sedtrap_lipids

PI:               Stuart Wakeham
of:               Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
dataset:          Deep sea sediment trap lipid data
project/cruise:   AESOPS/Southern Ocean 1996-1997 Mooring Deployment
                    Deployment: NBP 96-5 
                    Recovery: NBP 98-2 Benthic Cruise
ship:             R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer


Reference:       Neutral lipids, acids, and total lipids were analyzed
                  according to methods in:
                  Wakeham et al., Deep-Sea Res. II 44: 2131-2162 (1997)

Raw combined lipid data (downloadable excel format files)
 
 Modification history:  YYMMDD
    090317:  latitude and longitude values changed to negative
             to indicate West and South
 

 Parameter      Description                                           Units

 site           Southern Ocean site designation
 mooring        Mooring identification
 trap_type      particle interceptor
                  (xs area 0.017 m2)
                IRS=indented rotating sphere valve in line
                C=sample carousel in line
 deploy         Deployment number
 depth_trap     Depth of trap                                         meters
 date_begin     Date of trap deployment                               YYYYMMDD
 lat            Latitude, (negative = South)                          decimal degrees
 lon            Longitude, (negative = West)                          decimal degrees
 carousel       Identification number of sample carousel
                    on multi-trap arrays
 cup            Sample cup number (position) in carousel 
 date_open      Date sample cup opened                                YYYYMMDD
 time_open      Time sample cup opened                                hhmm
 days_open      Elapsed time sample cup collected particle flux       days
 sample         Unique analytical ID# given to each sample
 lipids_neut    Total of chromatographically-resolved compounds       micrograms/m2/day
                  in the neutral lipid fraction
 lipids_acid    Total of chromatographically-resolved compounds       micrograms/m2/day
                  in the acidic fraction
 lipids_tot     Sum of neutral and acidic fractions                   micrograms/m2/day