Three days of chlorophyll a measurements from the Gulf of Mexico, collected from January 24 to 26, 1999. The dataset provides a standard measure of phytoplankton biomass for a specific time period. It was collected and archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
Use Cases
- Correlating chlorophyll a pigment content with Karenia brevis cell counts to study harmful algal blooms.
- Examining the relationship between water column toxin levels and chlorophyll a measurements.
- Analyzing phytoplankton biomass time-series data for a specific three-day period in the Gulf of Mexico.
Strengths
- Data covers a specific three-day time range (1999-01 24 to 1999-01-26).
- Chlorophyll a is a standardized and widely used measure for phytoplankton biomass.
Limitations
- Extremely limited temporal coverage of only three days.
- Sample size and spatial coverage within the Gulf of Mexico are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
- Collection Method
- Samples filtered at sea, stored in liquid nitrogen, transported on dry ice, and kept at -80°C until extraction.
- Time Range
- 1999-01-24 to 1999-01-26
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Gulf of Mexico