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Plankton taxa and counts collected using plankton nets and traps from various platforms worldwide from 1928 to 1987 (NCEI Accession 0000561)

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This dataset includes plankton taxa and counts, gear type, tow type, net mouth diameter and mesh size. The data were collected from 1928 through 1987 from numerous vessels worldwide. The data were compiled by the Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (SOSC) and submitted to NODC in 1994.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (2001). Plankton taxa and counts collected using plankton nets and traps from various platforms worldwide from 1928 to 1987 (NCEI Accession 0000561). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0000561. Accessed [date].

Dataset Identifiers

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gov.noaa.nodc:0000561

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Distribution Formats	SOSC
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Distributor	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 NCEI.Info@noaa.gov
Dataset Point of Contact	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov

Time Period	1928-01-21 to 1987-08-18
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: 6.25 East: -9.23 South: -78.5 North: 88.35
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Publication Dates	publication: 2001-08-23 revision: 2019-09-17
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
Purpose	This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
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: Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (2001). Plankton taxa and counts collected using plankton nets and traps from various platforms worldwide from 1928 to 1987 (NCEI Accession 0000561). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0000561. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center
Contributors	US DOC; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Smithsonian Institution Stanford University University of Connecticut (UConn) University of Miami (UM) California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo University of Georgia (UGA) University of Southern California (USC) Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (SOSC) US DOC; NOAA; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Duke University International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) University of Maine (UMO) United States Coast Guard (USCG) Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Texas A&M University (TAMU) University of California - San Diego; Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO)
Resource Providers	Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (SOSC)
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS PLANKTON SPECIES IDENTIFICATION SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - COUNT TAXONOMIC CODE NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS biological plankton WMO_CategoryCode oceanography Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PROTISTS > PLANKTON EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > PLANKTON
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Duke University International Pacific Halibut Commission Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center Stanford University Texas A&M University United States Coast Guard University of California - San Diego; Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of Connecticut University of Georgia University of Maine University of Miami University of Southern California US DOC; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration US DOC; NOAA; National Marine Fisheries Service Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NMFS > National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce UMAINE > University of Maine WHOI > WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION
Platform keywords	NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS ALAMINOS ANTON BRUUN ARGO ARLIS I ARLIS II BERING STRAIT CHARLES H. GILBERT EASTWARD HERO HUGH M. SMITH ICE ISLAND LETS GO LYNCH NOAA Ship Albatross IV NOAA Ship David Starr Jordan NOAA Ship Discoverer OIKOS RV Alpha Helix SIGANUS TE VEGA UNDAUNTED USCGC Glacier USCGC NORTHWIND USCGC Rockaway USNS De Steiguer USNS ELTANIN USNS James M. Gilliss USNS Thomas Washington USS DAVIS WESTWARD XIPHIAS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords Ships ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes ALAMINOS (ICES code: 31OS) ALBATROSS IV (call sign: WMVF, ICES code: 31A4, 1963-2008) ALPHA HELIX (call sign: WSD7078, ICES code: 31HX, 1966) ANTON BRUUN (ICES code: 31AO) ARGO (ICES code: 31AR) ARLIS I (ICES code: 31AW) ARLIS II (ICES code: 31AY) BERING STRAIT (ICES code: 31BS) C. H. GILBERT (ICES code: 31CG) DAVID STARR JORDAN (call sign: WTDK, ICES code: 31JD, 1966-2010) DAVIS (call sign: NDLV, ICES code: 31DI) DE STEIGUER (ICES code: 315D) DISCOVERER (ICES code: 31DS) EASTWARD (ICES code: 31EZ) ELTANIN (ICES code: 31ET, 1962-1975) GILLISS (ICES code: 31GI) GLACIER (ICES code: 31GL) H. M. SMITH (ICES code: 31HS) HERO (ICES code: 316J) ICE ISLAND (ICES code: 31T3) LETS GO (ICES code: 320M) LYNCH (ICES code: 31LY) NORTHWIND (call sign: NRFJ, ICES code: 31NW, 1945-1989) OIKOS (ICES code: 3311) ROCKAWAY (ICES code: 31RC) SIGANUS (ICES code: 3312) TE VEGA (ICES code: 31V5) THOMAS WASHINGTON (call sign: KGWU, ICES code: 31WT, 1965-1992) UNDAUNTED (ICES code: 31UN) WESTWARD (ICES code: 3195) XIPHIAS (ICES code: 32XI)
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS net - plankton net trap - plankton Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords PLANKTON NETS TRAPS > TRAPS Originator Sampling Gear Description BPS (Bathy Pel Smplr) Bongo Net Clarke-Bumpus Net Closing Net Indian Ocean Standard Net MPS (Mult Plankton Smplr) Meter Net Micro Net NORPAC Net Neuston Net Open Net POFI Net PUMP Plankton Net Plankton Trap Ring Net Speed Net WP2 NET Water Pump
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS World-Wide Distribution Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL OCEAN
Project keywords	NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Cooperative Study of the Kuroshio and Adjacent Regions (CSK) International Cooperative Effort Toward Understanding of the Oceanography of the Eastern TROpical PACific (EASTROPAC) International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE) Marine Resources Monitoring, Assessment and Prediction (MARMAP) PACIFIC OCEAN FISH and INVERTS (POFI) UNITED STATES ANTARCTIC RESEARCH PROGRAM (USARP) Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords MARMAP > Marine Resources, Monitoring, Assessment and Prediction USARP > U.S. Antarctic Research Program
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0000561

Use Constraints	Cite as: Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (2001). Plankton taxa and counts collected using plankton nets and traps from various platforms worldwide from 1928 to 1987 (NCEI Accession 0000561). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0000561. 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.

Lineage information for: dataset
Processing Steps	2001-08-23T13:49:18Z - NCEI Accession 0000561 v1.1 was published. 2019-09-17T15:16:17Z - NCEI Accession 0000561 was revised and v2.2 was published. Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 0000561 v1.1 NCEI Accession 0000561 v1.1 (download) published 2001-08-23T13:49:18Z NCEI Accession 0000561 v2.2 NCEI Accession 0000561 v2.2 (download) published 2019-09-17T15:16:17Z

Lineage information for: dataset

Processing Steps

2001-08-23T13:49:18Z - NCEI Accession 0000561 v1.1 was published.
2019-09-17T15:16:17Z - NCEI Accession 0000561 was revised and v2.2 was published.
Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.

Output Datasets

NCEI Accession 0000561 v1.1
- NCEI Accession 0000561 v1.1 (download)
  published 2001-08-23T13:49:18Z

NCEI Accession 0000561 v2.2
- NCEI Accession 0000561 v2.2 (download)
  published 2019-09-17T15:16:17Z

Lineage information for: repository
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 - plankton net trap - plankton
Platform	ALAMINOS ANTON BRUUN ARGO ARLIS I ARLIS II BERING STRAIT CHARLES H. GILBERT EASTWARD HERO HUGH M. SMITH ICE ISLAND LETS GO LYNCH NOAA Ship Albatross IV NOAA Ship David Starr Jordan NOAA Ship Discoverer OIKOS RV Alpha Helix SIGANUS TE VEGA UNDAUNTED USCGC Glacier USCGC NORTHWIND USCGC Rockaway USNS De Steiguer USNS ELTANIN USNS James M. Gilliss USNS Thomas Washington USS DAVIS WESTWARD XIPHIAS

Acquisition Information (collection)

Instrument

net - plankton net
trap - plankton

Platform

ALAMINOS
ANTON BRUUN
ARGO
ARLIS I
ARLIS II
BERING STRAIT
CHARLES H. GILBERT
EASTWARD
HERO
HUGH M. SMITH
ICE ISLAND
LETS GO
LYNCH
NOAA Ship Albatross IV
NOAA Ship David Starr Jordan
NOAA Ship Discoverer
OIKOS
RV Alpha Helix
SIGANUS
TE VEGA
UNDAUNTED
USCGC Glacier
USCGC NORTHWIND
USCGC Rockaway
USNS De Steiguer
USNS ELTANIN
USNS James M. Gilliss
USNS Thomas Washington
USS DAVIS
WESTWARD
XIPHIAS

Last Modified: 2022-09-27T20:09:52Z
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Plankton taxa and counts collected using plankton nets and traps from various platforms worldwide from 1928 to 1987 (NCEI Accession 0000561)

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