primary_prod

 
  PI:              Richard Barber and John Marra
  dataset:         Primary Production, 12 and 24 hour experiments
  project/cruise:  Arabian Sea/TN053 - Process Cruise 6   
  ship:            Thomas Thompson
 
  Methods reported in:
  
  Barber, Richard T. 1993. In Situ Primary Production Protocols.
  U.S. Joint Global Ocean Flux Study - Equatorial Pacific Protocols, 1993, section 7.

 Parameter      Description                                Units

  sta          station number, from event log
  sta_std      Arabian Sea standard station identifier
  lat_n        latitude (minus = South)                    decimal degrees
  lon_n        longitude (minus = West)                    decimal degrees
  event        event number, from event log
  depth_n      depth sampled by Go-Flo or Niskin           meters
  depth_in     depth where samples were incubated          meters
                  in situ
  chl_a        chlorophyll-a as measured by fluorometric   milligrams/m^3
                  method
  pp12         primary production, carbon assimilation	   milligrams C/m^3
		  from dawn to dusk (12 hr.)
  pb12         carbon assimilation per unit chl-a	   milligrams C/m^3
                  from dawn to dusk
  pp24         primary production, carbon assimilation     milligrams C/m^3
                  from dawn to dawn (24 hr.)
  pb24         carbon assimilation per unit chl-a	   milligrams C/m^3
                  from dawn to dawn