Benthic organism and other data from the NOAA Ship DISCOVERER and other platforms from the Gulf of Alaska as part of the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) from 14 June 1976 to 15 September 1976 (NODC Accession 7800759)

Benthic organism and other data were collected in the Gulf of Alaska from the NOAA Ship DISCOVERER and other platforms by the University of Alaska; Institute of Marine Science (UAK/IMS). Data were collected as part of the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) from 14 June 1976 to 15 September 1976. Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard F132 Benthic Organism format. Full format description is available from NODC at www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/f132.txt. An analog file for this accession is available from NODC user services.

The F132 format contains data from field sampling or surveys of bottom dwelling marine organisms. The data provide information on species abundance, distribution, and biomass; they may have been collected by point sampling (grab or core), by tow (dredge, trawl or net), by photographic surveys, or by other methods. Cruise information such as vessel, start and end dates, investigator, and institution/agency; station numbers, positions and times; and equipment and methods are reported for each survey. Environmental data reported at each sampling site may include meteorological and sea surface conditions; surface and bottom temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen; and sediment characteristics. Number of individual organisms and total weight of organisms is reported for each species. A text record is available for comments.

本数据集包含底栖生物（Benthic Organism）及相关数据，由阿拉斯加大学海洋科学研究所（UAK/IMS）依托NOAA探索号（DISCOVERER）科考船及其他作业平台，在阿拉斯加湾采集。数据采集工作作为外大陆架环境评估计划（Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program, OCSEAP）的一部分，于1976年6月14日至1976年9月15日开展。所有数据已由美国国家海洋数据中心（National Oceanographic Data Center, NODC）整理为符合NODC标准的F132底栖生物格式。完整格式说明可通过NODC官网发布的文档地址www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/f132.txt获取。本数据集的模拟文件可通过NODC用户服务渠道获取。
F132格式涵盖底栖海洋生物的野外采样或调查数据，可提供物种丰度、分布及生物量相关信息。数据采集方式包括点位采样（抓斗或岩芯）、拖曳采样（拖斗、拖网或网具）、摄影调查及其他方法。每项调查均记录航次相关信息，包括作业船只、起止日期、调查人员及所属机构/单位、测站编号、位置与时间，以及所用设备与采集方法。各采样点位同步记录环境数据，涵盖气象与海面状况、表层及底层水温、盐度与溶解氧含量，以及沉积物特征。数据集针对每个物种记录了个体数量及总生物量，并附带有文本注释记录。