International Field Years on Lake Erie (IFYLE)

Cruise Database Content

The IFYLE Cruise Database currently contains the following information:

Data Type PI Cruise Type Status of Files
Bacterioplankton Meilander/ Heath Fixed 2005
Benthic Chlorophyll Carrick Buoy 2005
Benthos Pothoven/Hook Diel 2007
Bottom Grain-Size Hawley Bouy 2005
Chlorophyll a Vanderploeg Diel, Transect, Transect/Diel 2005
Chlorophyll a Wilhelm MELEE 2005
Chlorophyll a Vanderploeg Transect September 2007
CTD   Fixed September 2007
CTD   Transect September 2007 (* PAR, attenuation re-processed, 3/31/09)
CTD   Buoy, Diel July, August, September, October 2007 (* PAR, attenuation re-processed, 3/31/09)
CTD   Buoy Complete (2005)
CTD   Diel Complete (2005)
CTD   Fixed Complete (2005)
CTD   Transect Complete (2005)
CTD   Transect/Diel Complete (2005)
Cyanobacterial Toxins Boyer Fixed 2005, 2007
Fatty Acids Teece/Fitzpatrick Fixed 2005
Fish Acoustics Ludsin Diel, Transect, Transect/Diel 2005
Fish Size Pothoven Diel, Transect/Diel 2005
Hydrolab Boyer Fixed 2007
Iron Cyanobacteria Molot HABs 2005
Microbial Foodweb Lavrentyev Diel, Transect/Diel, Fixed 2005
Nutrient Johengen Fixed 2005
Oplogs     2007
Oplogs     All 2004 and 2005 cruise oplogs are present. They are complete except for depths. Many station depths are missing. Please email the data manager if you need station depth information for specific cruises or stations.
Optics Leshkevich Fixed 2005
Particle Size Hawley Buoy 2005
Phosphorus HABs Horst/Sarnelle HABs 2005, 2006
Plankton Composition and Mortality Gobler/Wilhelm Fixed 2005
Phyto Fluorimetry Twiss/Smith Fixed, MELEE 2005
Plankton Survey System (PSS) Vanderploeg Diel, Transect, Transect/Diel 2005
Secchi Disc Vanderploeg Diel, Transect, Transect/Diel 2005
Sediment Nutrients Nalepa/Carrick Buoy 2005
Sediment Trap Eadie/Hawley Buoy Complete for 2004-2005; Activity codes TRP-D and TRI-D
Total Suspended Matter (TSM) Hawley Buoy 2005
Zooplankton - Diel Vanderploeg Diel, Transect/Diel 2005
Zooplankton - Transects Vanderploeg Transect, Transect/Diel 2005
Zooplankton - Transects Vanderploeg Transect 2007
Zooplankton - Diel Vanderploeg Diel 2007