microplankton

 PI:              David Caron
 of:              University of Southern California
 dataset:         Microplankton abundance and biomass from CTD casts
 project/cruise:  Arabian Sea/TTN-043 - Process Cruise 1
 ship:            Thomas Thompson
 
 Sampling Protocols

 Note: Abundances represent the 20-200 micron size class.


  Parameter       Description                               Units

  event           event number from event log
  sta_std         Arabian Sea standard station identifier
  sta             station number from event log
  cast            CTD cast number
  bot             CTD bottle number
  press           sample depth reported as pressure         decibars
  diatom_tot      total diatom abundance                    cells/liter
  diatom_tot_C    total diatom biomass                      micrograms C/liter
  dino_tot        total dinoflagellate abundance            cells/liter
  dino_tot_C      total dinoflagellate biomass              micrograms C/liter
  phyto_oth       other phytoplankton abundance             cells/liter
  phyto_oth_C     other phytoplankton biomass               micrograms C/liter
  sarc            sarcodine abundance                       cells/liter
  sarc_C          sarcodine biomass                         micrograms C/liter
  tint            tintinid abundance                        cells/liter
  tint_C          tintinid biomass                          micrograms C/liter
  ciliates_n      non-loricate ciliate abundance            cells/liter
  ciliates_n_C    non-loricate ciliate biomass              micrograms C/liter
  copepod_na      nauplii abundance                         individuals/liter
  copepod_na_C    nauplii biomass                           micrograms C/liter