pigments

Data Object chlorophyll and phaeophytin

contact PIs:

name	title
Dr Nick Bates	Principal Investigator

Dataset description


 dates:           2004 - 2005 
 location:        Sargasso Sea
 project/cruise:  EDDIES/WB0409 2004 Transect 1 (EDT1)
                  EDDIES/WB0413 2004 Transect 2 (EDT2)
                  EDDIES/WB0506 2005 Transect 1 (EDT3)
                  EDDIES/WB0508 2005 Transect 2 (EDT4)
 platform:        R/V Weatherbird II
 

 Methodology: none provided with data.
 
 Change history: YYMMDD
   061213: downloaded original data from EDDIES data web site;
           Excel file: WB_EDDIES_CHL_Data.xls
   070116: put station_name, sta_ref, and comments in separate columns;
           event and station number added from cruise event log
   070117: added to OCB database by Nancy Copley & Cyndy Chandler, OCB DMO
   070601: corrected station numbers for WB0506 and WB0506 data

Acquisition description

Processing description

Field Names List

Parameter	Description	Units
Cruise_ID	cruise ID designation code	alphanumeric
event	unique sampling event number	YYYYMMDDhhmm
sta	station number	dimensionless
date	date (GMT), start of sampling	YYYYMMDD
time_start	time at start of measurement (GMT)	hhmm
time_end	time at start of measurement (GMT)	hhmm
lat	latitude at start of measurement, negative denotes South	decimal degrees
lon	longitude at start of measurement, negative denotes West	decimal degrees
lat_end	latitude at end of measurement, negative denotes South	decimal degrees
lon_end	longitude at end of measurement, negative denotes West	decimal degrees
staName	name of station	dimensionless
sta_ref	reference station indicator	dimensionless
comments	comments, station location descriptor	dimensionless
depth_n	depth; nominal	meters
chl_a_mg_m3	chlorophyll-a	milligrams/cubic meter
phaeo	phaeophytin	micrograms/liter
phaeo_mg_l	phaeophytin in original units	milligram/liter

Platforms List

R/V Weatherbird II WB0409

R/V Weatherbird II WB0413

R/V Weatherbird II WB0506

R/V Weatherbird II WB0508

Instruments List

Niskin:

This document is created from the content of the BCO-DMO metadata database. 2009-11-22 09:15:49

info app: /home/ocb/dbase v.090827 CLC
Data URL: http://ocb.whoi.edu/jg/serv/OCB/EDDIES/WB0508/pigments.