BIOMAPERII environmental data from the acoustics data stream from RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer cruises NBP0103, NBP0104, NBP0202, and NBP0204 in the Southern Ocean from 2001-2002 (SOGLOBEC project)

<h3>Environmental Data Stream (CTD Plus)<br />
A Component of the BIOMAPERII Data Acquisition System</h3>

<p>These data are from the Environmental Sensing System (ESS) a component of the <u>BIO </u>-Optical <u>M</u>ulti-frequency <u>A</u>coustical and <u>P</u>hysical <u>E</u>nvironmental <u>R</u>ecorder (BIOMAPER II)¹ data acquisition system.</p>

<p>BIOMAPERII is a towed package consisting of a number of independent observational components: a multi-frequency sonar (Acoustics) system, a video plankton recorder (VPR) system, and an environmental sensor system (ESS). The incoming ESS environmental data is split into two data streams, one to be merged with the VPR data and one to be merged with the acoustics data. The reason being that there are times when either the Acoustic or VPR system may be turned off. Thus, there is a independent ESS data set to support either the Acoustic or VPR data streams.</p>

<p>The ESS data reported here are in support of the Acoustics data stream. See the data object \"sv120data\", 120 kHz acoustic backscatter data set.</p>

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<h2>References</h2>

<p>¹Wiebe, P.H., et al., 2002, BIOMAPER-II: An Integrated Instrument Platform for Coupled Biological and Physical Measurements in Coastal and Oceanic Regimes. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, <strong>27(3)</strong>:700-716.</p>

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<p>²Fofonoff and Millard, 1983, UNESCO technical papers in Marine Sciences, #44.</p>

<p><strong>Questions concerning this data set should be directed to:</strong><br />
Peter Wiebe<br />
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution<br />
Woods Hole, MA 02543<br />
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<p><em>Last updated: Apr 20, 2006</em></p>