optics

 PI:             Curt Davis
 dataset:        Bio-Optical Profiler Data
 project/cruise: EQPAC/TT008
 ship:           Thomas Thompson

PI-Notes

  Parameter        Description                                    Units

  event            event/operation number from event log
  sta              station number from event log
  year             year as YY
  mon              month as MM
  day              day as DD
  time             time in local hours and minutes
  lat              latitude from event log, negative = south      decimal degrees
  lon              longitude from event log, negative = west      decimal degrees
  comment          sky conditions etc.
  depth            bin averaged sample depth                      meters
  pts_per_meter    number of original points per one meter bin    count
  tilt             instrument tilt                                degrees range -45 to 45
  roll             instrument roll                                degrees range -45 to 45
  temp             CTD temperature                                degrees C
  sal              CTD salinity calculated from conductivity      dimensionless
  cond             CTD conductivity
  sigma            calculated density
  beam             beam attenuation coefficient from 25 cm transmissometer
  fluor            stimulated fluoresence                         floro units 0 to 100
  paruw            downwelling scalar PAR at depth                E17 quanta/sec/cm^2
  ed_410           downwelling spectral irradiance at depth       uW/cm^2/nm
  ed_441           downwelling spectral irradiance at depth       uW/cm^2/nm
  ed_488           downwelling spectral irradiance at depth       uW/cm^2/nm
  ed_520           downwelling spectral irradiance at depth       uW/cm^2/nm
  ed_550           downwelling spectral irradiance at depth       uW/cm^2/nm
  ed_560           downwelling spectral irradiance at depth       uW/cm^2/nm
  ed_589           downwelling spectral irradiance at depth       uW/cm^2/nm
  ed_633           downwelling spectral irradiance at depth       uW/cm^2/nm
  ed_656           downwelling spectral irradiance at depth       uW/cm^2/nm
  ed_671           downwelling spectral irradiance at depth       uW/cm^2/nm
  ed_683           downwelling spectral irradiance at depth       uW/cm^2/nm
  ed_694           downwelling spectral irradiance at depth       uW/cm^2/nm
  ed_710           downwelling spectral irradiance at depth       uW/cm^2/nm
  eu_410           upwelling spectral irradiance at depth         uW/cm^2/nm
  eu_441           upwelling spectral irradiance at depth         uW/cm^2/nm
  eu_488           upwelling spectral irradiance at depth         uW/cm^2/nm
  eu_520           upwelling spectral irradiance at depth         uW/cm^2/nm
  eu_550           upwelling spectral irradiance at depth         uW/cm^2/nm
  eu_589           upwelling spectral irradiance at depth         uW/cm^2/nm
  eu_671           upwelling spectral irradiance at depth         uW/cm^2/nm
  eu_694           upwelling spectral irradiance at depth         uW/cm^2/nm
  lu_410           upwelling spectral radiance at depth           uW/cm^2/nm/str
  lu_441           upwelling spectral radiance at depth           uW/cm^2/nm/str
  lu_488           upwelling spectral radiance at depth           uW/cm^2/nm/str
  lu_520           upwelling spectral radiance at depth           uW/cm^2/nm/str
  lu_550           upwelling spectral radiance at depth           uW/cm^2/nm/str
  lu_633           upwelling spectral radiance at depth           uW/cm^2/nm/str
  lu_656           upwelling spectral radiance at depth           uW/cm^2/nm/str
  lu_683           upwelling spectral radiance at depth           uW/cm^2/nm/str
  e_410            spectral irradiance above sea surface          uW/cm^2/nm
  e_520            spectral irradiance above sea surface          uW/cm^2/nm
  e_589            spectral irradiance above sea surface          uW/cm^2/nm
  e_683            spectral irradiance above sea surface          uW/cm^2/nm