MARINE OBSERVATION SOURCE · S029
Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) Survey
Discover marine observations available through Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) Survey, including parameters, platforms, spatial and temporal coverage, metadata, and access methods.
- Operator
- Marine Biological Association and partner surveys
- Role
- Long-term plankton observation program
- Platforms
- Ships of opportunity towing CPR samplers
- Observed variables
- Plankton taxonomy; abundance; ecological indicators
- Spatial coverage
- Multi-basin; strongest North Atlantic/North Sea, with other regional programs
- Period
- 1931-present, program/region dependent
- Depth coverage
- Near-surface tow depth; method-specific
- QC and data mode
- High taxonomic QC
- Access method
- Use CPR data portal/request process; obtain sample records and metadata
- Indexed download targets
- 2
Canonical parameters
- Organism quantity
organism_quantity - Taxon occurrence
taxon_occurrence
Discovery and access
Important long historical biological record but access is less API-native than OBIS.