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Chekalyuk, Alexander; Hafez, Mark; Tara Oceans Consortium, Coordinators; Tara Oceans Expedition, Participants (2016): [RAW VALIDATED DATA] Properties of seawater and particulate matter from a WETLabs ALFA hyperspectral laser spectrofluorometer mounted on the continuous surface water sampling system during the Tara Oceans expedition 2009-2013 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.861926

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Abstract:
The Tara Oceans Expedition (2009-2013) sampled the world oceans on board a 36 m long schooner, collecting environmental data and organisms from viruses to planktonic metazoans for later analyses using modern sequencing and state-of-the-art imaging technologies. Tara Oceans Data are particularly suited to study the genetic, morphological and functional diversity of plankton. The present data set provides raw validated data of continuous measurements made with an Aquatic Laser Fluorescence Analyzer (ALFA) (Chekalyuk et al., 2014), connected in-line to the TARA flow through system during 2013. The ALFA instrument provides dual-wavelength excitation (405 and 514 nm) of laser-stimulated emission (LSE) for spectral and temporal analysis. It offers in vivo fluorescence assessments of phytoplankton pigments, biomass, photosynthetic yield (Fv/Fm), phycobiliprotein (PBP)-containing phytoplankton groups, and chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) (Chekalyuk and Hafez, 2008; 2013A). Spectral deconvolution (SDC) is used to assess the overlapped spectral bands of aquatic fluorescence constituents and water Raman scattering (R). The Fv/Fm measurements are spectrally corrected for non-chlorophyll fluorescence background produced by CDOM and other constituents (Chekalyuk and Hafez, 2008). The sensor was cleaned weakly following the manufacturer recommended protocol.
Further details:
Chekalyuk, Alexander; Hafez, Mark (2008): Advanced laser fluorometry of natural aquatic environments. Limnology and Oceanography-Methods, 6(11), 591-609, https://doi.org/10.4319/lom.2008.6.591
Chekalyuk, Alexander; Hafez, Mark (2013): Next generation Advanced Laser Fluorometry (ALF) for characterization of natural aquatic environments: new instruments. Optics Express, 21(12), 14181, https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.21.014181
Project(s):
Tara Oceans Expedition (Tara_Oceans_2009-2013)
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