Surface plastic debris collected from SSV Robert C. Seamans in Eastern Pacific Ocean from 2001-10-12 to 2012-12-20 (NCEI Accession 0211008)

Description

Data contains floating plastic debris in the eastern North and South Pacific Oceans from more than 2500 plankton net tows conducted between 2001 and 2012. From these data, the researchers defined an accumulation zone (25 to 41°N, 130 to 180°W) in the North Pacific subtropical gyre that closely corresponds to centers of accumulation resulting from the convergence of ocean surface currents.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0211008
0 Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/download/211008
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Institution web page http://www.msstate.edu
0 Institution web page https://www.northerngulfinstitute.org/
0 Institution web page http://www.sea.edu
0 Institution web page http://www.sea.edu
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Journal Article https://doi.org/10.1021/es4053076
0 Associated Dataset: Plastic collected in the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0211007
0 Institution web page http://www.ferhri.ru
0 Associated Dataset: Microplastics https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0211009
0 Institution web page https://www.adventurescientists.org/
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/arc0157/0211008/
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2023. GCMD Keywords, Version 17. 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 17. 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 a descriptive web page with download links. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/oas/211008

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  • surface plastic debris
  • oceanography
  • net tow
  • eastern pacific ocean
  • surface plastic debris in the eastern pacific ocean

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