picoplankton

  PI:              Michael Landry and Lisa Campbell
  dataset:         Picoplankton population estimates
  project/cruise:  Arabian Sea/TTN-054 - Process Cruise 7   
  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 cast number from event log                      
 bot           CTD rosette bottle number                          
 depth_n       nominal sample depth                          meters
 sample        originator's internal sample number
 coccus_p      Prochlorococcus                               cells/milliliter
 phyto_e_u     ultra eukaryotic phytoplankton                cells/milliliter
 bact_het_cyt  heterotrophic bacteria; flow cytometry        cells/milliliter
 coccus_s      Synechococcus                                 cells/milliliter