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Fischer, Gerhard; Karakas, Gökay (2010): (Table 1) Sinking rates of particles in the Atlantic Ocean based on seasonal data [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.737982, In supplement to: Fischer, G; Karakas, G (2009): Sinking rates and ballast composition of particles in the Atlantic Ocean: implications for the organic carbon fluxes to the deep ocean. Biogeosciences, 6, 85-102, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-6-85-2009

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Coverage:
Median Latitude: -4.941608 * Median Longitude: -18.942112 * South-bound Latitude: -62.250000 * West-bound Longitude: -57.533300 * North-bound Latitude: 21.300000 * East-bound Longitude: 9.150000
Date/Time Start: 1983-01-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2002-01-01T00:00:00
Minimum Elevation: -5601.0 m * Maximum Elevation: -1952.0 m
Event(s):
BO3_trap (BO3)  * Latitude: -54.333300 * Longitude: -3.300000 * Location: Bouvet Island * Method/Device: Mooring (long time) (MOORY)
CB3_trap  * Latitude: 21.138000 * Longitude: -20.672000 * Date/Time Start: 1990-04-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1991-04-30T00:00:00 * Elevation: -4094.0 m * Campaign: M12/1 * Basis: Meteor (1986) * Method/Device: Trap (TRAP)
CB4_trap  * Latitude: 21.145000 * Longitude: -20.687000 * Date/Time Start: 1991-05-03T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1991-11-19T00:00:00 * Elevation: -4108.0 m * Campaign: M16/2 * Basis: Meteor (1986) * Method/Device: Trap (TRAP)
Comment:
EAA = Eastern Equatorial Atlantic, WEA =Western Equatorial Atlantic.
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
Event labelEvent
Latitude of eventLatitude
Longitude of eventLongitude
Elevation of eventElevationm
Area/localityAreaFischer, GerhardArea
Area/localityAreaFischer, GerhardLocation
Sample code/labelSample labelFischer, Gerharddeployment
DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
Date/time endDate/time endFischer, Gerhard
10 Depth, top/minDepth topmFischer, Gerhardtrap depth upper
11 Depth, bottom/maxDepth botmFischer, Gerhardtrap depth lower
12 Duration, number of daysDurationdaysFischer, Gerhardsampling interval days
13 Lag of peaksLag peak#Fischer, Gerhardcups
14 Lag of peaksLag peakdaysFischer, Gerhard
15 SeasonSeasonFischer, Gerhardseason/month
16 Sinking velocitySinking Vm/dayFischer, Gerhardmajor peak method (Berelson, 2002)
17 Sinking velocitySinking Vm/dayFischer, Gerhardmajor peak method (Berelson, 2002)
18 Standard deviationStd dev±Fischer, Gerhardmajor peak method (Berelson, 2002)
19 CoefficientCoeffFischer, Gerhardcorrelation methodcorrelation coefficient, no shift
20 CoefficientCoeffFischer, Gerhardcorrelation coefficient, 1-cup-s.
21 CoefficientCoeffFischer, Gerhardcorrelation coefficient, 2-cup-s.
22 --Fischer, Gerharddata points
23 Sinking velocitySinking Vm/dayFischer, Gerhardcorrelation method
24 Sinking velocitySinking Vm/dayFischer, Gerhardmean s. r.
25 Standard deviationStd dev±Fischer, Gerhard
26 Reference/sourceReferenceFischer, Gerhardbasis reference
Size:
574 data points

Data

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Event

Latitude

Longitude

Elevation [m]

Area
(Area)

Area
(Location)

Sample label
(deployment)

Date/Time

Date/time end
10 
Depth top [m]
(trap depth upper)
11 
Depth bot [m]
(trap depth lower)
12 
Duration [days]
(sampling interval days)
13 
Lag peak [#]
(cups)
14 
Lag peak [days]
15 
Season
(season/month)
16 
Sinking V [m/day]
(major peak method (Berelson, ...)
17 
Sinking V [m/day]
(major peak method (Berelson, ...)
18 
Std dev [±]
(major peak method (Berelson, ...)
19 
Coeff
(correlation coefficient, no s...)
20 
Coeff
(correlation coefficient, 1-cu...)
21 
Coeff
(correlation coefficient, 2-cu...)
22 
-
(data points)
23 
Sinking V [m/day]
(correlation method)
24 
Sinking V [m/day]
(mean s. r.)
25 
Std dev [±]
26 
Reference
(basis reference)
CB3_trap 21.1380-20.6720-4094Canary CurrentCape BlancCB319901990730355721.5010.75spr 90263240570.99326323571Fischer et al., 1996
CB3_trap21.1380-20.6720-4094CB319901990730355721.5010.75su 902630.404263
CB4_trap 21.1450-20.6870-4108CB419911991733356210.0110.00su 912830.310.439283Fischer et al., 1996
CB7_trap 21.3000-20.7000-4152CB719951997755358622.0011.00wi 952570.920.214257unpubl. data
CB13_trap 21.2667-20.7667-4131CB13200220031228360619.0119.00spr 021250.840.764250unpubl. data
CB13_trap21.2667-20.7667-4131CB13200220031228360619.009.50su 022500.820.014250
CB13_trap21.2667-20.7667-4131CB13200220031228360619.0fall 020.810.014250
CB13_trap21.2667-20.7667-4131CB13200220031228360619.0wi to spr 02/030.060.240.69563
CV1-2_trap 11.4833-21.0167-4968Cape Verde I.CV119921993100345239.519.50wi 933712540.4010741416Fischer and Wefer, 1996
CV2_trap 11.5000-21.1000CV219931994975443525.0125.00spr to su 931380.230.60791Ratmeyer et al. 1999
GBN3_trap 1.8000-11.1333-4481E´ Equatorial Atlantic eastern part (11°W)EEA 2°NGBN319891990853392119.509.75wi to spr 893153150.800.686315315Fischer and Wefer, 1996
GBN3_trap1.8000-11.1333-4481GBN319891990853392119.509.75su 893150.925315
EA9_trap 0.0167-10.8000EEA 0°(EQ)EA919921993122637869.504.75fall 925394690.600.018400unpubl. data
EA7_trap 0.7000-10.8000EA719911992949402915.407.70wi 91/924000.446400unpubl. data
GBS5_trap -2.1833-9.9167EEA 2°SGBS519901991597338229.6014.80fall 901881880.500.064188Fischer and Wefer, 1996
EA8_trap -5.8000-9.4000-3450EEA 5°SEA819911992588183315.407.70wi 91/92162151670.760.22516218367Müller and Fischer, 2001
EA8_trap-5.8000-9.4000-3450EA819911992588183315.407.70spr 921620.630.086162
EA8_trap-5.8000-9.4000-3450EA819911992588183315.407.70su 921620.720.076162
EA8_trap-5.8000-9.4000-3450EA8199119921833289015.4115.40wi 91/92690.540.155137
EA8_trap-5.8000-9.4000-3450EA8199119921833289015.4115.40spr 92690.770.216137
EA8_trap-5.8000-9.4000-3450EA8199119921833289015.407.70su 921370.810.766137
EA8_trap-5.8000-9.4000-3450EA819911992588289015.4115.40wi 91/921490.190.925149
EA8_trap-5.8000-9.4000-3450EA819911992588289015.4115.40spr 921490.580.036299
EA8_trap-5.8000-9.4000-3450EA819911992588289015.407.70su 922990.400.316299
WA8_trap 0.0230-23.4520-3744W´ Equatorial Atlantic western part (25°W)WEA 0° (EQ)WA819941996718320428.0128.00fall to wi 94/95892001030.120.55889164112unpubl. data
WA11_trap 0.0000-23.4000WA1119961997834331817.008.50spr 962920.896292unpubl. data
WA19_trap 0.1000-23.4500WA1920012002926318420.5010.25su to fall 012200.190.250.239110unpubl. data
WA4_trap -3.9880-25.5830-5525WEA 4°SWA419931994808455525.0125.00spr 93150168640.93515016864unpubl. data
WA4_trap-3.9880-25.5830-5525WA419931994808455525.0125.00spr 941500.190.465150
WA7_trap -3.9667-25.6500-5601WA719941996854463028.0014.50fall 94 to su 952600.5212260unpubl. data
WA10_trap -3.9000-25.7000WA1019961997800458517.0234.00su to fall 961110.6910111unpubl. data
WA9_trap -7.5000-28.1000WEA 7°SWA919961997591445117.008.50su 964542971170.950.016454302142unpubl. data
WA13_trap -7.5000-28.2000WA1319971998871473622.5122.50spr to su 971720.200.459172unpubl. data
WA14_trap -7.5000-28.2000WA1419981999833470527.5013.75su to fall 982820.420.027282unpubl. data
WA14_trap-7.5000-28.2000WA1419981999833470527.5013.75su to fall 992820.050.096
WR2_trap -20.05009.1500-2196Benguela CurrentWalvis RidgeWR219891990599164818.009.00austral fall 891171170.950.015117117Fischer and Wefer, 1996
BO3_trap -54.3333-3.3000Southern OceanBouvet IslandBO319921994507224423.0011.50austral spr-su 92/93151148730.820.44415115787Fischer et al., 2002
PF3 -50.10005.8000-3785Polar FrontPF319891990614319621.0121.00Dec-Jan 89/90123Fischer et al. 2002
PF3-50.10005.8000-3785PF319891990614319621.0010.50Feb-Mar 902460.384246
KG1_trap -62.2500-57.5333-1952Bransfield S.KG119831984494158830.0015.00austral spr-su 83/84730.99373Wefer and Fischer, 1988