Abstract:

Surface plankton samples were collected during CONCORDE cruise PTS01 (October 28th-November 5th, 2015) using a Neuston (1 x 2 m frame) fitted with a 505-µm mesh net. The Neuston was fished for 10-minutes at the air-sea interface between the Chandeleur Islands and the Alabama/Florida border to assess the horizontal distribution of plankton under low freshwater discharge conditions characteristic of the Fall.

Suggested Citation:

Frank J. Hernandez. 2017. Neuston sample collection data in the northern Gulf of Mexico, cruise PTS01, October – November 2015. Distributed by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7HM56GX

Purpose:

The intent of this dataset is to describe the station and field conditions for each neuston sample collected during the Fall CONCORDE field campaign (October-November).

Data Parameters and Units:

Tow Number- Unique number assigned to each neuston tow Cruise- Unique name assigned to each research cruise Date- Date of sample collection in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) Station- Region where sample was collected: ECORR (Eastern Corridor), MCORR (Mobile Corridor), WCORR (Western Corridor), Array (Mooring Array) CONCORDE Sample Number- Unique number assigned to each plankton sample Water Depth (m)- Depth recorded on station based on vessel instrumentation Wind Speed- Wind speed recorded by research personnel while on station Wind Direction- Wind direction recorded by research personnel while on station Sea State- Sea state recorded by research personnel while on station Weather State- Weather state recorded by research personnel while on station Start Time Time (UTC)- recorded by research personnel at the start of the neuston tow Start Latitude (degrees)- Latitude (degrees) recorded by research personnel at the start of the neuston tow Start Latitude (minutes)- Latitude (minutes) recorded by research personnel at the start of the neuston tow Start Longitude (degrees)- Longitude (degrees) recorded by research personnel at the start of the neuston tow Start Longitude (minutes)- Longitude (minutes) recorded by research personnel at the start of the neuston tow End Time Time (UTC)- recorded by research personnel at the end of the neuston tow End Latitude (degrees)- Latitude (degrees) recorded by research personnel at the end of the neuston tow End Latitude (minutes)- Latitude (minutes) recorded by research personnel at the end of the neuston tow End Longitude (degrees)- Longitude (degrees) recorded by research personnel at the end of the neuston tow End Longitude (minutes)- Longitude (minutes) recorded by research personnel at the end of the neuston tow Tow Time- Duration of the tow (mm:ss) Mesh Size- Net mesh size (µm)

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