The Antarctic Ocean south of 60 degrees South was sampled for zooplankton from October 1997 to February 1998. Data were collected from the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer using a MOCNESS net system as part of the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) and the Antarctic Environments Southern Ocean Process Study (AESOPS). Specimens were identified to the species level.
Use Cases
- Modeling carbon flux in polar oceans based on zooplankton community composition.
- Analyzing species distribution and biodiversity in the Southern Ocean based on identified specimens.
- Studying seasonal changes in Antarctic marine ecosystems based on the multi-month sampling period.
Strengths
- Data includes species-level identification for zooplankton specimens.
- Sampling occurred over a defined 4-month period in the Antarctic summer.
- Collection used a standardized MOCNESS net system for consistent sampling.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 1998-02-03 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI via nasa_earthdata
- Collection Method
- Net casts using a Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sampling System (MOCNESS).
- Time Range
- 28 October 1997 to 03 February 1998
- Freshness
- 1998-02-03 00:00:00
- Geography
- Antarctic Ocean (>60 degrees South)