Dataset: Calibration reports for data from B4-2008, B9-2008, B10-2008, KN193-03, SG140, SG141, SG142, SG143, and Biofloat_48 in the subpolar North Atlantic and Iceland Basin in 2008 (NAB 2008 project

Calibration reports for North Atlantic Bloom Experiment 2008 (NAB08) projects, which include cruises, SeaGlider and Float deployments:

• B4-2008
• KN193-03
• B9-2008
• B10-2008
• NAB08 SG140
• NAB08 SG141
• NAB08 SG142
• NAB08 SG143
• NAB08 Lagrangian Float 48 (Biofloat_48)

Contents include:

1. Ship_TS_despiking-NAB08.pdf: Temperature and salinity correction procedure for CTD sensors deployed on cruises KN 193-03, B4-2008, B9-2008 and B10-2008.
2. CTD_float_Calibration-NAB08.pdf: Temperature and salinity correction procedure for CTD sensors deployed aboard NAB08 Lagrangian Float 48 and intercalibration with CTD data from KN193-03 via series of calibration casts.
3. CTD_seaglider_calibration-NAB08.pdf: Temperature and salinity correction procedure for glider datasets NAB08 SG140, NAB08 SG141, NAB08 SG142 and NAB08 SG143 and intercalibration with CTD sensors deployed aboard KN 193-03, B4-2008, B9-2008, B10-2008 via series of calibration casts.
4. Oxygen_glider_float_Calibration-NAB08.pdf: Callibration procedure associated with dissolved oxygen measurements aboard NAB08 SG140, NAB08 SG141, NAB08 SG142 and NAB08 SG143 and further corrections via calibration casts with NAB08 Lagrangian Float 48.
5. Winkler_oxygen-NAB08.pdf: Winkler oxygen measurements of CTD rosette and underway samples during KN193-03.
6. Chlorophyll_Calibration-NAB08.pdf: algorithm development for chlorophyll concentration product using empirical relationship between extracted chlorophyll aboard KN193-03 and concurrent in-situ measurements of chlorophyll fluorescence, temperature, PAR, depth, and time.
7. ISUS_Nitrate_Sensor Float_Calibration-NAB08.pdf: Temperature and salinity depended calibration of the ISUS Nitrate Sensor on Float 48 and intercalibration (via calibration casts) with discrete measurements of nitrate obtained during KN 193-03.
8. Backscatter_Calibration-NAB08.pdf: Processing, correction and intercalibration procedure for backscattering sensors deployed aboard KN 193-03, B4-2008, B9-2008, B10-2008, NAB08 Lagrangian Float 48, NAB08 SG140, NAB08 SG141, NAB08 SG142 and NAB08 SG143.
9. Oxygen_Calibration-NAB08.pdf: Report explaining correction and intercalibration of NAB08 Lagrangian Float 48 and KN 193-03 dissolved oxygen sensors via series of calibration casts using discrete Winkler method measured dissolved oxygen. Addendum to this document describes calibration procedure and resulting correction for KN 193-03 dissolved oxygen sensor.
10. C-Star Calibration-NAB08.pdf: Processing, corrections and intercalibration of beam transmissometers deployed aboard KN 193-03, B4-2008, B9-2008, B10-2008 and NAB08 Lagrangian Float 48.
11. Radiometry_and_PAR_Calibration-NAB08.pdf: Calibrations, intercalibrations and corrections for radiometers deployed aboard NAB08 Lagrangian Float 48, B4-2008, B9-2008, B10-2008 and KN 193-03. [under review]
12. POC_cp_bbp_Calibration-NAB08.pdf: Development of particulate organic carbon (POC) proxy using relationship between POC measured aboard KN193-03 and backscattering (bbp) and attenuation (cp) coefficient measurements. [under review]
13. Seaglider_chl_Calibration.pdf: Correction and intercalibration of chlorophyll fluorometers deployed aboard NAB08 SG140, NAB08 SG141, NAB08 SG142 and NAB08 SG143 via calibration casts. [under review]
14. Laboratory_analysis_report-NAB08.pdf: Detailed procedure regarding the discrete measurements of nutrients, Winkler dissolved oxygen, absorption coefficients, particulate organic carbon, fluorometric and HPLC pigment analysis.
15. Phytoplankton_Carbon-NAB08.pdf: Materials and methodology used for phytoplankton cell number and biomass determination.