Date: 17 Dec. 2001

To  : Frank Mitchell

From: Sid Stillwaugh

Subj: Transfer of the Alaska GLOBEC Nutrients Data Sets

Frank:

I have placed on the NODC anonymous ftp site, a total of
2 .zip files, when opened, contain 12 nutrients data sets
and their associated metadata entry forms (see below).
These are the 1998-1999 data sets available via the Alaska
GLOBEC project.  All files contain depths, PO4, SiO3, NO2,
NO3, NH4 and N + N (NO2+NO3).  Data sets HX203 through HX211
also contain total organic nitrogen (TON) and dissolved 
organic nitrogen (DON) and urea data.  The data were received
courtesy of the Univ. of Alaska/IMS and the IMS DataBase 
web server.  These are "coastal ocean" datasets.

Files Sent:

1) Data Files
   globec_nut_dat.zip  (124 kb), when opened, find the following
   files

a) hx203nut_dat.dat  (30 kb)
b) hx205nut_dat.dat  (33 kb)
c) hx208nut_dat.dat  (31 kb)
d) hx211nut_dat.dat  (56 kb)
e) hx215nut_dat.dat  (18 kb)
f) hx216nut_dat.dat  (30 kb)
g) hx217nut_dat.dat  (22 kb)
h) hx218nut_dat.dat  (40 kb)
i) hx219nut_dat.dat  (46 kb)
j) hx223nut_dat.dat  (54 kb)
k) hx225nut_dat.dat  (43 kb)
l) hx226nut_dat.dat  (68 kb)

2) Metadata Entry Forms
   globec_nut_met.zip  (3 kb) when opened, find the following 
   files.

a) hx203met.inv  (all 1 kb)
b) hx205met.inv
c) hx208met.inv
d) hx211met.inv
e) hx215met.inv
f) hx216met.inv
g) hx217met.inv
h) hx218met.inv
i) hx219met.inv
j) hx223met.inv
k) hx225met.inv
l) hx226met.inv

NODC Catalog Info ---------------------------------------

NODC Accession no.  :
Date Sent           :
PI/Source           : Dr. Terry Whitledge, Univ. of Alaska/IMS,
                      Fairbanks, AK  99501
                      (whitledge@ims.uaf.edu)
Project             : Global Ocean System Ecosystem Dynamics (GLOBEC)
Data Type           : nutrients data sets
Sampling Method     : vertical casts at fixed locations
Obs. Dates          : March 8, 1998 to Dec. 7, 1999 (not inclusive)
Obs. Location       : Gulf of Alaska
Data Amount         : 12 cruises (files:)
Ship(s)/Cruise(s)   : Alpha Helix / HX203, 205, 208, 211, 215, 216
                      217, 218, 219, 223, 225, 226

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Please acknowledge with an NODC accession no. as one is assigned.