Dataset: Calibration Reports - NAB08
Deployment: B9-2008

Calibration reports for North Atlantic Bloom Experiment 2008 (NAB08) projects, which include cruises, SeaGlider and Float deployments:

• B4-2008
• KN193-03
• B9-2008
• B10-2008
• NAB08 SG140
• NAB08 SG141
• NAB08 SG142
• NAB08 SG143
• NAB08 Lagrangian Float 48 (Biofloat_48)

Contents include:

1. Ship_TS_despiking-NAB08.pdf: Temperature and salinity correction procedure for CTD sensors deployed on cruises KN 193-03, B4-2008, B9-2008 and B10-2008.
2. CTD_float_Calibration-NAB08.pdf: Temperature and salinity correction procedure for CTD sensors deployed aboard NAB08 Lagrangian Float 48 and intercalibration with CTD data from KN193-03 via series of calibration casts.
3. CTD_seaglider_calibration-NAB08.pdf: Temperature and salinity correction procedure for glider datasets NAB08 SG140, NAB08 SG141, NAB08 SG142 and NAB08 SG143 and intercalibration with CTD sensors deployed aboard KN 193-03, B4-2008, B9-2008, B10-2008 via series of calibration casts.
4. Oxygen_glider_float_Calibration-NAB08.pdf: Callibration procedure associated with dissolved oxygen measurements aboard NAB08 SG140, NAB08 SG141, NAB08 SG142 and NAB08 SG143 and further corrections via calibration casts with NAB08 Lagrangian Float 48.
5. Winkler_oxygen-NAB08.pdf: Winkler oxygen measurements of CTD rosette and underway samples during KN193-03.
6. Chlorophyll_Calibration-NAB08.pdf: algorithm development for chlorophyll concentration product using empirical relationship between extracted chlorophyll aboard KN193-03 and concurrent in-situ measurements of chlorophyll fluorescence, temperature, PAR, depth, and time.
7. ISUS_Nitrate_Sensor Float_Calibration-NAB08.pdf: Temperature and salinity depended calibration of the ISUS Nitrate Sensor on Float 48 and intercalibration (via calibration casts) with discrete measurements of nitrate obtained during KN 193-03.
8. Backscatter_Calibration-NAB08.pdf: Processing, correction and intercalibration procedure for backscattering sensors deployed aboard KN 193-03, B4-2008, B9-2008, B10-2008, NAB08 Lagrangian Float 48, NAB08 SG140, NAB08 SG141, NAB08 SG142 and NAB08 SG143.
9. Oxygen_Calibration-NAB08.pdf: Report explaining correction and intercalibration of NAB08 Lagrangian Float 48 and KN 193-03 dissolved oxygen sensors via series of calibration casts using discrete Winkler method measured dissolved oxygen. Addendum to this document describes calibration procedure and resulting correction for KN 193-03 dissolved oxygen sensor.
10. C-Star Calibration-NAB08.pdf: Processing, corrections and intercalibration of beam transmissometers deployed aboard KN 193-03, B4-2008, B9-2008, B10-2008 and NAB08 Lagrangian Float 48.
11. Radiometry_and_PAR_Calibration-NAB08.pdf: Calibrations, intercalibrations and corrections for radiometers deployed aboard NAB08 Lagrangian Float 48, B4-2008, B9-2008, B10-2008 and KN 193-03. [under review]
12. POC_cp_bbp_Calibration-NAB08.pdf: Development of particulate organic carbon (POC) proxy using relationship between POC measured aboard KN193-03 and backscattering (bbp) and attenuation (cp) coefficient measurements. [under review]
13. Seaglider_chl_Calibration.pdf: Correction and intercalibration of chlorophyll fluorometers deployed aboard NAB08 SG140, NAB08 SG141, NAB08 SG142 and NAB08 SG143 via calibration casts. [under review]
14. Laboratory_analysis_report-NAB08.pdf: Detailed procedure regarding the discrete measurements of nutrients, Winkler dissolved oxygen, absorption coefficients, particulate organic carbon, fluorometric and HPLC pigment analysis.
15. Phytoplankton_Carbon-NAB08.pdf: Materials and methodology used for phytoplankton cell number and biomass determination.