| Parameter | Description | Units |
| profile_ID | profile identification number | alphanumeric |
| cast | cast number | dimensionless |
| profile_type | profile type (up, down, flight) | dimensionless |
| SID_sled | scan id number | dimensionless |
| yrday | time in decimal days, referenced to 0 at start of 2005 | decimal day |
| lon | longitude, negative denotes West | decimal degrees |
| lat | latitude, negative denotes South | decimal degrees |
| press | pressure | decibars |
| temp0 | temperature, primary sensor pair (T90) | degrees Celsius |
| temp1 | temperature, secondary sensor pair (T90) | degrees Celsius |
| sal0 | salinity, primary sensor pair | dimensionless |
| sal1 | salinity, secondary sensor pair | dimensionless |
| cond0 | conductivity, primary sensor pair | Siemens/meter |
| cond1 | conductivity, secondary sensor pair | Siemens/meter |
| fluor_V_Wetl | WET Labs fluorometer voltage | volts |
| fluor_Wetl | Chlorophyll from WET Labs fluorometer | milligrams/meter^3 |
| fluor_V_Ch | Chelsea Instruments fluorometer voltage | volts |
| fluor_chla | Chlorophyll from Chelsea fluorometer | milligrams/meter^3 |
| sampl | Sampler status: 1=ON; 0=OFF | dimensionless |