©2020 Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office.MOCNESS-1 Plankton Abundances from the R/V Wecoma, R/V New Horizon W0004B, NH0005, W0007A, NH0007, W0009A, W0204A, W0205A from the Northeast Pacific, 2000 and 2002 (NEP project)
U.S. GLOBEC Northeast Pacific California Current Program MOCNESS Plankton (MOC1) Data
Data Collections were done as part of several projects.
Contact for this dataset is:
Dr. William Peterson (bill.peterson@noaa.gov)
Phone: 541-867-0201
All inquiries about this data should be directed to Dr. Peterson.
Data Description
The MOC1 data are organized by cruise within year. The master page (Level 0) lists all of the cruises in chronological order. Clicking on a cruise will show all of the casts collected/processes from that cruise (Level 1). Clicking on a cast will bring up the Level 2 file that shows all of the samples (nets) processed from that cast. Clicking on the sample_id (ranges from "1" to "8" for this type of data) will display the Level 3 data, which are the actual taxonomic categories and abundances for that particular sample. Additional info about the variables is described below.
| Program Codes | Description |
|---|---|
| LTOP | samples collected on Long-term Observation Program Cruises (ca. 4-6 cruises per year; all sample the Newport Hydrographic (NH) Line; some sample other standard lines further south) |
| MESO_1 | samples collected from process cruise in June 2000 |
| MESO_2 | samples collected from process cruise in August 2000 |
| MESO_3 | samples collected from process cruise in June 2002 |
| Life Stage Info Codes (partial listing) |
Description |
|---|---|
| most are self-explanatory; Male, Female, CV ==> Copepodite 5, Zoea, Nauplii, N2 => Nauplius 2, Egg--a few are not, esp. for the euphausiids (Thysanoessa and Euphausia) | |
| F2 | Second Stage Furcilia (aka Furcilia 2) |
| F3 | Third Stage Furcilia (aka Furcilia 3) |
| F1_0 | First Stage Furcilia with 0 legs |
| F2_32 or Furcilia_2_3L2S | Second Stage Furcilia with 3 pairs of legs total, with 2 pairs of legs having setae; this xLyS pattern is common, with x and y varying depending on stage of development |
| MOCNESS Sample Analysis Protocols from "comments" field | |
|---|---|
| Comment | Description |
| Proc_Protocol=0 | (Standard Protocol): 1) Count, sex, measure, and stage all euphausiid species. 2) Count and measure Limacina pteropods 3) Count, stage, and measure both spp. of Neocalanus 4) Count and measure "Big Stuff" (large zooplankton, i.e., fish larvae, squid, octopi, jellies, other shrimp, etc...) |
| Proc_Protocol=1 | (Euphausiids only Protocol): 1) Count, sex, measure, and stage all euphausiids. |
| Proc_Protocol=2 | ('Acoustic Calibrations' Protocol): 1) Count, sex, and measure all euphausiids (Adults and juveniles ONLY). 2) Count and measure Limacina pteropods. |
Metadata last updated 29 May 2012;smr, BCO-DMO
Peterson, W. (2011) MOCNESS-1 Plankton Abundances from the R/V Wecoma, R/V New Horizon W0004B, NH0005, W0007A, NH0007, W0009A, W0204A, W0205A from the Northeast Pacific, 2000 and 2002 (NEP project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2011-06-28 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.2454.1 [access date]
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