NMFS Office of Science & Technology   |   Marine Ecosystems Division   <-- back to previous page -- Sampling Metadata   <-  Discovery Cruises 1960 (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 Neuston Net 320 um horizontal "surface" 103 31.5 % Neuston Net 320 um horizontal "surface" 1 0.3 % Neuston Net 320 um horizontal "surface" 22 6.7 % Isaacs-Kidd Midwater Trawl (IKMT) 5000 um oblique down-to ~1000 m 1 0.3 % Isaacs-Kidd Midwater Trawl (IKMT) 5000 um oblique down-to ~1000 m 2 0.6 % Isaacs-Kidd Midwater Trawl (IKMT) 5000 um layered down-to ~500 m 1 0.3 % Isaacs-Kidd Midwater Trawl (IKMT) 5000 um layered down-to ~1000 m 1 0.3 % N70 - Discovery pattern N70 net 239 um vertical down-to ~50 m 8 2.4 % N70 - Discovery pattern N70 net 239 um vertical down-to ~100 m 2 0.6 % N70 - Discovery pattern N70 net 239 um vertical down-to ~250 m 1 0.3 % N70 - Discovery pattern N70 net 239 um vertical down-to ~500 m 4 1.2 % N70 - Discovery pattern N70 net 239 um vertical down-to ~1000 m 41 12.5 % N70 - Discovery pattern N70 net 239 um oblique down-to ~50 m 10 3.1 % N70 - Discovery pattern N70 net 239 um oblique down-to ~100 m 28 8.6 % N70 - Discovery pattern N70 net 239 um oblique down-to ~250 m 9 2.8 % N70 - Discovery pattern N70 net 239 um oblique down-to ~500 m 9 2.8 % N70 - Discovery pattern N70 net 239 um oblique down-to ~1000 m 84 25.7 %     TOTAL TOWS 327   Sub-Collection:   Discovery Cruises 1960 COPEPOD https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/copepod Web v14.1   [ 2017-Sep ]