bSiO2_gt54
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Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Buesseler, Kenneth O. (2012). Chemical, time series and other data collected in the South Pacific Ocean on the MELVILLE cruises PS02_2002 and COOK19MV as part of the SOFEX project from 2002-01-29 to 2002-02-20 (NCEI Accession 0086464). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0086464. Accessed [date].
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  • 2012-03-12T16:33:31Z - NCEI Accession 0086464 v1.1 was published.
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  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • bottle
  • CHN Analyzer
  • scintillation counter
Platform
  • R/V Melville
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