Compiled files for 'meta' (metadata), 'mask' (quality flags, and 'data'. These are preliminary "as received" and have not yet been processed and combined by BCO-DMO
Please note: The data presented here are in "as-received" format and have not yet been processed by BCO-DMO.
Profiles of basic CTD measurements of (Pressure, Depth, Temperature, Conductivity, and Salinity) are reported along with dissolved oxygen, beam attenuation, and relative fluorescence, at one-decibar averages. The profiles were collected during monthly hydrographic cruises to the BATS site at 31° 40' N 64° 10'W and during biweekly cruises to a neighbouring location (32°10′N 64°30′W), known as Hydrostation "S."
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Knap, A.H., Michaels, A.F., Steinberg, D.K., Bahr, F., Bates, N.R., Bell, S., Countway, P., Close, A.R., Doyle, A.P., Dow, R.L., Howse, F.A., Gundersen, K., Johnson, R.J., Kelly, R., Little, R., Orcutt, K., Parsons, R., Rathburn, C., Sanderson, M. and Stone, S. (1997) BATS Methods Manual, Version 4 Woods Hole, MA, US. U.S. JGOFS Planning Office 136pp. *Chapter 16. Determination of Dissolved Organic Carbon by a High Temperature Combustion/Direct Injection Technique.* Updated by R.Parsons 4/1997, pp. 99-109.
Bates, N., Johnson, R. J. (2023) Two decibar-averaged CTD profiles collected at Bermuda Atlantic Time Series sites in the Sargasso Sea ongoing from 1988 (BATS project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 5) Version Date 2023-04-12 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/3918 [access date]
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