NMFS Office of Science & Technology   |   Marine Ecosystems Division   <-- back to previous page -- Sampling Metadata   <-  IOSDL 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 Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 320 um horizontal "surface" 10 0.7 % Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 320 um oblique "surface" 20 1.4 % Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 320 um oblique down-to ~100 m 3 0.2 % Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 320 um oblique down-to ~250 m 9 0.6 % Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 320 um oblique down-to ~500 m 16 1.1 % Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 320 um oblique down-to ~1000 m 33 2.3 % Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 320 um oblique to-below 1000 m 16 1.1 % Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 320 um layered down-to ~50 m 48 3.3 % Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 320 um layered down-to ~100 m 51 3.5 % Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 320 um layered down-to ~250 m 96 6.6 % Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 320 um layered down-to ~500 m 176 12.0 % Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 320 um layered down-to ~1000 m 192 13.1 % Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 320 um layered to-below 1000 m 56 3.8 % Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 4500 um horizontal "surface" 1 0.1 % Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 4500 um oblique "surface" 21 1.4 % Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 4500 um oblique down-to ~100 m 4 0.3 % Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 4500 um oblique down-to ~250 m 8 0.5 % Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 4500 um oblique down-to ~500 m 16 1.1 % Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 4500 um oblique down-to ~1000 m 35 2.4 % Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 4500 um oblique to-below 1000 m 15 1.0 % Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 4500 um layered down-to ~50 m 53 3.6 % Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 4500 um layered down-to ~100 m 52 3.6 % Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 4500 um layered down-to ~250 m 96 6.6 % Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 4500 um layered down-to ~500 m 177 12.1 % Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 4500 um layered down-to ~1000 m 196 13.4 % Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT) 4500 um layered to-below 1000 m 61 4.2 %     TOTAL TOWS 1461   Sub-Collection:   IOSDL Zooplankton COPEPOD https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/copepod Web v14.1   [ 2017-Sep ]