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    • Data from the U.S. Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) Equatorial Pacific (EqPac) Process Study along 140°W during 1992

    Metadata Updated: October 2, 2025

    This dataset includes physical, chemical, and biological data, including plankton abundance, biomass, biovolume, counts, population estimates, primary production, carotenoids, phaeopigments, fatty acids, chlorophylls, aggregates and particulate matter, "marine snow", thymidine and leucine uptake, nitrate and saturated ammonium uptake rates, oxygen production, irradiance, Lu683, PAR, Thorium-234 activity, water temperature, currents and salinity, and other data.

    The U.S. Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) Equatorial Pacific (EqPac) process study was conducted along 140°W during the calendar year 1992. Four process cruises took place, with a fifth benthic cruise and sediment trap legs adding to the overall study.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Date 2025-08-24T14:27:15Z
    Metadata Created Date December 19, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date October 2, 2025
    Reference Date(s) November 19, 2002 (publication), September 5, 2021 (revision)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Resource Type Series
    Metadata Date 2025-08-24T14:27:15Z
    Metadata Created Date December 19, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date October 2, 2025
    Reference Date(s) November 19, 2002 (publication), September 5, 2021 (revision)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:USJGOFS-EqPac
    Access Constraints Cite as: Trees, Chuck; Davis, Curt; Dickey, Tom; Foley, Dave; Bidigare, Robert R.; Welling, Leigh; Verity, Peter; Stoecker, Diana; Sieracki, Michael; Fryxell, Greta; Liu, Duan; Lee, Hak Young; Dam, Hans; DuRand, Machiel D.; Olson, Robert J.; Binder, Brian; Chisholm, Sallie W.; McCarthy, James J.; Kirchman, Dave; Ducklow, Hugh; Gardner, Wilford; Wheeler, Pat; Landry, Mike; Newton, Jan; Murray, James; Barber, Richard; Wakeham, Stuart; Asper, Vernon L.; Bender, Mike; Cochran, Kirk; Bacon, Mike; Walsh, Ian; Richardson, Mary Jo (2002). Data from the U.S. Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) Equatorial Pacific (EqPac) Process Study along 140°W during 1992. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/USJGOFS-EqPac. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
    Bbox East Long -134.313
    Bbox North Lat 12.707
    Bbox South Lat -12.208
    Bbox West Long -145.489
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
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    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:USJGOFS-EqPac
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    Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
    Licence accessLevel: Public
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    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-145.489, -12.208], [-134.313, -12.208], [-134.313, 12.707], [-145.489, 12.707], [-145.489, -12.208]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1991-11-09
    Temporal Extent End 1992-12-13

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