picoplankton

 
  PI:              Lisa Campbell, David Caron, Michael Landry
  dataset:         Picoplankton abundances by flow cytometry
  project/cruise:  Arabian Sea/TTN-043 - Process Cruise 1
  ship:            Thomas Thompson
 
Sampling Methodology
 
NOTE:           The Arabian Sea samples were preserved with 0.33% 
                paraformaldehyde vs. ~1% for EQPAC.  Flow cytometry counts 
                were corrected based on counting efficiencies of beads vs. 
                E. coli for EQPAC.

 Parameter     Description                                 Units

 event         event number from event log 
 sta_std       Arabian Sea standard station identifier
 sta           station number from event log 
 cast          CTD rosette cast number from event log 
 bot           CTD rosette bottle number
 press         sample depth expressed as pressure          decibars
 coccus_s      Synechococcus                               cells/milliliter
 coccus_p      Prochlorococcus                             cells/milliliter
 phyto_e_u     ultra eukaryotic phytoplankton              cells/milliliter
 bact_het_cyt  heterotrophic bacteria; flow cytometry      cells/milliliter