gov.noaa.nodc:0000168 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-04-10T18:48:32Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Plankton Reactivity in the Marine Environment (PRIME) Data set - 1/1/1971 to 7/23/1996 (NCEI Accession 0000168) 2001-04-16 publication 2025-07-03 revision 2001-04-16 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0000168 NCEI Archive Management System 0000168 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Mike R. Heath M.Heath@marlab.ac.uk resourceProvider British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) https://www.bodc.ac.uk/ HTTPS British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) website Institution web page information resourceProvider British Oceanographic Data Centre https://www.bodc.ac.uk/ HTTPS British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) website Institution web page information author United Kingdom Marine Biology Association (MBA) https://www.mba.ac.uk/ HTTPS United Kingdom Marine Biology Association (MBA) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital Physical and chemical data were collected using CTD, bottle casts, and another instruments in the North Atlantic Ocean from 01 January 1971 to 23 July 1996. Data were submitted by the British Oceanographic Data Center; Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory with support from the Plankton Reactivity In the Marine Environment (PRIME) project. This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis. completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded NCEI Accession 0000168 was revised and a new version of the archival package was published. Updates to existing archival packages may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. The latest version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. Please see journal.txt in the /about directory for additional details on changes made. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0000168 Preview graphic PNG 0000168 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2000-06-09 publication AIR TEMPERATURE ATMOSPHERIC VARIABLES biological data BIOMASS BIOMASS - PLANKTON CHLOROPHYLL cloud amount/frequency DISSOLVED OXYGEN DOWNWELLING RADIANCE MICROBIOLOGY MICROPLANKTON NUTRIENTS OPTICAL OPTICAL ATTENUANCE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OXYGEN PLANKTON PRECIPITATION SALINITY SEA STATE Secchi depth SPECIES IDENTIFICATION SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - LIFE STAGE UPWELLING IRRADIANCE WATER TEMPERATURE WIND SPEED ZOOPLANKTON ZOOPLANKTON ABUNDANCE ZOOPLANKTON IDENTITIES ZOOPLANKTON SPECIES IDENTITIES theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS bag - collection bottle buoy - drifting buoy CTD meteorological sensor net pump casts SeaSoar Secchi disk thermosalinograph visual estimate visual observation instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS biological chemical derived products laboratory analyses optical physical profile visual estimate visual observation theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS United Kingdom Marine Biology Association dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS British Oceanographic Data Centre dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS PLANKTON REACTIVITY IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT (PRIME) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS North Atlantic Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce UK/NERC/BODC > British Oceanographic Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: British Oceanographic Data Centre (2001). Plankton Reactivity in the Marine Environment (PRIME) Data set - 1/1/1971 to 7/23/1996 (NCEI Accession 0000168). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0000168. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. 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The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose. eng; USA utf8 environment oceans climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere biota -23.42 -6.01 36.02 63.27 1971-01-01 1996-07-23 Contents of the PRIME Database: More than 500 CTD and SeaSoar profiles Nearly 1000 water bottles sampled More than 600 net hauls sampled More than 450 Secchi disk deployments Nearly 4000 multisizer samples 23 production experiments 5 drifting buoy tracks 40 days of weather observations 49 cruises nearly 650 parameters measured Database is relational and the CD-ROM includes a software interface and extensive documentation. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov pointOfContact In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media. 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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian bag - collection bag - collection Any type of bag for collection of marine flora or fauna specimen or coral or seabottom material bottle bottle any type of water bottle sampling device Generic name for water collection device; usually used to determine temperature, salinity and provide water aliquots for measurement of a wide range of parameters; often referred to by a specific type of water sampling bottle, such as a Nansen or Niskin bottle. buoy - drifting buoy buoy - drifting buoy buoy - drifting buoy CTD CTD Conductivity-Temperature-Depth probe meteorological sensor meteorological sensor Any meteorological sensor, but also see specific instruments such as aerovane, anemometer, etc. net net net pump casts pump casts use pump sampler SeaSoar SeaSoar SeaSoar Secchi disk Secchi disk The Secchi disk (or Secchi disc), as created in 1865 by Angelo Secchi, is a plain white, circular disk 30 cm (12 in) in diameter used to measure water transparency or turbidity in bodies of water. The disc is mounted on a pole or line, and lowered slowly down in the water. The depth at which the disk is no longer visible is taken as a measure of the transparency of the water. This measure is known as the Secchi depth and is related to water turbidity. [Wikipedia, 2021-09-02] thermosalinograph thermosalinograph automated sea surface temperature and salinity instrument, usually attached to the hull of a ship Thermosalinograph is an automated Sea Surface Temperature and Salinity measurement system making measurement on board a ship using a water intake. [https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/tsg/about.php 2021-01-29] visual estimate visual estimate not an instrument - maybe an observation type visual observation visual observation not an instrument - maybe an observation type