Upper ocean data for dissolved sulfur gases and optical properties collected during an Atlantic meridional transect from England to the Falkland Islands in Sept-Oct 1998.

These data were collected during the cruise listed below: NBP0302 (AnSlope I - Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory cruise ID)

Temperature profile and chemical data were collected using CTD casts from USCGC POLAR SEA and other platforms in the Ross Sea from 19 December 1976 to 06 February 1985. Data were submitted by the Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory with support from the Deep Freeze project. Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard High-Resolution CTD/STD (F022) format. The F022 format contains high-resolution data collected using CTD (conductivity-temperature-depth) and STD (salinity-temperature-depth) instruments. As they are lowered and raised in the oceans, these electronic devices provide nearly continuous profiles of temperature, salinity, and other parameters. Data values may be subject to averaging or filtering or obtained by interpolation and may be reported at depth intervals as fine as 1m. Cruise and instrument information, position, date, time and sampling interval are reported for each station. Environmental data at the time of the cast (meteorological and sea surface conditions) may also be reported. The data record comprises values of temperature, salinity or conductivity, density (computed sigma-t), and possibly dissolved oxygen or transmissivity at specified depth or pressure levels. Data may be reported at either equally or unequally spaced depth or pressure intervals. A text record is available for comments.

Physical and biological data were collected using fluorometer and CTD casts from the ROGER REVELLE in the Southern Oceans from 12 January 1998 to 03 February 1998. Data were submitted by Dr. Robert O'Malley of the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University with support from the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study / Southern Ocean (JGOFS/Southern Ocean) project.

This dataset includes hydrographic data referenced in the following two reports: Van Woert, M. L., D. Pryor, E. Quiroz, R. Slonaker, W. A. Stone, 2000: Hydrography of the Ross Sea Continental Shelf During the ROAVERRS, NBP96-06, Cruise December 1996 - January 1997. NOAA Technical Report, NESDIS 96. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD, 278 pp. Van Woert, M. L., L. Gordon, J. Grebmeier, R. Holmbeck, T. Henderson, W. F. Van Woert, 2000: Hydrography of the Ross Sea Continental Shelf During the ROAVERRS, NBP97-09, Cruise December 1997 - January 1998. NOAA Technical Report, NESDIS 97. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD, 255 pp. The ROAVERRS hydrographic data sets consist of both discrete bottle samples and continuous downcast profile data.

Temperature profile, nutrients and other data were collected using bottle casts from NATHANIEL B. PALMER and ROGER REVELLE in the Southern Oceans. Data were collected from 06 September 1996 to 31 March 1998. Data were collected by Duke University and other institutions with support from the JGOFS Antarctic environments Southern Ocean Process Study (JGOFS/AESOPS) project.

Ocean biology data were collected in Southern Drake Passage and Scotia Sea during two research cruises supported by NSF awards. These two cruises, namely LMG0402 and NBP0606, were conducted during February to March 2004 and July to August 2006, respectively. Dataset includes concentration of pigments in phytoplankton, particulate organic matter concentration, macronutrients, primary productivity and microbial biomass and productivity.

Palmer Long Term Ecological Research (PAL-LTER) Temperature and Salinity profile data collected west of the Antarctic Peninsula. These data from January/February 2006 are part of the ongoing collection of ecological data generally on an equal area grain 400 km long (roughly parallel to the coast) and extending offshore about 200 km to include the continental slope.

Phytoplankton and other data were collected in the Antarctic from the NATHANIEL B. PALMER and ROGER REVELL from 17 October 1996 to 15 March 1998. Bottle data include enumeration and counts of bacteria, picoplankton, nanoplankton and nano microplankton. Bottle data also include concentrations of trace metals. CTD data include conductivity, temperature, and salinity profiles. Data were collected in support of the US Joint Global Ocean Flux Study / Antarctic Environments Southern Ocean Process Study (JGOFS/AESOPS).

Palmer Long Term Ecological Research (PAL-LTER) Temperature and Salinity profile data collected west of the Antarctic Peninsula. These data from January 2004 are part of the ongoing collection of ecological data generally on an equal area grain 400 km long (roughly parallel to the coast) and extending offshore about 200 km to include the continental slope.