mesozoo_bongo

 PI:             Michael Roman
 dataset:        Mesozooplankton biomass, Bongo Net oblique tows 
 project/cruise: Arabian Sea, Process 5 TTN050
 ship:           R/V Thomas Thompson
 
 Sampling methodology:
	Smith, Sharon L. 1984. Biological Indications of Active
	Upwelling in the Northwestern Indian Ocean in 1964 and 1979,
	and a comparison with Peru and Northwest Africa. Deep-Sea
	Research 31:951-967

 Analysis methodology referenced in:
        Roman, M.R. et al, Zooplankton variability on the equator 
        at 140W during the JGOFS EqPac Study. Deep Sea Research
        II, 42(2-3) : 673-693, 1995

 Note:  All samples were taken from the 153 micron net 
        and the 0-200 meter range.

 DMO note: mesozooplankton from bongo tows


   Parameter   Description                                     Units 
 
   sta         station number from event log
   sta_std     Arabian Sea standard station identifier
   event       event number from event log
   lat         latitude (minus = south)                        decimal degrees
   lon         longitude (minus = west)                        decimal degrees
   mzp_C_1     mesozooplankton biomass reported as Carbon      mmol C/m^2
                   for size fraction 200=500um
   mzp_C_2     mesozooplankton biomass reported as Carbon      mmol C/m^2
                   for size fraction 500=1000um		   
   mzp_C_3     mesozooplankton biomass reported as Carbon      mmol C/m^2
                   for size fraction 1000=2000um		   
   mzp_C_4     mesozooplankton biomass reported as Carbon      mmol C/m^2
                   for size fraction >2000um