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Microplastics concentration collected from RV XIANG YANG HONG 03 in the mid-North Pacific Ocean from 2019-09-19 to 2019-10-30 (NCEI Accession 0276020)

Metadata Updated: November 1, 2023

This study was carried out to estimate the microplastics (i.e. plastics measuring less than 5mm, reported in unit of pieces/m^3) concentration in the mid-North Pacific Ocean. Microplastics data was collected from 2019-09-19 to 2019-10-30 aboard RV XIANG YANG HONG 03. Microplastics samples were collected using manta net. This dataset contains the results from all 15 sampling stations, in a spreadsheet format.

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Metadata Date 2023-03-15T01:09:25Z
Metadata Created Date March 17, 2023
Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2023
Reference Date(s) December 16, 2022 (publication)
Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date 2023-03-15T01:09:25Z
Metadata Created Date March 17, 2023
Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2023
Reference Date(s) December 16, 2022 (publication)
Responsible Party (Point of Contact)
Contact Email
Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0276020
Access Constraints Cite as: Pan, Zhong; Liu, Qianlong; Sun, Xiuwu; Li, Weiwen; Zou, Qingping; Cai, Shangzhan; Lin, Hui (2022). Microplastics concentration collected from RV XIANG YANG HONG 03 in the mid-North Pacific Ocean from 2019-09-19 to 2019-10-30 (NCEI Accession 0276020). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0276020. 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 -168.04
Bbox North Lat 25
Bbox South Lat 15.03
Bbox West Long 150.1
Coupled Resource
Frequency Of Update asNeeded
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Harvest Object Id 1415ddbb-385f-4100-8f0c-734958113807
Harvest Source Id c084a438-6f6b-470d-93e0-16aeddb9f513
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": [[[150.1, 15.03], [-168.04, 15.03], [-168.04, 25.0], [150.1, 25.0], [150.1, 15.03]]]}
Progress completed
Spatial Data Service Type
Spatial Reference System
Spatial Harvester True
Temporal Extent Begin 2019-09-19
Temporal Extent End 2019-10-30

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