NMFS Office of Science & Technology   |   Marine Ecosystems Division   <-- back to previous page -- Sampling Metadata   <-  Pelagic Ecosystems of the Tropical Atlantic (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 Bottle (type not specified) unspecified bottles "surface" 627 33.9 % Bottle (type not specified) unspecified bottles down-to ~50 m 220 11.9 % Bottle (type not specified) unspecified bottles down-to ~100 m 148 8.0 % Bottle (type not specified) unspecified bottles down-to ~250 m 9 0.5 % Bottle (type not specified) unspecified bottles down-to ~500 m 8 0.4 % Bogorov-Rass Net 300 um vertical down-to ~50 m 4 0.2 % Bogorov-Rass Net 300 um vertical down-to ~100 m 7 0.4 % Bogorov-Rass Net 300 um vertical down-to ~250 m 19 1.0 % Bogorov-Rass Net 300 um vertical down-to ~500 m 68 3.7 % Bogorov-Rass Net 300 um vertical down-to ~1000 m 11 0.6 % Bogorov-Rass Net 333 um vertical down-to ~500 m 6 0.3 % opening-closing JUDAY net 112 um vertical down-to ~50 m 2 0.1 % opening-closing JUDAY net 112 um vertical down-to ~500 m 6 0.3 % opening-closing JUDAY net 125 um vertical under ~25 m 9 0.5 % opening-closing JUDAY net 125 um vertical down-to ~50 m 70 3.8 % opening-closing JUDAY net 125 um vertical down-to ~100 m 268 14.5 % opening-closing JUDAY net 125 um vertical down-to ~250 m 151 8.2 % opening-closing JUDAY net 125 um vertical down-to ~500 m 129 7.0 % opening-closing JUDAY net 125 um vertical down-to ~1000 m 18 1.0 % opening-closing JUDAY net 125 um vertical to-below 1000 m 8 0.4 % opening-closing JUDAY net 145 um vertical under ~25 m 1 0.1 % opening-closing JUDAY net 145 um vertical down-to ~50 m 5 0.3 % opening-closing JUDAY net 145 um vertical down-to ~100 m 22 1.2 % opening-closing JUDAY net 145 um vertical down-to ~250 m 2 0.1 % opening-closing JUDAY net 145 um vertical down-to ~500 m 22 1.2 % opening-closing JUDAY net 145 um vertical down-to ~1000 m 7 0.4 %     TOTAL TOWS 1847   Sub-Collection:   Pelagic Ecosystems of the Tropical Atlantic COPEPOD https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/copepod Web v14.1   [ 2017-Sep ]