sedtrap_lipid

 PI:              Stuart Wakeham
 of:              Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
 dataset:         Deep sea sediment trap particle flux and lipid data
 project/cruise:  Arabian Sea
				set: TTN-041,
				serviced: TTN-047,
				recovered: TTN-055
 ship:            Thomas Thompson
 
PI Notes and Methodology
Raw lipid data (downloadable excel format files)
 
  
 Parameter      Description                                          Units

 site           Arabian Sea site designation
 mooring        Mooring identification
 trap_type      WM= wide mouth particle interceptor
                 (xs area 0.33 m2)
                NM= narrow mouth particle interceptor
                 (xs area 0.017 m2)
                IRS=indented rotating sphere valve in line
                C=sample carousel in line
                NVC=No Valve (and no carousel) Control
 deploy         Deployment number
 depth_trap     Depth of trap                                         meters
 date_set       Date of trap deployment                               YYYYMMDD
 lat            Latitude                                              decimal degrees
 lon            Longitude                                             decimal degrees
 carousel       Identification number of sample carousel
                 on multi-trap arrays
                    1 = carousel #1
                    2 = carousel #2
                    3 = carousel #1 & #2 combined
 cup            Sample cup number (position) in carousel 
 date_open      Date sample cup opened                                YYYYMMDD
 time_open      Time sample cup opened                                hhmm
 days_open      Elapsed time sample cup collected particle flux       days
 sample_id      Unique analytical ID# given to each sample
 flux_tot       Particulate mass flux                                 milligrams/m2/day
 lipids_neut    Total of chromatographically-resolved compounds       micrograms/m2/day
                    in the neutral lipid fraction
 lipids_acid    Total of chromatographically-resolved compounds       micrograms/m2/day
                    in the acidic fraction
 lipids_tot     Sum of neutral and acidic fractions                   micrograms/m2/day