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Phytoplankton enumeration and biomass calculations from samples collected in the Fram Strait, Greenland Basin and Svalbard region during 2017-2018
Collection and preservation of open ocean water samples from stations along a transect up the east coastline of Greenland and then across the Fram Strait to Svalbard during May 2018 & August 2019. Two cruises in total to cover annual changes, both on board the James Clark Ross (RRS). A standard CTD cast was deployed to collect the samples, depths were surface and the chlorophyll maximum, selected to support zooplankton net sampling and other on board experiments. Research assistants from SAMS (Scottish Association for Marine Science) were responsible for the sample collection on JR17-005, Dave Pond of Stirling University was responsible for collection on JR18-007. Elaine Mitchell of SAMS was responsible for the sample analysis and data processing.
Funding was provided by the DIAPOD - NERC Thematic grant - Changing Arctic Ocean (CAO) programme - NE/P006213/1
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- Alternate title
- Polar Data Centre (PDC) record GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01461
- Date (Publication)
- 2021-01-26
- Identifier
- http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/dms/metadata.php?id= / GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01461
- Maintenance and update frequency
- unknown Unknown
- Keywords
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- NDGO0001
- NERC OAI Harvesting
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- NERC_DDC
- GCMD Parameter Valids
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- EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Biomass
- EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Microbiota Taxonomy > Phytoplankton
- EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Environment Monitoring
- BAS Free-text keywords
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- C:N ratio
- Fram Strait
- biomass
- enumeration
- phytoplankton
- Use limitation
- This data is governed by the NERC data policy http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/sites/data/policy/ and supplied under Open Government Licence v.3 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.
- Access constraints
- otherRestrictions Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- This data is governed by the NERC data policy http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/sites/data/policy/ and supplied under Open Government Licence v.3 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.
- Metadata language
- EnglishEnglish
- Topic category
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- Biota
- Environment
- Oceans
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- Begin date
- 2019-07-31
- End date
- 2019-08-31
- Reference system identifier
- OGP / urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
- Distribution format
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- OnLine resource
- GET DATA ( http )
- Hierarchy level
- dataset Dataset
Domain consistency
- Measure identification
- INSPIRE / Conformity_001
Conformance result
- Date
- Explanation
- See the referenced specification
- Pass
- No
- Statement
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Sizing of cells for biomass calculations were done using an eye piece graticule on the microscope, a maximum of 30 cells of each type were sized for each sample - where possible - from the chlorophyll maximum depth. A small number of images were taken and the manual eyepiece measurements were compared to the measurements taken using the Axio imager software and in each case they were almost the same if you rounded up the imaging sizes to the nearest micron.
David Pond at Stirling University checked the data for errors/alterations before submission.
- File identifier
- GB_NERC_BAS_PDC_01461 XML
- Metadata language
- EnglishEnglish
- Hierarchy level
- dataset Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2021-01-26
- Metadata standard name
- NERC profile of ISO19115:2003
- Metadata standard version
- 1.0
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