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Marine Pigments, Productivity, and Associated Chemistry Data Dictionary Release 4.0 from North American Coastline-South from 1965-01-01 to 1992-12-31 (NCEI Accession 9300056)

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This dataset consists of Marine Data Dictionary, Release 4.0, including phytoplankton pigments, primary productivity, and associated marine chemistry data collected worldwide from 1,860 stations between January 1965 and December 1992 was submitted by Dr. William Balch, Rosenstiel School of Marine Science, University of Miami in association with the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS). The data contained 52 files and 6,589 records. The data format written by Dr. Balch was designed to archive phytoplankton pigment and productivity data. A hardcopy of the README.TXT file was submitted in with other documentation; it includes a file list, data parameters, record layout, field descriptions, and descriptions of the parameter codes.
  • Cite as: Balch, William M.; Byrne, Charles (2002). Marine Pigments, Productivity, and Associated Chemistry Data Dictionary Release 4.0 from North American Coastline-South from 1965-01-01 to 1992-12-31 (NCEI Accession 9300056). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/9300056. Accessed [date].
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Distribution Formats
  • Marine Data Dictionary (Version: Release 4.0)
    • File Specification: 24-Feb-1995
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Time Period 1965-01-01 to 1992-12-31
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -69
East: -68.833333
South: 32
North: 33.666667
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Balch, William M.; Byrne, Charles (2002). Marine Pigments, Productivity, and Associated Chemistry Data Dictionary Release 3.0 from 1956-09-11 to 1992-04-30 (NCEI Accession 9400133). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/9400133.
  • Oceanographic observations at Ocean Station P; Sidney, B.C.: Institute of Ocean Sciences, 195-?-1981
  • Ocean Weather Station 'P', North Pacific Ocean, December 11, 1965 to March 9, 1966; Ottawa, Canada: Canadian Oceanographic Data Centre, 1966
  • Crawford cruise 27, May 18-28, 1959; 1959?
  • Crawford cruise 35, December 15-20, 1959; 1959?
  • Crawford cruise 38, March 14-19, 1960; 1960?
  • Chain cruise 2, December 8-18, 1958; 1958?
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2002-11-19
  • revision: 2013-03-18
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
Additional marine pigment and productivity data submitted by Dr. Balch is archived at NODC under accession number 9200060.

The publication listed below is related to the data collection and is available from the NOAA Central Library:

Ocean Weather Station 'P', North Pacific Ocean, December 11, 1965 to March 9, 1966. Ottawa, Canada : Canadian Oceanographic Data Centre, 1966.

AMS accession 7100957 references this data set. The following reports:

Crawford Cruise 27, May 18-28, 1959, Crawford Cruise 38, March 14-19, 1960; Crawford Cruise 35, December 15-20. 1959 and Chain Cruise 2, December 8-18, 1958.
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: Balch, William M.; Byrne, Charles (2002). Marine Pigments, Productivity, and Associated Chemistry Data Dictionary Release 4.0 from North American Coastline-South from 1965-01-01 to 1992-12-31 (NCEI Accession 9300056). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/9300056. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
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Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Balch, William M.; Byrne, Charles (2002). Marine Pigments, Productivity, and Associated Chemistry Data Dictionary Release 4.0 from North American Coastline-South from 1965-01-01 to 1992-12-31 (NCEI Accession 9300056). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/9300056. Accessed [date].
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  • 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.
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Processing Steps
  • 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z - NCEI Accession 9300056 v1.1 was published.
  • 2013-03-18T01:39:24Z - NCEI Accession 9300056 was revised and v1.2 was published.
    Rationale: Additional metadata files were received or created for this dataset. These updates were copied into the about/ 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.
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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
  • fluorometer
  • laboratory analysis
  • visual analysis
Platform
  • MULTIPLE SHIPS OF UNITED STATES
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