Zooplankton and Micronecton Data from CYCLONE 4 Cruise

ORSTOM Rapport No. 22 documents zooplankton and micronecton identifications and abundances collected during the CYCLONE 4 research cruise. The dataset is an analog publication archived by NOAA NCEI, with no associated digital data files available. Data collection occurred over a two-day period in June 1967.

Use Cases

• Analyzing taxonomic composition of zooplankton communities from the CYCLONE 4 cruise.
• Studying historical micronecton abundance patterns in the South Pacific.
• Comparing analog marine biological survey methods from the 1960s.

Strengths

• Data originates from a documented scientific cruise (CYCLONE 4) conducted by ORSTOM.
• Dataset is preserved in the NOAA NCEI archival system with accession number 7100148.

Limitations

• No digital data files are available for analysis; only an analog report exists.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date (1967-06-14 vs. 2026-03-05).
• Column names, row counts, and specific data formats are unknown.

Provenance

Source

French Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer (ORSTOM) Centre de Noumea.

Collection Method

Sampling during the CYCLONE 4 research cruise.

Time Range

1967-06-13 to 1967-06-14

Freshness

2026-03-05 23:20:25.291833

Geography

South Pacific Ocean (cruise track of CYCLONE 4).