Determination of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus content in sinking particles at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) site from December 1988 to June 2025 using a Particle Interceptor Trap System (PITS)

<p>Sinking particle data were collected from BATS cruises #3 (December 1988) through BATS cruise #428&nbsp;(June 2025). Nominal deployment location at BATS site&nbsp;(31°40' N, 64°10' W).<br />
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Research was conducted on many research vessels including:</p>

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<li>R/V Weatherbird I&nbsp;</li>
<li>R/V Cape Henlopen&nbsp;</li>
<li>R/V Cape Hatteras&nbsp;</li>
<li>R/V Weatherbird II&nbsp;</li>
<li>R/V Oceanus</li>
<li>R/V Endeavor&nbsp;</li>
<li>R/V Neil Armstrong</li>
<li>R/V Atlantic Explorer&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

<p>Numerous chief scientists: Tony Knap, Rachel Dow, Anthony Michaels, Kjell Gundersen, Rodney Johnson, Ann Close, Deborah Steinberg, Paul Lethaby, Julian Mitchell, Vivienne Lochhead, Debra Lomas, Steven Bell, Jonathan Whitefield, Gwyn Evans, James Sadler, Samuel Monk, Samuel Stevens, Afonso Goncalves, Matt Enright, Fernando Pacheco, Zac Anderson, Claire Medley, and Dominic Smith.</p>

<p>Please see the Supplemental Files section for a listing of the cruises and associated measurements specific to this version of the BATS particle flux data (bats_flux_release_v007_updates.txt)</p>