Thorium 234, POC and biogenic silica from R/V Melville, USCGC Polar Star cruises COOK19MV, PS02_2002 from the Southern Ocean, south of New Zealand in 2002 (SOFeX project)

<h3>Thorium 234, POC and biogenic silica from the 2002 SOFeX project South Patch experiment</h3>
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<b>dates:</b> 29 January 2002 to 20 February 2002 (20020129-20020220)
<b>location:</b> N: -65.25 S: -66.91 W: -172.99 E: -170.60
<b>project/cruise:</b> SOFeX/MV and SOFeX/PS
<b>platform:</b> SOFeX multi-ship: R/V Melville and USCGC Polar Star

<strong> Methodology: </strong><a href=\"http://ocb.whoi.edu/SOFeX/PI-NOTES/buesseler_etal_lo502005.pdf\">Buesseler, et al. 2005</a>

\"Particle export during the Southern Ocean Iron Experiment (SOFeX)\". Limnol.
Oceanogr., 50(1). American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Inc. pp.311-327.

<strong> Change history: YYMMDD </strong>
070323: data contributed by Ken Buesseler as emailed <a
href=\"http://ocb.whoi.edu/SOFeX/PI-NOTES/data_orig/0311a2.pdf\">PDF file</a>
070418: added to OCB database by Cyndy Chandler, OCB DMO, ([e-mail])

<strong> PI note:</strong> POC blank greater than 75% for 50-100 m in patch POC_gt54 observations
on 9 and 11 February 2002

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<p>In the data set, bd indicates observed value is 'below detection'. </p>