TN412 SCOPE-Gradients-5 Water Column Particulates

The SCOPE-Gradients program was designed to test conceptual and mathematical models of biogeochemical organization across the transition zone between different ecosystems. We employed a suite of interdisciplinary sampling strategies on process cruises transecting across the North Pacific subtropical gyre, the transition zone and into the subpolar gyres in order to determine whether the theory underlying our models and driving hypotheses were sufficiently robust to predict in situ observations. Whole seawater concentrations of particulate carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and ATP were collected on the Gradients 5 cruise using niskin bottles mounted on a CTD-rosette. Details on the analytical methods for particulates (PC, PN, PP, PATP) are available at: https://hahana.soest.hawaii.edu/hot/methods/results.html. The timestamp is in UTC.