Tara_Oceans_expedition
The Tara Oceans expedition, a 2.5-year long and 57,000 mile long trajectory, was conceived to provide a snapshot of the distribution of planktonic organisms in the world ocean, providing 'A global-scale study of morphological, genetic, and functional biodiversity of plankton organisms in relation to the changing physico-chemical parameters of the oceans' (Karsenti et al., 2011). The expedition took place from September 2009 to March 2012, spanned the majority of the world's oceans, and included, besides a large array of biological sampling, hydrographic measurements, optical measurements of surface hyper-spectral particulate absorption and attenuation, hyper-spectral reflectance and HPLC pigments.</br></br>E. Karsenti, S.G. Acinas, P. Bork, C. Bowler, C. De Vargas, J. Raes, and 22 co-authors, A holistic approach to marine eco-systems biology, PLoS Biol. 9, e1001177, (2011), doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001177.
| Science Keywords: | |||
| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 90.0 S: -90.0 E: 180.0 W: -180.0 |
Data Format(s): | n/a |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | In Situ Ocean-based Platforms | |
| Data Center(s): | OB.DAAC | Instrument(s): | n/a |
| Version: | 0 | ||
Collection Information
-
DOI
10.5067/SeaBASS/TARA_OCEANS_EXPEDITION/DATA001
https://doi.org
Data Identification
-
Processing Level
2
- Quality
-
Collection Progress
Active
Related URLs
Acquisition Information
Temporal Information
Spatial Information
| Coverage Type | Zone Identifier | Geometry | Granule Representation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HORIZONTAL | CARTESIAN | CARTESIAN |
Resolution and Coordinate System
Location Keywords
Data Centers
-
OB.DAAC
ARCHIVER, DISTRIBUTOROcean Biology Distributed Active Archive Center
This data center does not have any addresses listed.
301-286-0268
Data Contacts
There are no listed data contacts for this collection.
Archive And Distribution Information
There is no archive and distribution information for this collection.