| Parameter | Description | Units |
| sta | station number | dimensionless |
| date | sampling date | YYYYMMDD |
| time | sampling time | HHMM |
| lon | longitude, negative denotes West | decimal degrees |
| lat | latitude, negative denotes South | decimal degrees |
| depth_n | sample depth, nominal | meters |
| depth | sample depth | meters |
| depth_QF | sample depth quality flag | dimensionless |
| temp | temperature, from CTD, ITS-90 | degrees Celsius |
| temp_QF | CTD temperature quality flag | dimensionless |
| salinity | CTD salinity, PSS-78 | dimensionless |
| salinity_QF | CTD salinity quality flag | dimensionless |
| O2_umol_kg | CTD oxygen | micromoles/kilogram |
| O2_umol_kg_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 |
| O2_satP | CTD oxygen saturation | percent |
| O2_satP_QF | CTD oxygen saturation quality flag | dimensionless |
| DNN | dissolved nitrogens | micromolar |
| DNN_QF | DNN quality flag | dimensionless |
| DIP | dissolved inorganic Phosphorus | micromolar |
| DIP_QF | DIP quality flag | dimensionless |
| SiO4 | silicate | micromolar |
| SiO4_QF | silicate quality flag | dimensionless |
| TDN | total dissolved Nitrogen | micromolar |
| TDN_QF | TDN quality flag | dimensionless |
| TOC | total organic Carbon | micromolar |
| TOC_QF | TOC quality flag | dimensionless |