Production, respiration and TCO2 data for the Southern Ocean (1991-1997)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Plymouth Marine Laboratory |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | October 1991, November 1993-February 1994, October 1997 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | South Georgia and Davis Australian Antarctic base |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; Oxygen production and respiration in the water column; Primary production in the water column; Dissolved inorganic carbon production and respiration in the water column; Total dissolved inorganic carbon (TCO2) concentration in the water column |
| Instruments | Electron microprobes; titrators; dissolved gas sensors; shipboard incubators |
| Description | |
| Summary | Production and respiration data were collected on board two BAS cruises just off South Georgia in October 1991 and October 1997. The same parameters were also measured from the Davis Australian Antarctic base between November 1993 and February 1994. |
| Originators | Plymouth Marine Laboratory |
| References | Robinson, C., Archer, S.D., and Williams, P.J.le.B. (1999) Microbial dynamics in coastal waters of East Antarctica: plankton production and respiration., Marine Ecology Progress 180: 23-36.; Robinson, C., and Williams, J.le.B. (1993) Temperature and Antarctic plankton community respiration., Journal of Plankton Research, 15(9): 1035-1051. |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Plymouth Marine Laboratory |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | The Director |
| Address | Plymouth Marine Laboratory |
| Telephone | +44 1752 633100 |
| Facsimile | +44 (0)1752 633101 |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1053048 |
| Global identifier | 727 |
| Last revised | 2009-12-01 |
