microzooplankton

 PI:              David Garrison and Marcia Gowing
 dataset:         Microzooplankton abundance and carbon biomass
 project/cruise:  Arabian Sea/TTN-054 - Process Cruise 7  
 ship:            Thomas Thompson
 
 Sampling Methodology
 DMO Note on multiple-bottle events 

 Note:  Abundance of nanoflagellates represent the 2-20 micron size class.
        All other abundances represent the 20-200 micron range.


 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
 cast_type     CTD=CTD rosette; TM=trace-metal-free rosette
 bot           CTD bottle number - see note, please
 depth_n       nominal depth                                   meters
 nanoflag_het    heterotrophic nanoflagellate abundance        cells/liter
                  (excluding dinoflagllates)
 nanoflag_het_C  heterotrophic nanoflagellate biomass          micrograms C/liter
                  (excluding dinoflagllates)
 dino_het      heterotrophic dinoflagellate abundance          cells/liter
 dino_het_C    heterotrophic dinoflagellate biomass            micrograms C/liter
 ciliates_n    non-loricate ciliate abundance                  cells/liter
                (including plastidic oligotrichs)
 ciliates_n_C  non-loricate ciliate biomass                    micrograms C/liter
                (including plastidic oligotrichs)
 tint          tintinnid (ciliate) abundance                   cells/liter
 tint_C        tintinnid (ciliate) biomass                     micrograms C/liter