Dataset: Underway data from multiple cruises in the Gulf of Maine, Cape Cod Bay, Bay of Fundy, Georges Bank, and Sargasso Sea from 2004-2010 (ALEX-GoME project)

BCO-DMO Note: Although the status of these data has been set to Final and Validated, they have not been QC'ed    27March2013

Multi year underway data 2003-2010
These data include version 2 data as submitted.

Version 2 NOTES: Version 2 means that Data set has been updated in part of the new data added: (1) 2010 cruises; (2) Previously unavailable Whole cell counts from the previous cruises; and (3) Previously unavailable data for Underway stations (mostly date, location).

Data files newly created or updated in this version are indicated with "_v2" in file names.
(BCO-DMO Note: for original files as contributed)

Date of creation: 5/12/2011.
Matlab code used for data merging: GM_read_alex_nuts_BTL_v2.m

Sometimes all the data in the Underway file is unavailable at the time but is known to be sampled.
In this case the file is still presented but empty (headers only).

No data reported for the following cruises:
 - 2003/OC391
 - 2005/OC412
 - 2005/TI096
 - 2005/TI105
 - 2005/TI112
 - 2006/TI171
 - 2006/TI177
 - 2006/TI180
 - 2006/TI184
 - 2006/TI185
 - 2008/TI326
 - 2010/EN476
 - 2010/OC460
 - 2010/OC467

Data not sampled or lost are indicated with NaN.
Data not yet available, but that might be contributed in the future are indicated with the "waiting" flag=-9.99.

Funding:
The cruises from 2003-2004 were supported by NOAA grant NA160P2785 (MERHAB).
The cruises from 2005-2010 were jointly funded:
NSF grant OCE-0430724 and NIEHS grant 1P50-ES01274201 (Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health)
NOAA grant NA06NOS4780245 (GOMTOX)