Floating microplastics abundance in open and coastal waters of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea (Adriatic, Aegean, Ionian, and Levantine Seas) from 2014-10-09 to 2020-02-10 (NCEI Accession 0259524)

Description

This study estimated the load of floating microplastics (i.e. plastics less than 5mm, reported in unit of pieces/m^3) in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea (Adriatic, Aegean, Ionian, and Levantine Seas) from 2014-10-09 to 2020-02-10. Data was collected using manta net. This dataset contains the results from all 76 net tows, in a spreadsheet format. Tows were conducted for 15–30 min at an average cruising speed of <2 knots.

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0 Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/oas/259524
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2023. GCMD Keywords, Version 16. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
21 Institution web page http://www.hcmr.gr/english_site/welcome/welcome.html
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0 Institution web page http://www.msstate.edu
21 Institution web page http://www.hcmr.gr/english_site/welcome/welcome.html
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 journal article https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.699000
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
21 Institution web page http://www.hcmr.gr/english_site/welcome/welcome.html
0 Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0259524
0 These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is no longer supported by most internet browsers. You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). ftp://ftp-oceans.ncei.noaa.gov/nodc/archive/arc0207/0259524/
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2023. GCMD Keywords, Version 16. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2023. GCMD Keywords, Version 16. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/download/259524

Tags

  • eastern mediterranean sea
  • r/v aegeao
  • levantine sea
  • oceanography
  • manta net
  • r/v filia

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