bongo_mezoo

 PI:             Michael Dagg of LUMCON
                 Juanita Urban-Rich of Univ. of Massachusetts
 dataset:        Mesozooplankton from bongo tows, abundance and dry weight
 project/cruise: AESOPS/KIWI09; APFZ Process 2
 ship:           R/V Roger A. Revelle
 
 Methodology

 PI Notes on Methodology:
    1. For Ctenocalanus spp, station 1 samples are actually Clausocalanus spp.
    2. "Other" catagory includes nauplii, small stage 1-2 calanus spp,
       oncaea, harpacticoids, pteropods, larvaceans, chaetognaths and polycheates


 Parameter         Description                                      Units

 event             a unique number assigned to each sampling        MMDDhhmm
                   operation consisting of month MM, day DD
                   hour HH and minute mm
 sta               bongo station number from event log              dimensionless
 Rhincal_g         Rhincalanus gigas abundance                      per m3
 Cal_p             Calanus propinquus abundance                     per m3
 Cal_a             Calanoides acutus abundance                      per m3
 Neocal_t          Neocalanus tonsus abundance                      per m3
 Cal_s             Calanus simillimus abundance                     per m3
 Pleur_r           Pleuromamma robusta abundance                    per m3
 Met_spp           Metridia spp abundance                           per m3
 Oith              Oithona spp abundance                            per m3
 Cten              Ctenocalanus spp abundance                       per m3
 Krill             Krill abundance                                  per m3
 Other             Other abundance                                  per m3
 Copepod           Total copepods (including nauplii) abundance     per m3
 Total             Total mesozooplankton                            per m3
 Rhincal_g_DW      Rhincalanus gigas dry weight                     mg per m3
 Cal_p_DW          Calanus propinquus dry weight                    mg per m3
 Cal_a_DW          Calanoides acutus dry weight                     mg per m3
 Neocal_t_DW       Neocalanus tonsus dry weight                     mg per m3
 Cal_s_DW          Calanus simillimus dry weight                    mg per m3
 Pleur_r_DW        Pleuromamma robusta dry weight                   mg per m3
 Met_spp_DW        Metridia spp dry weight                          mg per m3
 Oith_DW           Oithona spp dry weight                           mg per m3
 Cten_DW           Ctenocalanus spp dry weight                      mg per m3
 Krill_DW          Krill dry weight                                 mg per m3
 Other_DW          Other dry weight                                 mg per m3
 Copepod_DW        Total copepods (including nauplii) dry weight    mg per m3
 Total_DW          Total mesozooplankton dry weight                 mg per m3
 nd                no data