forams

 PI:             James Watkins
 of:             Oregon State University
 dataset:        Foram species abundances from MOCNESS tows
 project/cruise: EQPAC/TT007
 ship:           Thomas Thompson

 References:      Watkins, J.M., A.C. Mix and J. Wilson (1996). Living planktic foraminifera
                  of the central Equatorial Pacific Ocean: tracers of circulation and
                  productivity regimes. Deep-Sea Research II 43, 1257-1282.

                  Watkins, J.M., A.C. Mix and J. Wilson (1998). Living planktic foraminifera
                  of the central tropical Pacific Ocean: articulating the equatorial
                  'cold tongue' during La Nina, 1992. Marine Micropaleontology 33, 157-174.

 PI-Notes:   1. This work was supported by a grant to Nick Pisias and Alan Mix.
             2. The sample split used in counting = 0.15
 
 Species counts below are for individuals greater than 150 microns 
 and are reported as live individuals per cubic meter.
 
 
 Parameter      Description                              Units 

 event          event number
 sta            station number
 tow            MOCNESS tow #
 depth_begin    beginning depth of depth interval        meters
 depth_end      ending depth of depth interval           meters
 vol_filt       volume of water filtered                 cubic meters
 raw_live       total # alive (protoplasm full) counted
 raw_dead       total # dead (lack protoplasm) counted
 ss_live        live standing stock                      live individuals per m^3
 ss_dead        dead standing stock                      dead individuals per m^3
 o_univ         Orbulina universa                        live individuals per m^3
 g_cnglb        Globigerinoides conglobatus              live individuals per m^3
 g_ruber        Globigerinoides ruber                    live individuals per m^3
 g_ten          Globoturborotalita tenellus              live individuals per m^3
 g_sacc         Globigerinoides sacculifer               live individuals per m^3
 g_saccw        Globigerinoides sacculifer               live individuals per m^3
                   w/ terminal chamber
 s_dehis        Sphaeroidinella dehiscens                live individuals per m^3
 g_adam         Globigerinella adamsi                    live individuals per m^3
 g_aequi        Globigerinella aequilateralis            live individuals per m^3
 g_cal          Globigerinella calida                    live individuals per m^3
 g_bull         Globigerina bulloides                    live individuals per m^3
 g_falc         Globigerina falconensis                  live individuals per m^3
 g_dig          Globigerinella digitata                  live individuals per m^3
 g_rubes        Globoturborotalita rubescens             live individuals per m^3
 t_hum          Turborotalita humilis                    live individuals per m^3
 n_pac          Neogloboquadrina pachyderma              live individuals per m^3
 n_dut          Neogloboquadrina dutertrei               live individuals per m^3
 g_cnglm        Globoquadrina conglomerata               live individuals per m^3
 g_hex          Globorotalioides hexagona                live individuals per m^3
 p_obliq        Pulleniatina obliquiloculata             live individuals per m^3
 g_scit         Globorotalia scitula                     live individuals per m^3
 g_men          Globorotalia menardii                    live individuals per m^3
 g_tum          Globorotalia tumida                      live individuals per m^3
 c_nitid        Candeina nitida                          live individuals per m^3
 g_glut         Globigerinita glutinata                  live individuals per m^3
 t_pum          Turborotalita pumilio                    live individuals per m^3
 h_pelag        Hastigerina pelagica                     live individuals per m^3
 forams_other   unidentified individuals                 live individuals per m^3