| Parameter | Description | Units |
| Cruise_ID | cruise ID designation code | alphanumeric |
| event | unique sampling event number | YYYYMMDDhhmm |
| date | date (GMT); start of sampling | YYYYMMDD |
| time | time of measurement (GMT) | hhmm |
| lon | longitude at start of measurement; negative denotes West | decimal degrees |
| lat | latitude at start of measurement; negative denotes South | decimal degrees |
| sta | station number | dimensionless |
| depth_n | depth; nominal | meters |
| run_ID_HPLC | sample run ID given by HPLC lab | alphanumeric |
| run_PI | sample run ID given by PI | alphanumeric |
| run_filt_ID | sample run filter ID | alphanumeric |
| vol_filt_ml | volume water filtered for analysis | milliliters |
| chl_a_fluor | chlorophyll-a by Fluorometric methods | microgram/liter |
| pheo_fluor | pheopigments by Fluorometric methods | microgram/liter |
| chlide_a | HPLC Chlorophyllide a | microgram/liter |
| phide | HPLC Pheophorbide a | microgram/liter |
| pheo | HPLC Pheophytin a | microgram/liter |
| chl_a_allomer | HPLC chlorophyll a allomer | microgram/liter |
| chl_a | HPLC chlorophyll a (measured at 436nm) | microgram/liter |
| chl_a_epimer | HPLC chlorophyll a epimer | microgram/liter |
| chl_c3 | HPLC Chlorophyll_c3 | microgram/liter |
| chl_c2 | HPLC Chlorophyll_c2 | microgram/liter |
| peridinin | HPLC Peridinin | microgram/liter |
| fucox_but | HPLC 19' - Butanoyloxyfucoxanthin | microgram/liter |
| fucox | HPLC fucoxanthin | microgram/liter |
| fucox_hex | HPLC 19' - Hexanoyloxyfucoxanthin | microgram/liter |
| neox | HPLC neoxanthin | microgram/liter |
| prasinox | HPLC Prasinoxanthin | microgram/liter |
| violax | HPLC violaxanthin | microgram/liter |
| diadinox | HPLC Diadinoxanthin | microgram/liter |
| allox | HPLC Alloxanthin | microgram/liter |
| diatox | HPLC Diatoxanthin | microgram/liter |
| lutein | HPLC Lutein | microgram/liter |
| zeax | HPLC Zeaxanthin | microgram/liter |
| chl_b | HPLC Chlorophyll b | microgram/liter |
| carotene | HPLC Total Carotenes (alpha + beta) | microgram/liter |
| chl_a_mv | Monovinyl chlorophyll a; based on the C18 method regression between 436nm and 450nm | microgram/liter |
| chl_a_dv | Divinyl chlorophyll a; based on the C18 method regression between 436nm and 450nm | microgram/liter |
| chl_a_tot | Total Chlorophyll a =chlide_a +allomer +epimer +MVa +Dva | microgram/liter |
| comments | comments and notes | text |