Bacterial, physical, and nutrient data were collected from bottle and CTD casts during a 25-day cruise from April 26 to May 20, 2002. Oregon State University researchers gathered this data off the Oregon coast from the R/V WECOMA. The dataset includes CTD parameters like temperature and salinity alongside bottle measurements of nutrients and bacterial activity.
Use Cases
- Correlate bacterial leucine incorporation rates with nutrient concentrations to model carbon cycling.
- Analyze relationships between CTD parameters (temperature, salinity, fluorescence) and phytoplankton abundance.
- Investigate the distribution of CTC+ cell abundances as an indicator of metabolically active bacteria across different water masses.
- Model sigma-t and dynamic height to understand water column stratification and its effect on bacterial communities.
Strengths
- Data includes multiple measurement types (CTD and bottle casts) for a holistic view of the water column.
- Observations cover a specific 25-day research cruise, providing a temporally focused snapshot.
Limitations
- Dataset is from a single cruise in 2002, limiting temporal and spatial generalizability.
- Sample size and row count are unknown, which may affect statistical power for analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI Accession 0013799).
- Collection Method
- Data collected from bottle and CTD casts from the R/V WECOMA research vessel.
- Time Range
- 2002-04 26 to 2002-05-20.
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Off the Oregon coast.