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PACE Validation BATS plankton

Metadata Updated: April 9, 2026

The data provided by this project is the abundance and taxonomic information for the 5-300 µm planktonic community captured via imaging with a FlowCam or Zooscan. We additionally analyze a duplicate subset of water samples from the same cast as BATS HPLC depths (0-250 m), sending these pigment samples to GSFC. Target depths for both the niskin-based FlowCam and HPLC samples include surface, 40, 80, 120, 160, and 200. The FlowCam was run in both trigger and automated mode at 10X for each bottle sample to enumerate and classify photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic organisms. In addition, the standard Bermuda Atlantic Time Series Site phytoplankton net tows (0-175 mwo, 120-150 m depth, 35 µm mesh net) were imaged. Images were taken using automatic mode at 2x, 4x, and 10x with the FlowCam, while two size fractions (>1000, <1000) were captured with a Zooscan to ensure enumeration of the larger phytoplankton taxonomic groups.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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Dates

Metadata Created Date August 21, 2025
Metadata Updated Date April 9, 2026

Metadata Source

Harvested from NASA Data.json

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date August 21, 2025
Metadata Updated Date April 9, 2026
Publisher NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/OB.DAAC;NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/SeaBASS
Maintainer
Identifier 10.5067/SeaBASS/PVST_BATS_PLANKTON/DATA001
Data Last Modified 2026-04-06
Category Earth Science
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 026:00
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Program Code 026:000
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Spatial
Temporal 2024-01-01/2026-03-30

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