Standard_stations

 PI:             Lou Codispoti and Steve Gaurin
 of:             Old Dominion University
 dataset:        Standard station location and cast distance tables
 project:        Arabian Sea / US JGOFS
 ship:           R/V Thomas G. Thompson

 Methodology

  This data set consists of Arabian Sea Standard Station locations, as agreed
  upon in August, 1996 at the First Arabian Sea Data Workshop, Durham, NH.

  Also given are all casts whose locations were within 20 kilometers of 
  each standard station, listed with appropriate cruise indicator. 

  May 1998 Note:
     Steve Gaurin reminds us: "the cast location data includes
     hydrographic casts only; trace metal and other casts are not listed."


  Parameter      Description                            Units

  lat            latitude N                             decimal degrees 
  lon            longitude E                            decimal degrees
  depth_ocean    depth of the ocean at the station      meters
  distance       from the standard station              decimal kilometers