NOAA Summer Ecosystem Monitoring Survey with Advanced Plankton Imaging

NOAA_NCEI collected oceanographic data during the EX1305 expedition on NOAA Ship OKEANOS EXPLORER in the North Atlantic Ocean. The dataset covers a stratified survey of up to 120 stations across the Middle Atlantic Bight, Southern New England, Georges Bank, and the Gulf of Maine. This cruise represented the first operational deployment of new technologies like the Imaging FlowCytobot and Video Plankton Recorder in these ecosystems.

Use Cases

• Analyzing plankton community structure using data from bongo nets with 333-micron and 165-micron mesh.
• Studying particulate counts and size distributions from LISST instrument measurements.
• Assessing water column properties using samples from a Niskin bottle rosette with 12 10-liter bottles.
• Classifying plankton taxa via image data from the Video Plankton Recorder and Imaging FlowCytobot.
• Mapping biological and physical oceanographic parameters across stratified and fixed stations in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank.

Strengths

• Survey design includes up to 120 stratified random stations for systematic spatial coverage.
• Integrates multiple advanced sampling technologies (bongo nets, LISST, Video Plankton Recorder, Imaging FlowCytobot) on a single cruise.
• Includes a subset of 15 stations sampled with finer 165-micron mesh nets for capturing smaller plankton.

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and dataset size are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on the 'last updated' date, reporting both 2013-09-01 and 2026-04-01.
• The actual number of stations sampled may be less than 120 depending on cruise duration and weather.

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI

Collection Method

Ship-based expedition (NOAA Ship OKEANOS EXPLORER) using bongo nets, Niskin bottle rosette, LISST, Video Plankton Recorder, and Imaging FlowCytobot.

Time Range

2013-08 2013 to 2013-09-01

Freshness

2026-04-01 15:15:03.161525

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean, specifically the Middle Atlantic Bight, Southern New England, Georges Bank, and the Gulf of Maine.