Benthic organisms collected using sediment sampler from the SW RESEARCHER and other platforms in the Gulf of Mexico from 03 February 1978 to 19 October 1978 (NODC Accession 8100491)

Benthic organisms were collected using sediment sampler casts from the SW RESEARCHER in the Gulf of Mexico from 03 February 1978 to 19 October 1978. Data were submitted by the Science Application, INC. with support from the Brine Disposal project. The F132 format contains data from field sampling or surveys of bottom dwelling marine organisms. The data provide information on species abundance, distribution, and biomass; they may have been collected by point sampling (grab or core), by tow (dredge, trawl or net), by photographic surveys, or by other methods. Cruise information such as vessel, start and end dates, investigator, and institution/agency; station numbers, positions and times; and equipment and methods are reported for each survey. Environmental data reported at each sampling site may include meteorological and sea surface conditions; surface and bottom temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen; and sediment characteristics. Number of individual organisms and total weight of organisms is reported for each species. A text record is available for comments.1978年2月3日至1978年10月19日期间，研究团队于墨西哥湾的“SW RESEARCHER”号科考船上，通过沉积物采样器采样作业收集了底栖生物（benthic organisms）样本。本次数据由科学应用公司（Science Application, INC.）提交，并获得盐水处置项目（Brine Disposal project）的资助支持。 F132格式（F132 format）存储了针对底栖海洋生物的野外采样或调查数据。该数据集涵盖物种丰度、分布格局与生物量相关信息，样本采集方式包括点位采样（抓斗或岩芯采样）、拖网采样（疏浚、拖网或网具）、摄影调查或其他方法。每份调查均记录了完整航次信息，包括作业船只、起止日期、调查人员、所属机构/单位，站位编号、站位位置与采样时间，以及所用设备与采样方法。各采样点位的环境数据涵盖气象与海面状况、表层与底层水温、盐度、溶解氧及沉积物特征。数据集同时记录了各物种的个体数量与总生物量，并提供了文本记录用于填写备注信息。