Heterotrophic Bacteria and Protists in the Upper Water Column of the Central
Arctic Ocean
https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS053

Summary
This data set contains information on heterotrophic bacteria and protists in
the upper water column of the central Arctic Ocean, collected during the
Canada/U.S. 1994 Arctic Ocean Section, July-September 1994. The data include
measurements of distribution, general composition, and activity of
heterotrophic protists, and distribution of bacteria.

Identifiers
 * Local archive identifier: 106.ARCSS053
 * doi:10.5065/D6ZK5DT3
   https://doi.org/10.5065/D6ZK5DT3

Versions
  1.0

Citation
 Sherr, E., et al. 2009. Heterotrophic Bacteria and Protists in the Upper
 Water Column of the Central Arctic Ocean. Version 1.0. NSF NCAR Earth
 Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6ZK5DT3 Accessed 28 Apr 2026.

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Acknowledgement
In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements,
please acknowledge NSF NCAR EOL in your publications with text such as:

  Data provided by NCAR EOL under the sponsorship of
  the National Science Foundation.
  https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

Related projects
 * ARCSS: NSF Arctic System Science
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/ARCSS

Additional information
 * Spatial Type: multiple
 * Frequency: other
 * Language: English

Grant Code
OPP-9400218

ISO Topic Categories
 * climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Categories
 * Arctic
 * Biomass
 * CTD ocean cast
 * Ecology
 * Plankton
 * Water Sampling

Platforms
 * Ships

GCMD Science Keywords
 * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PROTISTS > CILIATES
 * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > CHLOROPHYLL
 * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PROTISTS > FLAGELLATES > DINOFLAGELLATES
 * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS > TROPHIC DYNAMICS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PROTISTS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > CARBON
 * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > PLANTS > MICROALGAE > DINOFLAGELLATES
 * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > BIOMASS
 * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > PLANKTON > ZOOPLANKTON

Documentation
 * arcss053_readme.txt [3 KiB]
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41A9F4E8537/arcss053_readme.txt

Related links
 * homepage: ARCSS EOL Webpage
   https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/arcss
 * download: NSF Arctic Data Center
   https://doi.org/10.5065/D6ZK5DT3
 * info: ARCSS Data Policy
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/arctic_projects/arcss/Data_Policy.html

Temporal coverage
 * Begin datetime: 1994-07-01 00:00:00 
 * End datetime: 1994-09-30 23:59:59 

Spatial coverage
 * Maximum (North) Latitude: 89.98
 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 70.00
 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -176.80
 * Maximum (East) Longitude: 179.00

Primary contact information
 * pointOfContact: Michel Gosselin <michel_gosselin@uqar.qc.ca>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/762

Additional contact information
 * author: Evelyn B. Sherr <sherre@coas.oregonstate.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/118
 * author: Barry F. Sherr <sherrb@coas.oregonstate.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1112
 * author: Lynne Fessenden
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1113
 * author: Michel Gosselin <michel_gosselin@uqar.qc.ca>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/762
 * author: Dauphine Thibault
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1114
 * principalInvestigator: Barry F. Sherr <sherrb@coas.oregonstate.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1112
 * author: Patrick A. Wheeler
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1115
 * principalInvestigator: Evelyn B. Sherr <sherre@coas.oregonstate.edu>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/118
 * originator: Michel Gosselin <michel_gosselin@uqar.qc.ca>
   https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/762

Alternate metadata formats
 * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS053?format=datacite
 * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.ARCSS053?format=isotc211