NMFS Office of Science & Technology   |   Marine Ecosystems Division   <-- back to previous page -- Sampling Metadata   <-  BCF - POFI (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 Plankton Net (Silk) 310 um horizontal "surface" 58 3.7 % Plankton Net (Silk) 310 um oblique under ~25 m 8 0.5 % Plankton Net (Silk) 310 um oblique down-to ~50 m 6 0.4 % Plankton Net (Silk) 310 um oblique down-to ~100 m 2 0.1 % Plankton Net (Silk) 310 um oblique down-to ~250 m 166 10.5 % Plankton Net (Silk) 310 um oblique down-to ~500 m 8 0.5 % Plankton Net (Silk) 310 um layered down-to ~50 m 23 1.4 % Plankton Net (Silk) 310 um layered down-to ~100 m 62 3.9 % Plankton Net (Silk) 310 um layered down-to ~250 m 30 1.9 % Plankton Net (type not specified) 310 um oblique down-to ~50 m 160 10.1 % Plankton Net (type not specified) 310 um oblique down-to ~50 m 241 15.2 % Plankton Net (type not specified) 310 um oblique down-to ~100 m 3 0.2 % Plankton Net (type not specified) 310 um oblique down-to ~100 m 178 11.2 % Plankton Net (type not specified) 310 um oblique down-to ~250 m 122 7.7 % Clarke-Bumpus Sampler 310 um horizontal "surface" 5 0.3 % Clarke-Bumpus Sampler 310 um layered down-to ~100 m 6 0.4 % Clarke-Bumpus Sampler 310 um layered down-to ~250 m 18 1.1 % 1-meter (diameter) plankton net 650 um oblique under ~25 m 2 0.1 % 1-meter (diameter) plankton net 650 um oblique down-to ~50 m 16 1.0 % 1-meter (diameter) plankton net 650 um oblique down-to ~100 m 263 16.6 % 1-meter (diameter) plankton net 650 um oblique down-to ~250 m 210 13.2 %     TOTAL TOWS 1587   Sub-Collection:   BCF - POFI COPEPOD https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/copepod Web v14.1   [ 2017-Sep ]