NMFS Office of Science & Technology   |   Marine Ecosystems Division   <-- back to previous page -- Sampling Metadata   <-  INODC Zooplankton (Data Summary)   <-  COPEPOD: The Global Plankton Database     SAMPLING METADATA Sampling and Processing Summary Specific sampling methods and/or documentation were not available for this data set. Sampling Gear Net Mesh Tow Method ( depth range ) # of Tow % of all Tows Indian Ocean Standard Net (IOSN) 330 um vertical under ~25 m 11 0.5 % Indian Ocean Standard Net (IOSN) 330 um vertical down-to ~50 m 113 5.1 % Indian Ocean Standard Net (IOSN) 330 um vertical down-to ~100 m 77 3.5 % Indian Ocean Standard Net (IOSN) 330 um vertical down-to ~250 m 62 2.8 % Indian Ocean Standard Net (IOSN) 330 um vertical down-to ~500 m 54 2.4 % Indian Ocean Standard Net (IOSN) 330 um vertical down-to ~1000 m 1 0.1 % Indian Ocean Standard Net (IOSN) 330 um vertical to-below 1000 m 1 0.1 % Neuston Net 300 um horizontal "surface" 18 0.8 % Bongo Net 500 um vertical under ~25 m 2 0.1 % Bongo Net 500 um vertical down-to ~50 m 106 4.8 % Bongo Net 500 um layered down-to ~50 m 1 0.1 % Heron Tranter Net 330 um horizontal "surface" 309 14.0 % Heron Tranter Net 330 um vertical under ~25 m 109 4.9 % Heron Tranter Net 330 um vertical down-to ~50 m 378 17.1 % Heron Tranter Net 330 um vertical down-to ~100 m 82 3.7 % Heron Tranter Net 330 um vertical down-to ~250 m 536 24.3 % Heron Tranter Net 330 um vertical down-to ~500 m 48 2.2 % Heron Tranter Net 330 um layered down-to ~250 m 12 0.5 % Working Party Net (WP) (WPN) 200 um vertical under ~25 m 74 3.4 % Working Party Net (WP) (WPN) 200 um vertical down-to ~50 m 47 2.1 % Working Party Net (WP) (WPN) 200 um vertical down-to ~100 m 7 0.3 % Working Party Net (WP) (WPN) 200 um vertical down-to ~250 m 98 4.4 % Working Party Net (WP) (WPN) 200 um vertical down-to ~500 m 7 0.3 % Working Party Net (WP) (WPN) 200 um vertical down-to ~1000 m 5 0.2 % MPN/MPS - Multiple Plankton Net/Multiple Plankton Sampler 300 um vertical down-to ~250 m 17 0.8 % MPN/MPS - Multiple Plankton Net/Multiple Plankton Sampler 300 um vertical down-to ~500 m 13 0.6 % MPN/MPS - Multiple Plankton Net/Multiple Plankton Sampler 300 um vertical down-to ~1000 m 19 0.9 %     TOTAL TOWS 2207   Sub-Collection:   INODC Zooplankton COPEPOD https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/copepod Web v14.1   [ 2017-Sep ]