microplankton

 PI:              David Caron and Darcy Lonsdale
 of:              University of Southern California 
 dataset:         Microplankton abundance and biomass
 project/cruise:  AESOPS/NBP97-8 - Ross Sea Process Cruise 4
 ship:            Nathaniel B. Palmer

 Methodology 

 Note: Abundances represent the 20-200 micron size class.
 
 Parameter         Description                                       Units

 event             event number from event log
 sta               station number from event log
 cast              CTD cast number
 cast_type         CTD = CTD rosette
                   TM = Trace Metal rosette
 bot               rosette bottle number
 depth_n           nominal sample depth                              meters
 ciliates_n        total non-loricate ciliate abundance              cells/liter
 ciliates_n_C      total non-loricate ciliate biomass                micrograms C/liter
 ciliates_n_het    heterotrophic non-loricate ciliate abundance      cells/liter
 ciliates_n_het_C  heterotrophic non-loricate ciliate biomass        micrograms C/liter
 tint              tintinnid abundance                               cells/liter
 tint_C            tintinnid biomass                                 micrograms C/liter
 dino_tot          total dinoflagellate abundance                    cells/liter
 dino_tot_C        total dinoflagellate biomass                      micrograms C/liter
 dino_het          heterotrophic dinoflagellate abundance            cells/liter
 dino_het_C        heterotrophic dinoflagellate biomass              micrograms C/liter
 silico            silicoflagellate abundance                        cells/liter
 silico_C          silicoflagellate biomass                          micrograms C/liter
 diatom_tot        total diatom abundance                            cells/liter
 diatom_tot_C      total diatom biomass                              micrograms C/liter
 Phaeo_ant         Phaeocystis antarctica colonial cell abundance    cells/liter
 Phaeo_ant_C       Phaeocystis antarctica colonial cell biomass      micrograms C/liter