SCOPE Gradients 1~5 metatranscriptome sample information data

This dataset contains sample information for metatranscriptome samples collected in the Pacific Ocean during Simons Collaboration on Ocean Processes and Ecology (SCOPE) cruises. The dataset includes sample location, depth, collection date and time, sample volume (L), size fractionation, and, for shipboard incubation samples, experimental treatments. It also specifies the RNA extraction and purification method (poly(A)-selected or non-selected, ribo-depleted), lists sample name aliases, and provides references to publications containing additional information, as well as NCBI BioProject identifiers for deposited sequence data, when available as of September 2026.The following regions and cruises are included:North Pacific Subtropical Gyre:Diel1 (SCOPE HOE-Legacy 2); R/V Kilo Moana (KM1513), July 26–30, 2015; 24.5° N, 156.5° W.North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, Transition Zone, and Southern Edge of the Subpolar Gyre:Gradients 1; R/V Ka’imikai-o-Kanoloa (KOK1606), April 20–May 4, 2016; 21.45°–37.88° N, 158° W.Gradients 2; R/V Langseth (MGL1704), May 26–June 13, 2017; 21.45°–42.43° N, 158° W.Gradients 3; R/V Kilo Moana (KM1906), April 10–29, 2019; 21.45°–42.33° N, 158° W.California Current, Subtropical Gyre, and Equatorial Upwelling:Gradients 4; R/V Thompson (TN397), November 18–December 15, 2021; 32.7° N–2.5° S, 117.2°–158° W.Gradients 5; R/V Thompson (TN412), January 22–February 18, 2023; 32.7° N–4.07° S, 117.2°–158° W.This dataset was provided by the Armbrust Group at the University of Washington. Please cite the relevant publications when using these data. Relevant publications include, but are not limited to:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-04005-5https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adr4310https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2100916119https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1602162The timestamp is in UTC.Additional publications should be cited where appropriate based on the specific samples, datasets, or analyses used.This work was funded by the Simons Collaboration on Ocean Processes and Ecology (SCOPE) program and the SCOPE-gradients program. We thank the crews and scientific parties of the R/V Kilo Moana, R/V Ka’imikai O Kanaloa, R/V Marcus G Langseth, and R/V Thompson.