Fast Repetition Rate Fluorometry (FRRF) data collected on the RV L'Astrolabe from 18/02/2007 to 23/02/2007 (Hobart - Dumont d'Urville)

These data were collected on the RV L'Astrolabe (platform code: FHZI) from 18/02/2007 to 23/02/2007 on a trip from Hobar to Dumont D'Urville.

Maximum photochemical efficiency of photosystem II (PSII), also called maximum quantum yield of PSII (Fv/Fm), has become one of the most widely utilized fluorescence parameters in phytoplankton research. It represents the potential photochemical efficiency, which is the probability that the light energy captured by the photosynthetic apparatus is being utilized as photochemistry. Fv/Fm has been shown to have an instant response to variations in physical and chemical properties and is interpreted as a diagnostic of the overall health or competence of phytoplankton. Together with the absorption cross section area of PSII and chlorophyll concentration, it can be used to measure primary production (Cheah et al. 2011, Deep Sea Research).

Seawater from 3 m depth was supplied continuously from the ship’s clean seawater line. FRR fluorescence yields were measured continuously at 1 minute intervals in dark-adapted state (! 15 minutes dark-adaptation) using a flash sequence consisting of a series of 100 subsaturation flashlets (1.1 μs flash duration and 2.8 μs interflash period) and a series of 20 relaxation flashlets (1.1 μs flash duration and 51.6 μs interflash period).

本数据集采集自星盘号研究船（RV L'Astrolabe，平台编码：FHZI），采集时段为2007年2月18日至2007年2月23日，航次为从霍巴（Hobar）前往迪蒙·迪维尔站（Dumont D'Urville）。光系统II（PSII）的最大光化学效率，亦称PSII最大量子产额（Fv/Fm），现已成为浮游植物研究中应用最为广泛的荧光参数之一。该参数表征潜在光化学效率，即光合装置捕获的光能用于光化学反应的概率。研究表明，Fv/Fm可对水体理化性质的变化产生即时响应，可作为浮游植物整体健康状态与生存能力的诊断指标。结合PSII吸收截面面积与叶绿素浓度，该参数可用于水体初级生产力的测定（Cheah等人，2011，Deep Sea Research）。本研究通过船舶洁净海水管路持续抽取3米深度的海水。快速重复率（FRR）荧光产量以1分钟为间隔连续测定，测定前样品需经15分钟暗适应以达到暗适应状态。测定所用闪光序列包含两组闪光：100个亚饱和微闪光（闪光时长1.1 μs，闪光间隔2.8 μs）与20个弛豫微闪光（闪光时长1.1 μs，闪光间隔51.6 μs）。