sediment_traps

 
  PI:              Susumu Honjo and Jack Dymond
  dataset:         Deep sea sediment trap particle flux
  project/cruise:  Arabian Sea
                            set: TTN-041, serviced: TTN-047, recovered: TTN-055
  ship:            Thomas Thompson
 
PI Notes and Methodology
 
 Parameter       Description                                  Units

  site           Arabian Sea site designation
  mooring        mooring identification
  trap_type      sediment trap type: shallow, middle, deep;
                      13 or 21 cups
  trap_id        unique identifier for each sediment trap
  deploy         deployment number
  depth_trap     depth of trap                                meters
  date_set       date of trap deployment                      YYYYMMDD
  lat            latitude (negative = south)                  decimal degrees
  lon            longitude (negative = west)                  decimal degrees
  sample_loc     location of archived samples (WHOI or OSU)
  cup            sediment trap cup number
  date_open      date sediment trap opened                    YYYYMMDD
  time_open      time of day sediment trap opened             hhmm
  days_open      number of days trap remained open            day
  flux_tot       total particle flux recovered                mg/m2/day
  C_org          organic carbon, particle size < 1mm          % of total flux
  C_inorg        inorganic carbon, particle size < 1mm        % of total flux
  N_tot          total nitrogen, particle size < 1mm          % of total flux
  Si_bio         biogenic silicon, particle size < 1mm        % of total flux
  Al             aluminum, particle size < 1mm                % of total flux