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Microplastics abundance in surface waters from the Northwest Pacific, the Bering Sea, and the Chukchi Sea from 2017-07-28 to 2017-10-01 (NCEI Accession 0259525)

Metadata Updated: November 1, 2023

This study estimated the load of surface microplastics (i.e. plastics less than 5mm, reported in unit of pieces/m^3) in the surface waters from the Northwest Pacific, the Bering Sea, and the Chukchi Sea from 2017-07-28 to 2017-10-01. Microplastics data were collected using manta net aboard R/V Xuelong. This dataset contains the results from all 13 surface net tows, in a spreadsheet format. Tows were conducted for 20 min at an average cruising speed of 3 knots.

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Metadata Date 2023-08-07T14:24:09Z
Metadata Created Date March 17, 2023
Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2023
Reference Date(s) September 27, 2022 (publication)
Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date 2023-08-07T14:24:09Z
Metadata Created Date March 17, 2023
Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2023
Reference Date(s) September 27, 2022 (publication)
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Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0259525
Access Constraints Cite as: Mu, Jingli; Zhang, Shoufeng; Qu, Ling; Jin, Fei; Fang, Chao; Ma, Xindong; Zhang, Weiwei; Wang, Juying (2022). Microplastics abundance in surface waters from the Northwest Pacific, the Bering Sea, and the Chukchi Sea from 2017-07-28 to 2017-10-01 (NCEI Accession 0259525). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0259525. 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 -151.12
Bbox North Lat 78.12
Bbox South Lat 40.32
Bbox West Long 149.59
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Frequency Of Update asNeeded
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Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
Licence accessLevel: Public
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Metadata Language eng
Metadata Type geospatial
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Spatial Harvester True
Temporal Extent Begin 2017-07-28
Temporal Extent End 2017-10-01

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