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Title: CTD (Temperature, Salinity, Oxygen, Fluorescence) collected from Norseman2 in Bering Strait from 2013-07-04 to 2013-07-10 (NODC Accession 0136939)
Abstract: This archive is of data from 150 CTD casts taken during the 2013 Norseman2 cruise to the Bering Strait. For positions, see file headers or the cruise report accompanying these data.

Data were preliminary processed at sea, as per cruise report, and bottle files were obtained from this processing. Subsequently, significant issues were found with the data as regards to lack of reliability of salinity and oxygen on the downcasts. A reprocessing (described below) attempts to address these issues. (Bottle data were not reprocessed.)

This archive includes:
== the raw data files (.hdr, .hex. and .XMLCON) for each cast,
so the user may reprocess the data to their own standards.
== 2db average UPCAST data for each cast, as per Oct 2015 data
processing. As will be discussed below, these data provide (we believe) the most reliable salinity and oxygen data (although note no oxygen or salinity samples were taken for validation).
** The 2db resolution reflects uncertainty in the depth of the data
as the upcast data are being used. See further discussion below.
** Casts with particularly suspect salinity data at times of sharp
temperature gradients (Casts 83, 90,91,94,100,101,103) are placed in
a subdirectory.
== the .ros and .btl bottle data as obtained from the processing at
sea. We encourage those seeking parameters to match bottle samples to
consider also the 2db averaged cast data.

Summary of known problems
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Salinity values at times of sharp temperature gradient.
Salinity and oxygen values on the downcasts.
See notes below.

Funding Source:
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This work was funded by the National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs, as part of the Arctic Observing Network, grant ARC 0855748, "An Ocean Observing System for the Bering Strait, the Pacific Gateway to the Arctic - an integral part of the Arctic Observing Network" PIs: Rebecca Woodgate (UW), Tom Weingartner (UAF), Terry Whitledge (UAF) and Ron Lindsay (UW) UW=University of Washington, Seattle. UAF=University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
Date received: 20151014
Start date: 20130704
End date: 20130710
Seanames: Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea
West boundary: -168.955
East boundary: -166.327
North boundary: 69.03
South boundary: 65.582
Observation types: in situ
Instrument types: CTD - specific model
Datatypes: DISSOLVED OXYGEN, FLUORESCENCE, HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE, SALINITY, WATER TEMPERATURE
Submitter: Woodgate, Dr. Rebecca A.
Submitting institution: University of Washington
Collecting institutions: Oregon State University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Washington
Contributing projects: RUSALCA
Platforms: Norseman II (32QO)
Number of observations:
Supplementary information: Submission Package ID: FHPWL7
Availability date:
Metadata version: 4
Keydate: 2015-10-15 18:25:13+00
Editdate: 2015-12-08 13:20:08+00