phyc

 PI:               Robert Bidigare
 dataset:          Phycoerythrin pigment concentrations
 project/cruise:   EQPAC/TT012
 ship:             Thomas Thompson
 
 Methodology:  U.S. JGOFS Equatorial Pacific Process Study 
               Sampling and Analytical Protocols (section 9)


 Parameter   Description                                Units
 
 event       event number from event log; a unique 
             number composed of elements of date 
             and time.  Decoded as follows (MMDDHHmm):
             where MM = month, DD = day, HH = hour, 
             mm = minutes.  Date/time reported as 
             local Hawaii time (+10 time zone).
 cast        CTD cast number from event log
 bot         CTD rossette bottle number
 sta         station number from event log
 depth_n     nominal sample depth                       meters
 phyco       phycoerythrin pigment                      nanograms/liter