Weekly sampling of zooplankton species at Station L4 in the English Channel has been conducted since 1988, with additional shorter time series for copepod egg production, phytoplankton species, and environmental parameters. The project, by SCIOPS, assembles these observations for graphical analysis and uses a 1D model to examine interannual variability in copepod populations.
Use Cases
- Analyze interannual variability in zooplankton species abundance from the weekly time-series data.
- Model copepod egg production based on food type using the 1D model and associated phytoplankton succession data.
- Examine correlations between environmental parameter time series and specific zooplankton population changes.
- Perform multi-variate analysis on the assembled observations to understand drivers of population changes at L4.
Strengths
- Long-term weekly sampling time series initiated in 1988.
- Includes multiple data types: species counts, egg production, phytoplankton, and environmental parameters.
Limitations
- Shorter, non-continuous time series for some parameters like copepod egg production.
- Data is geographically limited to a single station (L4) in the English Channel.
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS via NASA Earthdata.
- Collection Method
- Weekly sampling at a fixed marine station.
- Time Range
- 1988 to present for core zooplankton series.
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Station L4 in the Western English Channel (approx. 50°15'N, 4°13'W).