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Abundance data for the copepod species Calanus pacificus and Metridia pacifica collected at a fixed station in Dabob Bay, Hood Canal, Puget Sound, Washington during six cruises aboard the CLIFFORD A. BARNES, October 2006 - April 2008 (NCEI Accession 0058858)

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This dataset includes abundance data for females of the copepod species Calanus pacificus and Metridia pacifica, collected from closing vertical ring net tows conducted during 6 cruises to Dabob Bay, WA in 2006 - 2008 at a single fixed station in Puget Sound WA (47 46.14N, 122 50.10W). Nets were Puget Sound-type ring nets, with diameters of either 50 cm, 60 cm, or 1 m, depending on the cruise and the operation.

These samples were collected for NSF the funded project, NSF OCE-0525943 "Forays and foraging by marine zooplankton". Samples were collected primarily at night, but occasional day time samples (for comparison of vertical distribution) were made on some cruises.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Pierson, James J.; Horn Point Laboratory (2009). Abundance data for the copepod species Calanus pacificus and Metridia pacifica collected at a fixed station in Dabob Bay, Hood Canal, Puget Sound, Washington during six cruises aboard the CLIFFORD A. BARNES, October 2006 - April 2008 (NCEI Accession 0058858). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0058858. Accessed [date].

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gov.noaa.nodc:0058858

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Time Period	2006-10-12 to 2008-04-15
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -122.835 East: -122.835 South: 47.769 North: 47.769
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Associated Resources

Pierson, J. J., Frost, B. W., Thoreson, D., Leising, A. W., Postel, J. R., & Nuwer, M. (2009). Trapping migrating zooplankton. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, 7(5), 334–346. https://doi.org/10.4319/lom.2009.7.334
- https://doi.org/10.4319/lom.2009.7.334
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Pierson, James J.; Horn Point Laboratory (2008). CTD cast data collected in Dabob Bay, Hood Canal, Puget Sound, Washington during eight cruises aboard the CLIFFORD A. BARNES, May 2006 - April 2008 (NCEI Accession 0041970). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0041970.
- https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0041970
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Publication Dates	publication: 2009-10-20 creation: 2009-10-20
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	Some of this data has been published (Pierson et al. 2009), and nearly all of it has been presented in poster or oral presentations. Additional manuscripts are in preparation. These data are companions to the CTD data under NCEI Accession 0041970.
Purpose	These data were collected as part of a project to determine how the behavior of individual zooplankters affects their vertical distribution, over hourly temporal and 1-meter spatial scales. The net samples were collected to determine the vertical distribution of females of two species of copepod, Calanus pacificus and Metridia pacifica, and to estimate their flux into and out of the chlorophyll-rich surface mixed layer.
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: Pierson, James J.; Horn Point Laboratory (2009). Abundance data for the copepod species Calanus pacificus and Metridia pacifica collected at a fixed station in Dabob Bay, Hood Canal, Puget Sound, Washington during six cruises aboard the CLIFFORD A. BARNES, October 2006 - April 2008 (NCEI Accession 0058858). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0058858. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Pierson, James J. Horn Point Laboratory (UMCES HPL) Horn Point Laboratory
Principal Investigators	Bruce W. Frost UW School of Oceanography James Postel UW School of Oceanography James J. Pierson Horn Point Laboratory (UMCES HPL)
Contributors	Horn Point Laboratory (UMCES HPL) University of Washington (UW)
Resource Providers	James J. Pierson Horn Point Laboratory (UMCES HPL) Horn Point Laboratory (UMCES HPL)
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Acknowledgments	Funding: NSF Award Number OCE-0525943 ("Forays and Foraging by Marine Zooplankton")

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS ZOOPLANKTON ZOOPLANKTON ABUNDANCE ZOOPLANKTON SPECIES IDENTITIES NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS biological WMO_CategoryCode oceanography Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > PLANKTON > ZOOPLANKTON
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Horn Point Laboratory University of Washington NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Horn Point Laboratory Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce UMCES/HPL > Horns Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Platform keywords	NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS R/V Clifford A. Barnes ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes CLIFFORD A. BARNES (call sign: WRN5495, ICES code: 33CB, 1982-)
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS net net - plankton net net - zooplankton net Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords NETS > NETS PLANKTON NETS
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Puget Sound Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0058858

Use Constraints	Cite as: Pierson, James J.; Horn Point Laboratory (2009). Abundance data for the copepod species Calanus pacificus and Metridia pacifica collected at a fixed station in Dabob Bay, Hood Canal, Puget Sound, Washington during six cruises aboard the CLIFFORD A. BARNES, October 2006 - April 2008 (NCEI Accession 0058858). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0058858. 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.
Fees	In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.

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Processing Steps	2009-10-20T19:42:34Z - NCEI Accession 0058858 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 0058858 v1.1 NCEI Accession 0058858 v1.1 (download) published 2009-10-20T19:42:34Z

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Processing Steps	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.

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Processing Steps

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	net net - plankton net net - zooplankton net
Platform	R/V Clifford A. Barnes

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Abundance data for the copepod species Calanus pacificus and Metridia pacifica collected at a fixed station in Dabob Bay, Hood Canal, Puget Sound, Washington during six cruises aboard the CLIFFORD A. BARNES, October 2006 - April 2008 (NCEI Accession 0058858)

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