| Parameter | Description | Units |
| sta | station number | dimensionless |
| lon | longitude, negative denotes West | decimal degrees |
| lat | latitude, negative denotes South | decimal degrees |
| SID_nuts | unique sample identifier | alphanumeric |
| depth_n | sample depth, nominal | meters |
| NO2_NO3 | nitrite + nitrate | micromoles/liter |
| PO4 | phosphate | micromoles/liter |
| date | sampling date | YYYYMMDD |
| time | sampling time | HHMM |
| depth | sample depth | meters |
| depth_QF | sample depth quality flag | dimensionless |
| temp_CTD | temperature, from CTD, ITS-90 | degrees Celsius |
| temp_QF | CTD temperature quality flag | dimensionless |
| salt_CTD | CTD salinity, PSS-78 | dimensionless |
| salt_QF | CTD salinity quality flag | dimensionless |
| oxygen_CTD | CTD oxygen | micromoles/kilogram |
| oxyCTD_QF | CTD oxygen quality flag | dimensionless |
| fluor_CTD | CTD relative fluorescence | RFU |
| fluor_QF | relative fluorescence quality flag | dimensionless |
| irrad | irradiance | microEinsteins/meter^2/second |
| irrad_QF | irradiance quality flag | dimensionless |
| density | density | kilograms/meter^3 |
| density_QF | density quality flag | dimensionless |
| DNN | dissolved nitrate plus nitrite | micromoles/liter |
| DNN_QF | DNN quality flag | dimensionless |
| DIP | dissolved inorganic phosphate (soluble reactive phosphate) | micromoles/liter |
| DIP_QF | DIP quality flag | dimensionless |
| event | unique sampling event number | YYYYMMDDhhmm |
| sal_CTD | CTD salinity, PSS-78 | dimensionless |
| temp | temperature, from CTD, ITS-90 | degrees Celsius |
| NO2 | nitrite | micromoles/liter |
| TOC | total organic Carbon | micromoles/liter |
| TON | total organic Nitrogen | micromoles/liter |