[mesozooplankton biomass] - Mesozooplankton biomass from MOCNESS tows collected during R/V Oceanus cruises OC415-01, OC415-03, OC404-01, OC404-04 in the Sargasso Sea, 2004-2005 (EDDIES project) (Eddies Dynamics, Mixing, Export, and Species composition)

The following discrete depth intervals were sampled on the upcast: 0-50, 50-100, 100-150, 150-200, 200-300, 300-400, 400-500, 500-600, and 600-700 m. Generally paired tows during the day (9:30-15:00 local time) and night (21:30-03:00) were performed at each station.

A single tow generaly covered 5-15 km.\u00a0 The nominal position (lat_n and lon_n) for each tow is the position at the mid depth 200-300m sampling interval.\u00a0 Table 1 ([pg 1362 PDF](\\ocb.whoi.edu/EDDIES/PI- NOTES/Goldthwait_Steinberg_2008_Table1.pdf\\)) of Goldthwait and Steinberg (2008) is a sequential list of all MOCNESS mesozooplankton tows and includes eddy identification number and location. Each sample was size-fractionated using nested sieves of 0.15 mm, 0.5 mm, 1 mm, 2mm, and 5 mm mesh.