SAIMOS - Biological and Flow Cytometry data collected from CTD stations in South Australia, in January 2010

Flow cytometry data was collected in January 2010, in waters off South Australia. The general purpose of the study is to be able to establish background knowledge on the ecosystem on the continental shelf of South Australia and the impact of upwelling/saline outflow events on microbial communities to ultimately develop a biogeochemical model of the region. Sampling was carried out during cruises conducted on board the RV Ngerin as part of the Southern Australian Integrated Marine System (SAIMOS). During each cruise, the physical, chemical and biological properties of the chlorophyll fluorescence maximum (FM) layer were investigated. Flow cytometry data has been collected for picophytoplankton, bacteria and viruses. Six main stations have been sampled over the course of the study, five are located on the 100 m isobath, i.e. RS (35.508S, 136.278E), B2 (35.418S, 136.148E), B3 (35.258S, 136.048E), B4 (35.168S, 135.418E) and B5 (35.008S, 135.198E), and one from an offshore station (B1; 36.188S, 136.178E) located southwest of Kangaroo Island. Note that combining the distances between stations (14–25 nautical miles), the average component of the current velocity at middepth along the shelf (0.01 m s21) and the average speed of the vessel (i.e. 9 knots) indicate that different water masses were sampled at each station. Additional samples have on occasion been collected from the National Reference Station (NRS) at Kangaroo Island (35.832S, 136.447E) and the SA Spencer Gulf Mouth Mooring (SAM8SG, 35.25S, 136.690E), where the saline outflow occurs.本数据集的流式细胞术数据采集于2010年1月，采集区域为澳大利亚南部近岸海域。 本研究的总体目标为构建澳大利亚南部大陆架生态系统的基础背景资料，阐明上升流与咸水流出事件对微生物群落的影响，最终建立该区域的生物地球化学模型。采样工作依托“恩格林号”（RV Ngerin）科考船开展，隶属于澳大利亚南部综合海洋系统（Southern Australian Integrated Marine System, SAIMOS）科考项目。每次科考航次中，研究人员均对叶绿素荧光最大值（chlorophyll fluorescence maximum, FM）层的物理、化学及生物学特性开展调查。本数据集采集了超微型浮游植物、细菌与病毒的流式细胞术相关数据。 本研究共布设6个主要采样站位：其中5个站位位于100米等深线处，依次为RS（35.508°S，136.278°E）、B2（35.418°S，136.148°E）、B3（35.258°S，136.048°E）、B4（35.168°S，135.418°E）与B5（35.008°S，135.198°E）；剩余1个为离岸站位B1（36.188°S，136.178°E），地处袋鼠岛西南海域。需说明的是，结合站位间距（14~25海里）、陆架中层海流的平均流速分量（0.01 m·s⁻¹）与科考船平均航速（9节）可知，各站位所采集的为不同水团样本。 研究人员还在部分时段采集了袋鼠岛国家参考站（National Reference Station, NRS，35.832°S，136.447°E）与SA斯宾塞湾口锚泊站（SA Spencer Gulf Mouth Mooring, SAM8SG，35.25°S，136.690°E）的补充样本，后者为咸水流出事件的发生区域。