Data from the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) Time Series and Process Studies, 1992 to 1997
This dataset includes physical, chemical, meteorological, and biological data, including zooplankton abundance, primary production, carotenoids, phaeophytin, fluorescence, phaeopigments, fatty acids, chlorophylls, aggregates and particulate matter, "marine snow", thymidine and leucine uptake, nitrate and saturated ammonium uptake rates, oxygen production, irradiance, Lu683, PAR, Thorium-234 activity, chemical concentrations, light attenuation and transmission, water temperature, currents, salinity, and other data.
These data were collected during the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) Arabian Sea Process Study between 1992 and 1997, the Equatorial Pacific (EqPac) Process Study along 140°W during 1992, the Antarctic Environment and Southern Ocean Process Study (AESOPS), 1996 to 1998, and the North Atlantic Bloom Experiment (NABE) April through July 1989, as well as the Bermuda Atlantic Time Series (BATS) study which began in 1989. This dataset also includes data from other related JGOFS Antarctic and Southern Ocean expeditions, including the Antarctic Polar Frontal Zone (APFZ) cruises in 1997 and 1998, the ANT X/6 expedition and Oregon State University cruises on POLAR DUKE between 1990 and 1995. As an extra added bonus, this dataset also includes the North Pacific Process Study (NPPS) CD-ROM that was produced by the Japan Oceanographic Data Center (JODC).
The U.S. Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) Equatorial Pacific (EqPac) process study was conducted along 140°W during the calendar year 1992. Four process cruises took place, with a fifth benthic cruise and sediment trap legs adding to the overall study.
Most Hawaii Ocean Times Series (HOT) data are available separately, although some HOT data are included in this dataset.
These data were collected during the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) Arabian Sea Process Study between 1992 and 1997, the Equatorial Pacific (EqPac) Process Study along 140°W during 1992, the Antarctic Environment and Southern Ocean Process Study (AESOPS), 1996 to 1998, and the North Atlantic Bloom Experiment (NABE) April through July 1989, as well as the Bermuda Atlantic Time Series (BATS) study which began in 1989. This dataset also includes data from other related JGOFS Antarctic and Southern Ocean expeditions, including the Antarctic Polar Frontal Zone (APFZ) cruises in 1997 and 1998, the ANT X/6 expedition and Oregon State University cruises on POLAR DUKE between 1990 and 1995. As an extra added bonus, this dataset also includes the North Pacific Process Study (NPPS) CD-ROM that was produced by the Japan Oceanographic Data Center (JODC).
The U.S. Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) Equatorial Pacific (EqPac) process study was conducted along 140°W during the calendar year 1992. Four process cruises took place, with a fifth benthic cruise and sediment trap legs adding to the overall study.
Most Hawaii Ocean Times Series (HOT) data are available separately, although some HOT data are included in this dataset.
Dataset Citation
- Cite as: U.S. Joint Global Ocean Flux Study Program (1996). Data from the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) Time Series and Process Studies, 1992 to 1997. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/US-JGOFS-Program. Accessed [date].
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| Time Period | 1968-01-01 to 2003-01-01 |
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West: -179.684
East: 87.97
South: -78.05
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| 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 | The broad outlines of the project were described by Murray et al. (Oceanography, 5: 134-142, 1992). The scientific results have been described in a series of Deep-Sea Research Special Issues. The publications listed below are related to the data collection and are available from the NOAA Central Library: U.S. JGOFS Equatorial Pacific Process Study : sampling and analytical protocols. Woods Hole, Mass. : U.S. JGOFS Planning and Coordination Office, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1993. North Atlantic Bloom Experiment, April-July 1989 : data report. Woods Hole, Mass. : U.S. JGOFS Planning and Coordination Office, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1991. Note: Preliminary metadata for this dataset was extracted from a legacy database maintained by the U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC). The design of the database did not exactly reflect the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM). Principal Investigator (PI) and organization contact information accurately represents all available information from the legacy database at the time that this description was created. However, proper attribution of a PI to a specific institution or the role (submitting or collecting) taken by an institution may not be correct due to inexact mapping between fields in the legacy database and the CSDGM. Due to this uncertainty, the contact information was initially recorded in the Supplemental Information element of the CSDGM description. To develop more accurate metadata, NCEI reviews metadata for all datasets on an ongoing basis. |
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