Project: U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea

Acronym/Short Name:Arabian Sea
Project Duration:1994-09 - 1996-01
Geolocation:Arabian Sea

Description

The U.S. Arabian Sea Expedition which began in September 1994 and ended in January 1996, had three major components: a U.S. JGOFS Process Study, supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF); Forced Upper Ocean Dynamics, an Office of Naval Research (ONR) initiative; and shipboard and aircraft measurements supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The Expedition consisted of 17 cruises aboard the R/V Thomas Thompson, year-long moored deployments of five instrumented surface buoys and five sediment-trap arrays, aircraft overflights and satellite observations. Of the seventeen ship cruises, six were allocated to repeat process survey cruises, four to SeaSoar mapping cruises, six to mooring and benthic work, and a single calibration cruise which was essentially conducted in transit to the Arabian Sea.


DatasetLatest Version DateCurrent State
An ocean productivity database using consistent, globally-acquired data from in situ primary productivity based on 14C assimilation, and including ancillary data, 1985-20082020-06-11Final no updates expected
Copepod species abundances from MOCNESS tows from R/V Thomas G. Thompson and R/V Malcolm Baldridge cruises in the Arabian Sea from 1994-1995 (Arabian Sea project, Arabian Sea Diapausing Copepods project)2016-05-04Final no updates expected
CTD MOCNESS data including calibrated oxygen from R/V Thomas G. Thompson cruises TT043, TT045, TT050, TT054 in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (Arabian Sea project)2015-04-10Preliminary and in progress
Copepod species abundances from bongo tows, Arabian Sea JGOFS Process cruises R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT050, TT054 from Aug-Nov 1995 (Arabian Sea project, Arabian Sea Diapausing Copepods project)2014-04-07Final no updates expected
Mesopelagic microplankton abundances and carbon biomass from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT050, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2004-07-21Final no updates expected
Sediment composition from cores from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT041, TT047 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2002-12-16Final no updates expected
Suspended calcite, calcification and photosynthesis from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT049, TT053 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2002-12-16Final no updates expected
Zooplankton carbon by size fractions per net from MOCNESS tows from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT050, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2002-09-04Final no updates expected
Deep sea sediment trap particle flux, amino acid and pigment data from U.S. JGOFS Sediment Traps from the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2002-09-03Final no updates expected
Particulate absorption data from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT053, TT045, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2002-07-02Final no updates expected
Mixed layer depths from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT049, TT050, TT053, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2002-06-06Final no updates expected
CTD profile data, including beam attenuation from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT039, TT043, TT045, TT049, TT050, TT053, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2002-06-06Final no updates expected
Dissolved iron and aluminum concentrations from TM cast samples from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT049 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2002-04-23Final no updates expected
Photosynthetically Available Radiation (PAR) from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT049, TT050, TT053, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2002-04-12Final no updates expected
Deep sea sediment trap biomarker data from U.S. JGOFS Sediment Traps from the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2002-04-12Final no updates expected
TM bottle cast information from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT049 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2002-04-09Final no updates expected
Pigments, HPLC method, sampled from bottle casts from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT049, TT050, TT053, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2002-04-09Final no updates expected
Chlorophyll-a and phaeopigments, fluorometric method from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT045, TT050, TT053 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2002-04-09Final no updates expected
N-15 uptake rate profile data from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT049, TT053 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2002-04-09Final no updates expected
Dissolved iron and aluminum concentrations from CTD casts from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT045, TT049, TT050, TT053 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2002-03-26Final no updates expected
Dissolved and total dissolvable manganese concentration from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT045 cruise in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2002-03-13Final no updates expected
Particulate Manganese and Aluminum concentration from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT045 cruise in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2002-03-13Final no updates expected
Bacteria abundance and thymidine/leucine incorporation from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT049, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2002-02-27Final no updates expected
Particulate matter concentration from filtered Niskin Bottles from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT050 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2001-11-14Final no updates expected
Microzooplankton abundance and carbon biomass from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT050, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2001-10-02Final no updates expected
High-sensitivity euphotic zone ammonium from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT053 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2001-08-23Final no updates expected
Microplankton abundance and biomass from CTD casts from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2001-08-21Final no updates expected
Picophytoplankton cell counts from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT049, TT053 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2001-07-09Final no updates expected
Picoplankton abundances by flow cytometry from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT050, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2001-07-09Final no updates expected
Low level Nitrate concentrations from TM or CTD casts from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT053 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2001-05-23Final no updates expected
HPLC measured pigments, primary production casts from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT050 cruise in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2001-05-08Final no updates expected
HPLC measured pigments by size fraction from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT053 cruise in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2001-05-08Final no updates expected
HPLC measured pigments, TM Primary Production casts from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT045 cruise in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2001-05-08Final no updates expected
Total organic carbon profile data from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT049, TT050, TT053, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2001-05-08Final no updates expected
Total carbon dioxide and total alkalinity from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT049, TT053, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2001-05-08Final no updates expected
Total organic nitrogen data from CTD casts from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT049, TT050, TT053, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2001-05-08Final no updates expected
Particulate Organic Carbon and Particulate Organic Nitrogen from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT049, TT053, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2001-05-03Final no updates expected
Deep sea sediment trap particle flux; carbon and nitrogen from U.S. JGOFS Sediment Traps from the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2000-04-12Final no updates expected
Deep sea sediment trap particle flux and lipid data from U.S. JGOFS Sediment Traps from the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2000-04-12Final no updates expected
Herbivory data; phytoplankton growth and microzooplankton grazing rates from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT050, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)2000-03-13Final no updates expected
Areal Summary, daily N-15 uptake rates and f-ratios from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT053 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1999-09-10Final no updates expected
Aggregates from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT050, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1999-01-26Final no updates expected
Th-234 in particulate and dissolved phases; POC/PON from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT049, TT050 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1999-01-04Final no updates expected
Scientific sampling event logs from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT049, TT050, TT053, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1999-01-04Final no updates expected
Zooplankton wet weight and displacement volume, Bongo net tows from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1998-06-25Final no updates expected
Bio Optical Profiler Data from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT045, TT053, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1998-05-29Final no updates expected
Meteorological data from surface mooring from WHOI surface moorings deployed in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1997-11-07Final no updates expected
Heat and momentum fluxes from WHOI surface moorings deployed in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1997-11-07Final no updates expected
Euphotic zone depths from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT049, TT050, TT053, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1997-08-18Final no updates expected
Standard station location and cast distance tables from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT049, TT050, TT053, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1997-07-22Final no updates expected
NASA Airborne Oceanographic Lidar (AOL) data from NASA P-3B aircraft from the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1997-07-02Final no updates expected
Zooplankton carbon by size fractions from MOCNESS tows from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT050, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1997-07-02Final no updates expected
Zooplankton carbon by size fractions, bongo net tows from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT050 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1997-07-01Final no updates expected
Aerosols, long irradiation neutron activation analysis from R/V Thomas G. Thompson cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1997-06-30Final no updates expected
Aerosols, short irradiation neutron activation analysis from R/V Thomas G. Thompson cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1997-06-30Final no updates expected
Deep sea sediment trap particle flux from U.S. JGOFS Sediment Traps from the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1997-06-26Final no updates expected
Zooplankton carbon by size fractions from MOCNESS net tows from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT050, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1997-06-23Final no updates expected
Partial pressure of CO2 in air, along ship track from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT044, TT045, TT049, TT053, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1997-06-11Final no updates expected
Partial pressure of CO2 in water, along ship track from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT044,TT045, TT049, TT053, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1997-06-11Final no updates expected
Zooplankton displacement volume data from MOCNESS net tows from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT039 TT050, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1997-05-02Final no updates expected
Iodine speciation from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT045 cruise in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1997-04-15Final no updates expected
Sulfide; oxygen and peroxide; from CTD casts from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT045 cruise in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1997-04-15Final no updates expected
Nanoplankton abundance and biovolume from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1997-02-25Final no updates expected
Zooplankton displacement volumes from Bongo net tows from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT054, TT050 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1997-02-11Final no updates expected
Underway fluorescence measurements along the ship track from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT049, TT053 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1996-11-04Final no updates expected
Hydrographic Data: temperature, salinity, nutrients from Niskin bottle samples from R/V Thomas G. Thompson cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1996-10-28Final no updates expected
Mesozooplankton biomass estimates from Bongo Net oblique tows from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT050 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1996-07-31Final no updates expected
Primary Production, 12 and 24 hour experiments from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT049, TT050, TT053, TT054 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1996-07-29Final no updates expected
Net oxygen production as measured from on-deck incubators from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT049 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1996-07-25Final no updates expected
In Situ Gross/Net Oxygen production and respiration rates from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT049 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1996-07-25Final no updates expected
Carbon biomass mesozooplankton estimates from MOCNESS oblique tows from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TT043, TT045, TT050 cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1996-04-23Final no updates expected
Arabian Sea cruise reports from R/V Thomas G. Thompson cruises in the Arabian Sea in 1995 (U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea project)1996-01-12Final no updates expected

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People

Lead Principal Investigator: Sharon L. Smith
University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (UM-RSMAS)

Contact: Cynthia L. Chandler
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)

Data Manager: George Heimerdinger
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Cynthia L. Chandler
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI BCO-DMO)


Programs

U.S. Joint Global Ocean Flux Study [U.S. JGOFS]