chlorophyll
Data Object chlorophyll_phaeophytin
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Dataset description
PI: Nick Bates
of: Bermuda Biological Station for Research (BBSR)
dataset: pigments chlorophyll-a and phaeophytin sampled from Niskin bottles
platform: R/V Oceanus
Methodology: see Chapter 14: Determination of Chlorophyll & Phaeopigments in
U.S. JGOFS BATS Method Manual Version 4 (1997). Bermuda Atlantic Time-Series
Study April 1997. Anthony H. Knap, Anthony F. Michaels et al., 136 pp.
(link to BATS Method Manual version 4 local copy)
Technician: Rod Johnson (rod@sargasso.bbsr.edu)
Acquisition description
Processing description
Field Names List
| Parameter | Description | Units |
| sta | station number | dimensionless |
| event | unique sampling event number composite of GMT date and time | YYYYMMDDhhmm |
| date | sampling date (GMT) | YYMMDD |
| time | sampling time (GMT) | HHMM |
| lon | longitude, negative denotes West | decimal degrees |
| lat | latitude, negative denotes South | decimal degrees |
| depth_n | sample depth, nominal | meters |
| SID_chla | sample ID, chlorophyll-a | dimensionless |
| chl_a_fluor_ugL | chlorophyll-a | micrograms/liter |
| phaeo | phaeophytin | micrograms/liter |
| F0 | initial fluorescence | relative |
| Fa | fluorescence after acidification | relative |
| Fo-blank | initial fluorescence minus fluorescence of a blank | relative |
| Fa-blank | fluorescence after acidification minus fluorescence of a blank | relative |
Platforms List
This document is created from the content of the BCO-DMO metadata database. 2009-11-22 09:09:47
info app: /home/ocb/dbase v.090827 CLC
Data URL: http://ocb.whoi.edu/jg/serv/OCB/EDDIES/OC404_S1/chlorophyll.