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Shelfbreak Productivity Interdisciplinary Research Operation at the Pioneer Array (SPIROPA)
Collaborative Research:
Shelfbreak frontal dynamics: mechanisms of upwelling, net community production, and ecological implications

Principal Investigators
WHOI
 Dennis McGillicuddy, Heidi Sosik, Weifeng (Gordon) Zhang
VIMS Walker Smith
Wellesley College Rachel Stanley
UMass Dartmouth Jefferson Turner
MA Division of Marine Fisheries
 Christian Petitpas
SPIROPA data archive at BCO-DMO
https://www.bco-dmo.org/project/748894


Publications and Manuscripts
 
Media
News release: Massive Plankton Blooms with Very Different Ecosystem Impacts
EOS Research Spotlight: Gulf Stream Intrusions Feed Diatom Hot Spots
Life at the Edge, AR29 voyage video
OOI 2-ship operation video
Adaptive sampling with the Video Plankton Recorder
Tweet 6/6/2018
Facebook post 6/6/2018
Life at the Edge, TN368 voyage video
 
Documents
Original proposal to NSF
AR29 cruise report  .doc, .pdf
RB1904 cruise report  .doc, .pdf
TN368 cruise report  .doc, .pdf
2019 Cruise Planning
Relevant papers
Google Drive Documents
 
Repository
SPIROPA Github repository
SPIROPA IFCB link
 
Data and Data products:
 
  R/V Neil Armstrong cruise AR29

AR29 Bottle data (Jul_2022)
.txt,  .txt (columns),  .mat,  README		 AR29 Bottle data (Nov_2020)
.txt,  .txt (columns),  .mat,  README		 AR29 Bottle data (Apr_2019)
.txt,  .txt (columns),  .mat,  README
AR29 Bottle data (Mar_2019)
.txt,  .txt (columns),  .mat,  README 		AR29 Bottle data (Jan_2019_v2)
.txt,  .txt (columns),  .mat,  README 		AR29 Bottle data (Jan_2019)
.txt,  .txt (columns),  .mat,  README 		AR29 Bottle data (Nov_2018_v2)
.txt,  .txt (columns),  .mat,  README
AR29 Bottle data (Nov_2018)
.txt,  .txt (columns),  .mat,  README 		AR29 Bottle data (Oct_2018)
.txt,  .txt (columns),  .mat,  README 		AR29 Bottle data (CTD-only, Corrected Fluorescence)  .txt   .mat
AR29 Cast/Depth/Niskin:  .txt  .mat
AR29 Cast/Depth/Niskin V2:  .txt  .mat
AR29 data root directory AR29 CTD
AR29 CTD Process Final-Corrected Fluorescence    Plot
README CTD Reprocessing ASCII
Matfile
README
Archive
AR29 CTD Process Final    Plot
README Process Final ASCII
Matfile
README
Archive

AR29 Undeway SSSG 1min MATFILE
.mat, PLOT e.g.  Variables  README
AR29 Transects
CTD Transects
Bottle Data Transects
png pptx
AR29 Transect Time Info
AR29 Stations Locations
Map
 CTD casts list Stations/Casts list
 Station Coordinates
AR29 CTD cast sheets Matlab codes
VPR Log Sheets
DAVPR Down casts DAVPR Log VPRII Cruiselog VPRII Engineering log

AR29 Events Log Final VPR Root directory
VPR Results
DAVPR          
AR29 MOCNESS
Log
 
  R/V Ronald H. Brown cruise RB1904

RB1904 Bottle data (Jul_2022)
.txt,  .txt (columns),  .mat,  README		 RB1904 Bottle data (Dec_2020)
.txt,  .txt (columns),  .mat,  README		 RB1904 Bottle data (Jun_2020)
.txt,  .txt (columns),  .mat,  README
RB1904 Bottle data (Apr_2020_v2)
.txt,  .txt (columns),  .mat,  README 		RB1904 Bottle data (Jan_2020)
.txt,  .txt (columns),  .mat,  README 		RB1904 Bottle data (Nov_2019)
.txt,  .txt (columns),  .mat,  README 		RB1904 Bottle data (Jul_2019)
.txt,  .txt (columns),  .mat,  README
RB1904 Bottle data (CTD-only)
  .txt   .mat     Columns 
RB1904 Cast/Niskin/Pressure/Depth:  .txt  .xlsx 
RB1904 CTD data
Raw Process
Matfile
README
Archive
RB1904 data root directory RB1904 CTD cast sheets
RB1904 Transects
CTD:
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CTD, Nuts:
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CTD, Nuts, TOI:
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CTD and POC,PON,C/N,Productuvity
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CTD and Chlorophyll
png pptx
RB1904 Transect Time Info
RB1904 Stations Locations
Maps vs Day
 Maps vs Transect
 CTD casts list Stations/Casts list
RB1904 Events Log
 Events Log  Events Log Final
RB1904 fCO2 data
VPR
Root directory Log sheets
RB1904 MOCNESS
Logsheets
  
  R/V Thomas G. Thompson cruise TN368



TN368 Bottle data (Jul_2022)
.txt,  .txt (columns),  .mat,  README
TN368 Bottle data (Dec_2021)
.txt,  .txt (columns),  .mat,  README 		TN368 Bottle data (Feb_2021)
.txt,  .txt (columns),  .mat,  README 		TN368 Bottle data (Dec_2020)
.txt,  .txt (columns),  .mat,  README 		TN368 Bottle data (Nov_2020)
.txt,  .txt (columns),  .mat,  README
TN368 Bottle data (Apr_2020_v2)
.txt,  .txt (columns),  .mat,  README 		TN368 Bottle data (Jan_2020_v2)
.txt,  .txt (columns),  .mat,  README 		TN368 Bottle data (Nov_2019)
.txt,  .txt (columns),  .mat,  README 		TN368 Bottle data (Oct_2019)
.txt,  .txt (columns),  .mat,  README
TN368 Bottle data (CTD-only)
  .txt   .mat     Columns  		 
TN368 Cast/Niskin/Pressure/Depth:  .txt  .xlsx 
TN368 CTD data
Raw Data and Ship Processing
 Process
Matfile
README
Archive
TN368 data root directory
TN368 Cast Sheets
CTD
Ammonium
TN368 Transects
CTD:
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CTD, Nuts, Productivity
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CTD and POC,PON,C/N,Productuvity
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CTD and POC,PON,BSi,C/Si
png pptx
CTD and Chlorophyll
png pptx
TN368 Transect Time Info
TN368 Stations Locations
Maps vs Day
 Maps vs Transect
 CTD casts list Stations/Casts list
TN368 Events Log
Events Log Events Log Final
Remus
VPR
Root directory Log sheets
TN368 MOCNESS
Logsheets
  
Meetings
November 2017 PI meeting
November 2018 PI meeting
November 2019 PI meeting
February 2020 Ocean Sciences Meeting Presentations
April 2020 PI meeting
February, March 2022 Ocean Sciences Meeting Presentations
 
Related Info
OOI Pioneer 1-9 Cruises
 CTD Vertical Sections
OOI Pioneer 10 Cruise AR28B CTD Data Reprocess
Process Final   Archive
README Process Final

                    

Website Updates
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  Last updated: February 26, 2024 Contact: Dennis McGillicuddy