Optical Plankton Counter (OPC) Sampling Information

Tow No.DateTow start Tow endPosition startPosition endOPC Depth StartEnd Data resolution*


(GMT)(GMT)

(m)(GMT)(GMT)
1 06/4/93 3:48 4:27 62° 23.6'N 6° 19.8'E62° 24.7'N 6° 26.9'E









0 -160 3:494:04pooled






160 4:054:252 min time intervals
2 06/5/93 8:22 9:03 62° 25.1'N 62° 24.1'N 6° 23.7'E









108:298:592 min time intervals
3 06/6/93 9:05 9:42 62° 24.0'N 6° 23.2'E62° 25.1'N 6° 29.1'E









409:089:382 min time intervals






40 - 09:399:41pooled
4 06/6/93 9:47 10:40 62° 25.1'N 6° 29.4'E62° 24.2'N 6° 22.7'E









809:56 10:262 min time intervals
10 06/11/93 6:22 7:28 62° 25.4'N 6° 29.2'E62° 23.9'N 6° 20.8'E









0 - 225 6:226:36 2 min time intervals






2256:396:49 2 min time intervals






407:08 7:182 min time intervals
11 06/11/93 10:38 12:00 62° 24.0'N 6° 27.7'E62° 25.4'N 6° 30.5'E









351 - 011:1511:372 min time intervals
14 06/11/93 8:35 10:01 62° 25.1'N 6° 29.5'E62° 29.2'N 6° 22.8'E









0 - 3148:37 9:192 min time intervals

[*the OPC data are given as number of counts per original size category (ESD)]

Contact for further information on this data set:

Dr. Kai Wieland
Greenland Institute of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 570
DK-3900 Nuuk
Greenland

wieland@natur.gl