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These data include fish, seabird and marine mammal survey data, biomass and abundance data, surface sediments data, as well as physical oceanographic and meteorological data, and other related data. These data were collected on AMBON research cruises and in other related efforts by various partner organizations. To observe biodiversity from “microbes to whales”, using traditional taxonomic identifications as well as employing new genetic approaches. Biodiversity observations only make sense when placed into an ecosystem context, which requires the monitoring of the physical-chemical environment in which the organisms occur. This project is supported by the National Ocean Partnership Program (NOS Integrated Ocean Observations Systems (IOOS), award number: NA14NOS0120158) with funding from NOAA, BOEM (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management), Shell Oil Company, and the National Science Foundation (NSF). 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 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:NOPP-AMBON-US Preview graphic PNG 0177729 0177802 0177817 0177837 0178029 0178638 0208100 0213519 0216386 0227757 0227758 0229072 0229073 0235871 0237934 0238156 0239040 0239375 0241319 0241332 0302255 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2025-02-14 publication AIR TEMPERATURE AMMONIA (NH3) ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - BEHAVIOR ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - COUNTS Attenuation/Transmission BAROMETRIC PRESSURE BENTHIC SPECIES BENTHIC SPECIES - TAXA COUNTS BENTHIC SPECIES - TAXA IDENTITIES BENTHIC SPECIES - TAXA WET WEIGHTS biological data BIOMASS BIRDS CARBON CARBON - TOTAL ORGANIC Carbon content of specimen CHLOROPHYLL A CHLOROPHYLL A CONCENTRATION CONDUCTIVITY course over ground CURRENT SPEED - EAST/WEST COMPONENT (U) CURRENT SPEED - NORTH/SOUTH COMPONENT (V) CURRENT SPEED - UP/DOWN COMPONENT (W) DELTA CARBON-13 DELTA NITROGEN-15 Delta Oxygen-18 DEPTH - BOTTOM DEPTH - SENSOR FISH SPECIES FISHERY SURVEY FLUORESCENCE INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION - LENGTH INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION - WEIGHT INVERTEBRATE SPECIES irradiance LATITUDE LONGITUDE MARINE MAMMALS NITRATE/NITRITE RATIO NITROGEN - ORGANIC Nitrogen content of specimen OXYGEN phosphate PHOTOSYNTHETIC ACTIVE RADIATION (PAR) RELATIVE HUMIDITY SALINITY SALINITY - BOTTOM WATER SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE SEDIMENT - GRAIN SIZE silicate species abundance SPECIES COUNT PER SAMPLE SPECIES IDENTIFICATION SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - LIFE STAGE speed over ground TAXONOMIC CODE Total nitrogen WATER DENSITY water depth WATER TEMPERATURE WEATHER WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED ZOOPLANKTON ZOOPLANKTON ABUNDANCE ZOOPLANKTON BIOMASS theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS binoculars CTD current profiler-expendable (XCP) GPS mass spectrometer meteorological sensor net - zooplankton net Niskin bottle scale sediment sampler - grab trawl visual estimate visual observation instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS benthic biological chemical derived products in situ laboratory analyses marine mammal observation optical physical profile sediment analysis survey - biological visual observation theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS Norseman II platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Fisheries UAF College of Fisheries and Ocean Science University of Alaska Fairbanks University of Alaska Fairbanks, Institute of Marine Science University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science University of Maryland, College Park University of Washington US DOI/Fish and Wildlife Service - Anchorage dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Alaska Ocean Observing System Axiom Data Science dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (AMBON) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Arctic Ocean Beaufort Sea Bering Sea Chukchi Sea Chukchi Sea - NW Coast of Alaska place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication Axiom Data Science DOC/NOAA/NMFS > National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOI/USFWS > U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior UAK > University of Alaska, School of Fisheries UAK-F/SFOS/AOOS > Alaska Ocean Observing System, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska - Fairbanks UAK-F/SFOS/IMS > Institute of Marine Science, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks 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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Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Alaska place Provider Place Names 178J5X 1LH8KL 28E1JH 3ETY0E 4C2XD1 8PDBJH AKUDLB CFGB7A D0KD82 D5B21C DBBNBY H1T5CU H347DB H49LMB H810LT HA9XG9 K4HG4Y L7KC3T MH983G PJCYUN YC2PJ2 Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Turner, Chris; Raymond, Vanessa; Canino, Adrienne; Alaska Ocean Observing System; Axiom Data Science (2018). Marine biodiversity data collected in support of the Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (AMBON) project from 2015 to 2020. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/NOPP-AMBON-US. Accessed [date]. 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SPDX License: Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal (CC0-1.0) Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (AMBON) 2015 publication https://ambon-us.org/ HTTPS https://ambon-us.org/ project website information documentDigital [accessed 2022-03-28] crossReference project University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences: Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (AMBON) 2015 publication https://www.uaf.edu/cfos/research/projects/arctic-marine-biodiversit/ HTTPS https://www.uaf.edu/cfos/research/projects/arctic-marine-biodiversit/ project website information documentDigital [accessed 2022-03-28] crossReference project Alaska Ocean Observing System: Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (AMBON) 2015 publication https://aoos.org/arctic-marine-biodiversity-observation-network-ambon/ HTTPS https://aoos.org/arctic-marine-biodiversity-observation-network-ambon/ project website information documentDigital [accessed 2022-03-28] crossReference project Marine Biodiversity Observing Network: U.S. MBON Projects - Arctic MBON 2015 publication https://marinebon.org/pages/ambon/ HTTPS https://marinebon.org/pages/ambon/ project website information documentDigital [accessed 2022-03-28] crossReference project eng; USA utf8 environment oceans climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere biota -168.96 -154.021 64.459 72.5 2015-08-08 2017-08-25 AMBON is a 5-year research partnership (2015-2020) between university and federal investigators, and integrates with the Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS) as the central data node to provide a publicly accessible and user friendly database. Marine biodiversity is a key component of ocean health. Monitoring and understanding marine biodiversity is essential for our ability to forecast and respond to changes. The goal of the Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (AMBON) project is to demonstrate and build an operational marine biodiversity observing network from microbes to whales, integrating diversity levels from genetic to organismal. The AMBON field region is located on the Chukchi Sea continental shelf in the US Arctic as a region exposed to climatic changes and anthropogenic influences. AMBON is composed of a team of multi-institutional and multi-sector partners active in a variety of Arctic biodiversity observing programs and covering disciplines ranging from genetic to organismal to ecosystem. 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. 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Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian binoculars binoculars Binoculars, field glasses or binocular telescopes are a pair of identical or mirror-symmetrical telescopes mounted side-by-side and aligned to point accurately in the same direction, allowing the viewer to use both eyes (binocular vision) when viewing distant objects. CTD CTD Conductivity-Temperature-Depth probe current profiler-expendable (XCP) current profiler-expendable (XCP) A profiler which collects current speed, direction and temperature in an ocean column Lockheed Martin, Maritime System and Sensors GPS GPS Global Positioning System receiver satellite-based instrument used for geo-location, positioning and navigation mass spectrometer mass spectrometer Instrument that measure the massess and relative concentrations of atoms and molecules meteorological sensor meteorological sensor Any meteorological sensor, but also see specific instruments such as aerovane, anemometer, etc. net - zooplankton net net - zooplankton net net - zooplankton net Niskin bottle Niskin bottle Device for obtaining samples of seawater at a specific depth Why special entry for Niskin bottle but no entry for Nansen bottle? scale scale An instrument for measuring mass or weight. sediment sampler - grab sediment sampler - grab grab sampler is used to take a sample of surficial seafloor sediments trawl trawl A fishing net that is dragged behind a boat. A wide range of demersal (bottom) or pelagic (mid-water) species of fish are taken by this fishing method which entails one or a pair of vessels towing a large bag-shaped net either along the seafloor or in mid-water. visual estimate visual estimate not an instrument - maybe an observation type visual observation visual observation not an instrument - maybe an observation type Norseman II Updated information from ICES for the vessel NORSEMAN II from UNITED STATES. Name : NORSEMAN II Flag : UNITED STATES - US (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : WDD6688 Platform Class : 31 Research vessel IMO : 7908122 Commissioned Date : 2007 Current Length : 35 Built : 1978 Notes : MMSI 367176270. Additional Information Sources: - http://www.norsemanmaritime.com/our-ships.html - http://www.norsemanmaritime.com/uploads/2/8/7/4/28748569/norseman_ii_spec_sheet_new_112013.pdf - http://www.marinetraffic.com/pt/ais/details/ships/367176270/vessel:NORSEMAN_II - http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/pls/webpls/cgv_pkg.vessel_id_list?vessel_id_in=601068 Submitted to ICES 2014-10-01. Confirmed by NOAA on 2015-02-03.