The Australian Chlorophyll a Database (1965 - 2017)

• Other Authors: AODN Data Manager (distributor), Ajani, Penelope (collaborator), Armbrecht, Linda (collaborator), Atkins, Natalia (collaborator), Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) (hasAssociationWith), Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) (hasAssociationWith), Australian Rivers Institute (ARI), Griffith University (GU) (hasAssociationWith), Baird, Mark E. (collaborator), Beard, Jason (collaborator), Bonham, Prudence (collaborator), Burford, Michele (collaborator), CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere - Dutton Park (hasAssociationWith), CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere - Hobart (hasAssociationWith), Clementson, Lesley (collaborator), Coad, Peter (collaborator), Crawford, Christine (collaborator), Data Officer (distributor), Davies, Claire H. (collaborator), Dela-cruz, Jocelyn (collaborator), Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University (hasAssociationWith), Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS), The University of British Columbia (UBC) (hasAssociationWith), Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation (DSITI), Queensland Government (hasAssociationWith), Department of Water (DoW), Western Australian Government (hasAssociationWith), Doblin, Martina (collaborator), Edgar, Steven (collaborator), Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA), Victorian Government (hasAssociationWith), Eriksen, Ruth (collaborator), Everett, Jason D. (collaborator), Evolution and Ecology Research Centre (E&ERC), The University of New South Wales (UNSW) (hasAssociationWith), Furnas, Miles (collaborator), Harrison, Daniel P. (collaborator), Hassler, Christel (collaborator), Henschke, Natasha (collaborator), Hoenner, Xavier (collaborator), Hornsby Shire Council (hasAssociationWith), Ingleton, Tim (collaborator), Institute F.-A. Forel, University of Geneva (hasAssociationWith), Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) (hasAssociationWith), Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) (hasAssociationWith), Jameson, Ian (collaborator), Keesing, John (collaborator), Leterme, Sophie C. (collaborator), McLaughlin, M. James (collaborator), Miller, Margaret (collaborator), Moffatt, David (collaborator), Moss, Andrew (collaborator), Nayar, Sasi (collaborator), Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH), New South Wales Government (hasAssociationWith), Patten, Nicole L. (collaborator), Patten, Renee (collaborator)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Integrated Marine Observing System
• Subjects: oceans; Earth Science | Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Chlorophyll; Boats and Small Vessels; Niskin Bottles; HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography); Spectrophotometers; Fluorometers; Countries | Australia; CMAR Marine Plankton; Global / Oceans | Indian Ocean; Global / Oceans | Pacific Ocean; Global / Oceans | Southern Ocean; Marine Features (Australia) | Bass Strait; TAS/VIC; Marine Features (Australia) | Great Australian Bight; SA/WA; Regional Seas | Arafura Sea; Regional Seas | Coral Sea; Regional Seas | Solomon Sea; Regional Seas | Timor Sea; Regional Seas | Tasman Sea; Continents | Antarctica; Countries | Indonesia; Countries | New Caledonia; Countries | New Zealand; Countries | Papua New Guinea; Countries | Solomon Islands; Countries | Vanuatu; Countries | Timor-Leste; Marine Features (Australia) | Great Barrier Reef; QLD; Offshore Islands (Australia) | Macquarie Island; States; Territories (Australia) | South Australia; Territories (Australia) | New South Wales; Territories (Australia) | Northern Territory; Territories (Australia) | Queensland; Territories (Australia) | Tasmania; Territories (Australia) | Victoria; Territories (Australia) | Western Australia; Concentration of chlorophyll-a per unit volume of the water body; National Reference Stations Sub-Facility; Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS); Antarc*; Antarctica; Macquarie Island; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/the-australian-chlorophyll-1965-2017/1304104

Maintenance and Update Frequency: asNeeded Statement: The data sources are varied and the data does not belong to the custodian of this schema, so the quality of the data cannot be verified. Persons should refer to the record for each of the projects included for further information. Statement: ATTRIBUTE STATEMENT: Field information for IMOS_ACD_DATA: Record_id - Unique record identifying number (Unique for each row) Project_id - Project identifying number (Unique for each project) Sample_id - Sample identifying number, may include more than one Chla reading Latitude - Latitude where specimen was found in decimal degrees Longitude - Longitude where the specimen was found in decimal degrees Location - Location of the sample Sample_time_UTC - Full sampling date/time in UTC Sample_year - Year in which sampling took place Sample_month - Month in which sampling took place, null if the date resolution is year Sample_day - Day on which sampling took place, null if the date resolution is month Date_resolution - The date resolution applicable to the project, i.e. year, month, day, time Sample_depth - Depth of a sample in metres Depth_comments - Comments relating specifically to the depth value Replicate - No of replicates Total_chla_ugl - chla value of sample in micro grams per litre (MV + DV chla for HPLC) Sampling_method - analysis method for cholorphyll a Field information for IMOS_ACD_METADATA: Project_id - Unique project identifying number (Unique for each row) Project_description - Short description of the project Custodian_details - Name and affiliation of the contributing author Acknowledgement - The acknowledgement for that project Location - Broad location of the sample Start_date - First sample date for the project End_date - Final sample date for the project No_records - The number of records for the project Credit We acknowledge the contributions from all collaborators and their institutions. Chlorophyll a is the most commonly used indicator of phytoplankton biomass and is a proxy for primary ...