Near-Bottom ROV ROPOS CTD Data from the Lau Back-arc Basin acquired during R/V Falkor expedition FK160407 (2016)

This data set was acquired with a Sea-Bird Electronics SBE-19 CTD on ROV ROPOS during R/V Falkor expedition FK160407 conducted in 2016 (Chief Scientist: Dr. Charles Fisher, Investigator: Dr. Charles Fisher). These data files are of Sea-Bird CTD format and include Conductivity, Pressure and Temperature data that have not been processed. Data were acquired as part of the project(s): Collaborative Research: Ecosystem dynamics of Western Pacific hydrothermal vent communities associated with polymetallic sulfide deposits. Funding was provided by NSF award(s): OCE15-36331, OCE15-36650, OCE15-36653, OCE15-37807.