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Biological Investigations of Marine Antarctic Systems and Stocks (BIOMASS) Programme

Entry ID: seamap75

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Summary

Abstract: The Biological Investigations of Marine Antarctic Systems and Stocks (BIOMASS) Programme was established in the late 1970's for the study of the Antarctic marine ecosystem and its living resources (Thorley, online resource). Data were collected during 3 major field experiments between 1981 and 1985, divided into two periods: First International BIOMASS Experiment (FIBEX) in 1980-1981, and the Second International BIOMASS Experiment (SIBEX) in 1983-1985. In total 34 cruises were carried out (El-Sayed, online resource), of which 21 cruises were gathered in this data set. This data set provides sea-bird observation collected in the cruises.

Purpose: The main objective of BIOMASS was to gain a deeper understanding of the structure and dynamic functioning of the Antarctic marine ecosystem as a basis for the future management of potential living resources (El-Sayed, online resource), with the particular focus on krill. Specifically, FIBEX was aimed at carrying out a quasi-synoptic survey over a wide area the South Atlantic, Indian Ocean and ...

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Caption: Sea-bird Observations

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -37.5

S: -77.7

E: -0.77

W: 25.05

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Dr. S.Z. El-Sayed, Licenciado Néstor, CoriaDra. Maria Elba Isabel Marquez, Dr Eric J Woehler, Dr. Patricio Eberhard, Dr. Pierre JOUVENTIN, Dr. Yasu Naito, Professor Stanislaw Rakusa-Suszczewski, Dr. Maria Gavrilo, Dr. John Cooper, Dr. George Hunt, Jr., Professor John Croxall

Dataset Title: Biological Investigations of Marine Antarctic Systems and Stocks (BIOMASS) Programme

Dataset Series Name: OBIS-SEAMAP

Dataset Release Date: 2006-03-21 18:00:48-05

Dataset Release Place: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/

Dataset Publisher: OBIS-SEAMAP

Data Presentation Form: vector digital data

Online Resource: http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/Resources/AEDC/aedc_link_page.html

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OBIS-SEAMAP
BIOMASS

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1980-11-14

Stop Date: 1985-03-08

Location Keywords

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 0.000167 Decimal degrees
Longitude Resolution: 0.000167 Decimal degrees
Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 meter - < 30 meters

Science Keywords

PALEOCLIMATE > ICE CORE RECORDS > CARBON DIOXIDE

PALEOCLIMATE > ICE CORE RECORDS > ICE CORE AIR BUBBLES

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Platform

GROUND STATIONS

Instrument

CORING DEVICES

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0246

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

NSIDC Antarctic Glaciological Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/agdc/
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0246

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC AGDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA