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Surface Sediment Size and Chemistry Data, Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (AMBON) Chukchi Sea research cruise on RV Norseman II from 2015-08-12 to 2015-09-03 and 2017-08-06 to 2017-08-22 (NCEI Accession 0178029)

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This dataset contains summary measurements of surface sediment collected at fixed stations in the Chukchi Sea during the 12 August - 3 September 2015 and 6 August - 22 August 2017 Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (AMBON) research cruises. A Van Veen grab was used for collection of sediment samples at AMBON sampling stations. Sediment grain size was then determined in the laboratory after removal of organics and iron oxides. This dataset contains two comma-separated values (csv) files containing summary measurements of surface sediment collected at each station for AMB15 and AMB17 by Station Number, Station name, Date (YYYYMMDD), latitude (dec deg N), longitude (dec deg E), and Station Depth (m). The following parameters are listed in this data file for surface sediment values: grain size percentage (≤0 phi, 1 phi, 2 phi, 3 phi, 4 phi, sand 1-4 phi, ≥5 phi, and modal phi size), percent total organic carbon (TOC), percent total organic nitrogen (TON), C/N ratio, del-13 carbon (per mil), del-15 nitrogen (per mil), surface sediment chlorophyll (chl a; mg/m2), and stable isotope values of 13C and 15N (per mil vs VPDB and air, respectively).

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Grebmeier, Jacqueline; Cooper, Lee (2018). Surface Sediment Size and Chemistry Data, Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (AMBON) Chukchi Sea research cruise on RV Norseman II from 2015-08-12 to 2015-09-03 and 2017-08-06 to 2017-08-22 (NCEI Accession 0178029). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/zqwr-at45. Accessed [date].

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Time Period	2015-08-12 to 2017-08-22
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -168.955 East: -159.393 South: 67.668 North: 72.497
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Associated Resources

Linkages between sea-ice coverage, pelagic–benthic coupling, and the distribution of spectacled eiders: Observations in March 2008, 2009 and 2010, northern Bering Sea
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.03.009 (download)
  Lineage Citation Publication
Particle-size analysis p. 383-411 In Methods of soil analysis, part 1, physical and mineralogical methods (2nd edition), A. Klute, Ed., 1986, American Society of Agronomy, Agronomy Monographs 9(1), Madison, Wisconsin, 1188 pp
Ecosystem dynamics of the Pacific-influenced Northern Bering and Chukchi Seas in the Amerasian Arctic
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2006.10.001 (download)
  journal article
Ecosystem characteristics and processes facilitating persistent macrobenthic biomass hotspots and associated benthivory in the Pacific Arctic
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2015.05.006 (download)
  Processing Steps Citation
Abundance and Production Rates of Heterotrophic Bacterioplankton in the Context of Sediment and Water Column Processes in the Chukchi Sea
- https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2015.59 (download)
  Processing Steps Citation

Publication Dates	publication: 2018-12-04
Data Presentation Form	Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
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	Submission Package ID: H1T5CU
Purpose	This project aimed to characterize Chukchi Sea surface sediments using Van Veen grabs. Sediment grain size and the organic content within sediments are important metrics for benthic organisms in terms of their habitat and food web requirements.
Use Limitations	accessLevel: Public Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.

Dataset Citation	Cite as: Grebmeier, Jacqueline; Cooper, Lee (2018). Surface Sediment Size and Chemistry Data, Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (AMBON) Chukchi Sea research cruise on RV Norseman II from 2015-08-12 to 2015-09-03 and 2017-08-06 to 2017-08-22 (NCEI Accession 0178029). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/zqwr-at45. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Grebmeier, Jacqueline Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Cooper, Lee University of Maryland
Principal Investigators	Jacqueline M. Grebmeier University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)
Collaborators	Lee W. Cooper University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) Katrin Iken University of Alaska Fairbanks; Institute of Marine Science (IMS/UAF)
Contributors	University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) University of Alaska Fairbanks; Institute of Marine Science (IMS/UAF)
Resource Providers	Chris Turner Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS) Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS)
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Acknowledgments	Related Funding Agency: Shell Oil Company Related Funding Agency: National Science Foundation Related Funding Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Integrated Ocean Observing System Program Related Funding Agency: US DOI; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS CARBON - TOTAL ORGANIC CHLOROPHYLL A DELTA CARBON-13 DELTA NITROGEN-15 SEDIMENT - GRAIN SIZE Total nitrogen NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS in situ laboratory analyses sediment analysis WMO_CategoryCode oceanography Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > CHLOROPHYLL EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITROGEN EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > ORGANIC CARBON Provider Keywords Carbon Nitrogen ratio Grain size percentage
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS University of Alaska Fairbanks; Institute of Marine Science University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Alaska Ocean Observing System Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords UAK-F/SFOS/AOOS > Alaska Ocean Observing System, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska - Fairbanks UAK-F/SFOS/IMS > Institute of Marine Science, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Platform keywords	NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Norseman II Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords Ships ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes NORSEMAN II (call sign: WDD6688, ICES code: 32QO, 2007) Provider Platform Names R/V Norseman II
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS mass spectrometer sediment sampler - grab Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords GRAB SAMPLERS MASS SPECTROMETERS > MASS SPECTROMETERS Provider Instruments Thermo Delta+ stable isotope mass spectrometer Van Venn sediment grab
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Chukchi Sea Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN > CHUKCHI SEA
Project keywords	Provider Project Names Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (AMBON) Marine Biodiversity Observing Network
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0178029

Use Constraints	Cite as: Grebmeier, Jacqueline; Cooper, Lee (2018). Surface Sediment Size and Chemistry Data, Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (AMBON) Chukchi Sea research cruise on RV Norseman II from 2015-08-12 to 2015-09-03 and 2017-08-06 to 2017-08-22 (NCEI Accession 0178029). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/zqwr-at45. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints	Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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Processing Steps	2018-12-04T00:55:09Z - NCEI Accession 0178029 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 0178029 v1.1 NCEI Accession 0178029 v1.1 (download) published 2018-12-04T00:55:09Z

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Processing Steps	Parameter or Variable: SEDIMENT - GRAIN SIZE (measured); Units: percent; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: sediment sampler - grab; Sampling and Analyzing Method: A Van Veen grab (0.1 m2 sediment grab), weighted with 32 kg of lead was used in the collection of surface sediment samples. Sediment was collected from the first van Veen grab used for collection of sediment samples. Sediment grain size was determined in the laboratory after removal of organics and of iron oxides following the process of Gee and Bauder (1986), and following the methods outlined in Grebmeier et al. (1989, 2015). Sediment were sorted into Phi classes with percentages reported in the data tables in this dataset.. Parameter or Variable: Total Organic Carbon (TOC) [CARBON - TOTAL ORGANIC] (measured); Units: percent; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: mass spectrometer; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Dried sediment subsamples were acidified, packaged in small aluminum boats and analyzed on a Thermo Delta+ Stable Isotope mass spectrometer at CBL to obtain the TOC, TON, C/N, del-13 C and del-15N content of these samples (Cooper et al. 2015). -- PROCESSING STEPS CITATION -- Cooper, L.W., A. Savvichev, J.M. Grebmeier (2015). Abundance and production rates of heterotrophic bacterioplankton in the context of sediment and water column processes in the Chukchi Sea. Oceanography 28(3), 84–99.. Parameter or Variable: Total nitrogen (measured); Units: percent; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: mass spectrometer; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Dried sediment subsamples were acidified, packaged in small aluminum boats and analyzed on a Thermo Delta+ Stable Isotope mass spectrometer at CBL to obtain the TOC, TON, C/N, del-13 C and del-15N content of these samples (Cooper et al. 2015).. Parameter or Variable: Carbon Nitrogen ratio (calculated); Units: na; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: mass spectrometer; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Dried sediment subsamples were acidified, packaged in small aluminum boats and analyzed on a Thermo Delta+ Stable Isotope mass spectrometer at CBL to obtain the TOC, TON, C/N, del-13 C and del-15N content of these samples (Cooper et al. 2015).. Parameter or Variable: CHLOROPHYLL A (measured); Units: mg/m2; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: mass spectrometer; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Dried sediment subsamples were acidified, packaged in small aluminum boats and analyzed on a Thermo Delta+ Stable Isotope mass spectrometer at CBL to obtain the TOC, TON, C/N, del-13 C and del-15N content of these samples (Cooper et al. 2015).. Parameter or Variable: DELTA CARBON-13 (measured); Units: per mille; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: mass spectrometer; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Dried sediment subsamples were acidified, packaged in small aluminum boats and analyzed on a Thermo Delta+ Stable Isotope mass spectrometer at CBL to obtain the TOC, TON, C/N, del-13 C and del-15N content of these samples (Cooper et al. 2015).. Parameter or Variable: DELTA NITROGEN-15 (measured); Units: per mille; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: mass spectrometer; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Dried sediment subsamples were acidified, packaged in small aluminum boats and analyzed on a Thermo Delta+ Stable Isotope mass spectrometer at CBL to obtain the TOC, TON, C/N, del-13 C and del-15N content of these samples (Cooper et al. 2015)..

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Processing Steps

Parameter or Variable: SEDIMENT - GRAIN SIZE (measured); Units: percent; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: sediment sampler - grab; Sampling and Analyzing Method: A Van Veen grab (0.1 m2 sediment grab), weighted with 32 kg of lead was used in the collection of surface sediment samples. Sediment was collected from the first van Veen grab used for collection of sediment samples. Sediment grain size was determined in the laboratory after removal of organics and of iron oxides following the process of Gee and Bauder (1986), and following the methods outlined in Grebmeier et al. (1989, 2015). Sediment were sorted into Phi classes with percentages reported in the data tables in this dataset..
Parameter or Variable: Total Organic Carbon (TOC) [CARBON - TOTAL ORGANIC] (measured); Units: percent; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: mass spectrometer; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Dried sediment subsamples were acidified, packaged in small aluminum boats and analyzed on a Thermo Delta+ Stable Isotope mass spectrometer at CBL to obtain the TOC, TON, C/N, del-13 C and del-15N content of these samples (Cooper et al. 2015). -- PROCESSING STEPS CITATION -- Cooper, L.W., A. Savvichev, J.M. Grebmeier (2015). Abundance and production rates of heterotrophic bacterioplankton in the context of sediment and water column processes in the Chukchi Sea. Oceanography 28(3), 84–99..
Parameter or Variable: Total nitrogen (measured); Units: percent; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: mass spectrometer; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Dried sediment subsamples were acidified, packaged in small aluminum boats and analyzed on a Thermo Delta+ Stable Isotope mass spectrometer at CBL to obtain the TOC, TON, C/N, del-13 C and del-15N content of these samples (Cooper et al. 2015)..
Parameter or Variable: Carbon Nitrogen ratio (calculated); Units: na; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: mass spectrometer; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Dried sediment subsamples were acidified, packaged in small aluminum boats and analyzed on a Thermo Delta+ Stable Isotope mass spectrometer at CBL to obtain the TOC, TON, C/N, del-13 C and del-15N content of these samples (Cooper et al. 2015)..
Parameter or Variable: CHLOROPHYLL A (measured); Units: mg/m2; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: mass spectrometer; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Dried sediment subsamples were acidified, packaged in small aluminum boats and analyzed on a Thermo Delta+ Stable Isotope mass spectrometer at CBL to obtain the TOC, TON, C/N, del-13 C and del-15N content of these samples (Cooper et al. 2015)..
Parameter or Variable: DELTA CARBON-13 (measured); Units: per mille; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: mass spectrometer; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Dried sediment subsamples were acidified, packaged in small aluminum boats and analyzed on a Thermo Delta+ Stable Isotope mass spectrometer at CBL to obtain the TOC, TON, C/N, del-13 C and del-15N content of these samples (Cooper et al. 2015)..
Parameter or Variable: DELTA NITROGEN-15 (measured); Units: per mille; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: mass spectrometer; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Dried sediment subsamples were acidified, packaged in small aluminum boats and analyzed on a Thermo Delta+ Stable Isotope mass spectrometer at CBL to obtain the TOC, TON, C/N, del-13 C and del-15N content of these samples (Cooper et al. 2015)..

Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument	mass spectrometer sediment sampler - grab
Platform	Norseman II

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Surface Sediment Size and Chemistry Data, Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (AMBON) Chukchi Sea research cruise on RV Norseman II from 2015-08-12 to 2015-09-03 and 2017-08-06 to 2017-08-22 (NCEI Accession 0178029)

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