Parameter Descriptions

PRIMARY PARAMETERS
Name Alias Full Name Description Units Unit Mnemonics Range Precision
ALKALI TALK, AT Total alkalinity µmol/kg UMOL/KG 100,2800 F8.1
BIONBR BEDFORT, BEDFORDNO
BTLNBR Bottle Number 1X,A7
CASTNO Cast Number 5X,I3
CFC-11 CFC11 Freon-11TM Chlorofluorocarbon pmol/kg PMOL/KG -0.1,15 F8.3
CFC-12 CFC12 Freon-12TM Chlorofluorocarbon pmol/kg PMOL/KG -0.1,15 F8.3
CFC113 CFC-113 Freon-113TM Chlorofluorocarbon pmol/kg PMOL/KG -0.1,1.5 F8.3
CTDOXY CTDOXG Oxygen_CTD µmol/kg UMOL/KG 0,500 F8.1
CTDPRS Pressure decibar DBAR 0,11000 F8.1
CTDSAL Salinity PSS-78 PSS-78 0,42 F8.4
CTDTMP Temperature °C(ITS90) ITS-90 -2,35 F8.4
DATE
DELHE3 Delta Helium % PERCNT -10,100 F8.2
DEPTH Bottom depth METERS
DOC Dissolved Organic Carbon µmol/kg UMOL/KG 30, 80 F8.2
FCO2 FCO220C Fugacity Fugacity of CO2 UATM F9.1
FCO2TMP FCO_TMP FCO2 Temperature DEG C F9.2
HELIUM Helium nmol/kg NMOL/KG 1,3 F8.4
LATITUDE
LONGITUDE
NH4 AMONIUM, AMONIO, AMMONI Ammonium µmol/kg UMOL/KG F8.2
NITRAT Nitrate, NO3 Nitrate µmol/kg UMOL/KG -0.1,47 F8.2
NITRIT Nitrite, NO2 Nitrite µmol/kg UMOL/KG -0.1,15 F8.2
OXYGEN Oxygen µmol/kg UMOL/KG 0,500 F8.1
PCO2 PCO2_20 Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide µatm UATM 50,2000 F8.1
PCO2TMP PCO2_TMP, PCO2_T p(CO2) Equilibration Temperature Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide Equilibration Temperature °C DEG C F8.2
PHSPHT PO4 Phosphate µmol/kg UMOL/KG 0,5 F8.2
PH_SWS pH pH, referred to seawater scale F9.4
PH_TMP PH Temperature Temperature to be reported if pH is reported °C DEG C F9.2
PH_TOT pH pH, referred to total scale F9.4
REFTMP Reference Temperature SBE-35 reference temperature °C DEG C -3,35 F8.4
REVPRS decibar DBAR 0,11000 F8.1
REVTMP °C ITS-90 -2,35 F8.3
SALNTY Bottle Salinity PSS-78 PSS-78 0,42 F8.4
SAMPNO Sample Number character 1X,A7
SF6 Sulfur Hexifluoride fmol/kg FMOL/KG F8.4
SILCAT H4SiO4, SiO2, Sil Silicate µmol/kg UMOL/KG 0,250 F8.2
STNNBR Station Number character A8
TCARBN TCO2, DIC Total Carbon CT µmol/kg UMOL/KG 1100,2600 F8.1
TIME
TRITUM H3 Tritium TU TU -1,100 F8.3
SECONDARY PARAMETERS
Name Alias Full Name Description Units Unit Mnemonics Range Precision
ALUMIN AL Dissolved Aluminum Aluminum nmol/l NMOL/L 0.3, 25 F8.1
AR-39 Argon 39 %modern PCTMOD 0,100 F8.1
BARIUM Barium NMOL/KG F8.1
C13ERR DELC13 Error 0/00 /MILLE F8.1
C14ERR DELC14 Error 0/00 /MILLE F8.1
CCL4 CCL-4 Carbon tetrachloride pmol/kg PMOL/KG -0.1,20 F8.3
CCL4ER
CS-137 Cesium 137 dpm/100 kg DM/.1MG 0,100 F8.2
CU Copper
DELC13 C13, 13C Carbon 13 0/00 /MILLE -5,5 F8.2
DELC14 C14, 14C Carbon 14 0/00 /MILLE -300,250 F8.1
DELO18 O18O16, O18_O16, O18/O16 18O/16O ratio ratio of stable isotopes 18O:16O 0/00 /MILLE -6,5 F8.2
DOC Dissolved Organic Carbon µmol/kg UMOL/KG 30, 80 F8.2
DON Dissolved Organic Nitrogen µmol/kg UMOL/KG 200,900 F8.2
FE IRON Iron Dissolved Iron nmol/l NMOL/L 0.02, 2 F8.1
FLUOR Fluorescence total chlorophyll & phaeopigments, mg/m3 MG/M^3 0,50 F8.3
I-129 Iodine 129 at/lx10^7 pending G
KR-85 Krypton 85 dpm/1000 kg DM/MG 0,5 F8.2
MN MANG, MANGANESE Manganese Dissolved Manganese nmol/l NMOL/L 0, 5 F8.1
NEON Neon nmol/kg NMOL/KG 0,10 F8.3
NEONER Neon Error nmol/kg NMOL/KG F8.3
NI Nickel
POC Particulate organic Carbon Particulate organic carbon µg/kg UG/KG F8.3
PON Particulate organic nitrogen Particulate organic nitrogen µg/kg UG/KG F8.3
RA-226 Radium 226 dpm/100 kg DM/.1MG 3,80 F8.2
RA-228 Radium 228 dpm/100 kg DM/.1MG -1,10 F8.2
RA-8/6 RA 228/226 RA 228/226 Ratio dpm/100 kg DM/.1MG F8.2
RA-8/6E RA 228/226 Error RA 228/226 Ratio Error dpm/100 kg DM/.1MG F8.2
SR-90 Strontium 90 dpm/100 kg DM/.1MG 0,100 F8.2
TDN Total Dissolved Nitrogen µmol/kg UMOL/KG 3, 20 F8.2
TOC Total Organic Carbon
TON Total Organic Nitrogen
XMISS Transmissometer %light transmitted %TRANS 0,100 F8.2
TERTIARY PARAMETERS
Name Alias Full Name Description Units Unit Mnemonics Range Precision
14C-DOC DO14C Dissolved Organic Carbon 14 14C activity of Dissolved Organic Carbon 0/00 /MILLE -1000, 100 F8.1
17DELTA Triple oxygen isotope /MEG /MEG
AOU Apparent Oxygen Utilization
ARABI Arabinose Concentration of Arabanose after hydrolysis nmol/kg NMOL/KG I8
ARGON Argon µmol/kg UMOL/KG 5,25 F8.2
AZOTE Nitrogen Nitrogen (French)
BACT Bacterial Cell Count Cell count of non pigmented heterotrophic bacterioplankton through FCM E8/L E8/L F8.2
BLACKC Black Carbon
BRDU Bromodeoxyuridine Bacterial Production via BRDU Method pmol/l/h PMOL/L/H F8.2
BTL_DATE Bottle Date F9.4
BTL_LAT Bottle Latitude F9.4
BTL_LON Bottle Longitude F9.4
BTL_TIME Bottle Time F9.4
CALCIUM Calcium
CDOM Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter F9.4
CDOM325 Absorption coefficient of CDOM at 325 nm 1/m 1/M 0.02, 1.0 F9.4
CDOM340 Absorption coefficient of CDOM at 340 nm 1/m 1/M 0.02, 0.8 F9.4
CDOM380 Absorption coefficient of CDOM at 380 nm 1/m 1/M 0.01, 0.5 F9.4
CDOM412 Absorption coefficient of CDOM at 412 nm 1/m 1/M 0.01, 0.3 F9.4
CDOM443 Absorption coefficient of CDOM at 443 nm 1/m 1/M 0, 0.1 F9.4
CDOM490 Absorption coefficient of CDOM at 490 nm 1/m 1/M 0, 0.1 F9.4
CDOM555 Absorption coefficient of CDOM at 555 nm 1/m 1/M 0, 0.1 F9.4
CDOMSL CDMSLOG, CDOMSLOG, SLOG Log spectral slope of absorption spectrum (320-400 nm) computed by linear regression of log-transformed data 1/nm 1/NM 0.01, 0.04 F9.4
CDOMSN CDMSNLF, CDOMSNLF, SNLF Log spectral slope if absorption spectrum (320-400 nm) computed by non-linear curve fit 1/nm 1/NM 0.01, 0.04 F9.4
CF113ER C113ER CFC-113 Error PMOL/KG
CF11ER CFC-11 Error
CF12ER CFC-12 Error
CH3Br Methyl Bromide, Monobromomethane haloalkane pmol/kg PMOL/KG F8.3
CH3CL Methyl Chloride, Chloromethane haloalkane pmol/kg PMOL/KG F8.3
CH3I Methyl Iodide, iodomethane haloalkane pmol/kg PMOL/KG F8.3
CH4 METHAN Methane nmol/kg NMOL/KG 1,20
CHLORA CHLA, CHLOR_A Chlorophyll a Concentration of Chlorophyll a via fluorometric method µg/kg UG/KG 0,9 F8.2
COMON Carbon monoxide µmol/kg UMOL/KG
CTDRAW decibar DBAR 0,11000 F8.2
D15N_NO3 D15NO3 Isotopic Composision of Nitrate per ml relative to atmospheric air -5, 30 F8.1
DCNS Dissolved Combined Neutral Sugars nmol/kg NMOL/KG I8
DELHE4 Helium 4
DELHER DELHE3 Error % PERCNT F8.2
DELO17 /MEG /MEG
DMS Dimethylsulfide Biogenic Sulfur Compounds
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid e8/l E8/L
FCO2IN
FUCO Fucose Concentration of Fucose after hydrolyses nmol/kg NMOL/KG I8
GALA Galactose Concetration of Galactose after hydrolysis nmol/kg NMOL/KG I8
GLUC Glucose Concentration of Glucose after hydrolysis nmol/kg NMOL/KG I8
HELIER Helium Error nmol/kg NMOL/KG F8.4
HGT total Hg Total Mercury Total Mercury pmol/kg PMOL/KG 1,5 F8.2
Hydrocarbons
I129ER Iodine 129 Error
IODATE Iodate nmol/kg NMOL/KG 200,600
IODIDE Iodide nmol/kg NMOL/KG 0,300
LAB_DEN DENSITY
LINE Line Sequentially numbered segment of cruise track
MAN Mannose Concentration of Mannose after hydrolysis nmol/kg NMOL/KG I8
MCHFRM methyl chloroform pmol/kg PMOL/KG F8.3
MEHG monomethylmercury, MMHg Methylated Mercury Methylated Mercury fmol/kg FMOL/KG 0,500 F8.1
N2O Nitrous oxide nmol/kg NMOL/KG 1,200
NO2+NO3 Nitrite+Nitrate µmol/kg UMOL/KG -0.1,47 F8.2
NRAUNC Nitrate Uncertainty Percent Coefficient of Variation for NITRAT µmol/kg UMOL/KG f8.2
NRIUNC Nitrite Uncertainty Percent Coefficient of Variation for NITRIT µmol/kg UMOL/KG f8.2
NTRAER NITRATE Error
NTRIER NITRITE Error
O2-AR O2/Ar
PEUK Pigmented Picoeukaryotes Picoeukaryote Cell Counts E6/L E6/L F8.2
PHOTOLYS PHOTOLYSIS Photolysis 1/m 1/M
PHPUNC Phosphate Uncertainty Percent Coefficient of Variation for PHSPHT µmol/kg UMOL/KG f8.2
PHSPER PHSPHT Error
PIGMENTS HPLC_PIGMENTS Phytoplankton Pigments
PPHYTN PHAEO Phaeophytin µg/kg UG/KG F8.2
PROC Prochlorophytes Prochlorophyte Cell Count E7/L E7/L F8.2
QUALT1 Quality word one
QUALT2 Quality word two
R226ER Radium 226 Error dpm/100 kg DM/.1MG F8.2
R228ER Radium 228 Error dpm/100 kg DM/.1MG F8.2
RHAM Rhamnose Concetration of Rhamnose after hydrolysis nmol/kg NMOL/KG I8
SALTREF Reference Salinity G/KG
SF5CF3 Trifluoromethyl Sulfur Pentafluoride fmol/kg FMOL/KG
SIG0 SIGTHETA, SIG?, SIG0 Sigma Theta Potential Density kg/m3 KG/M^3
SILCER SILCAT Error
SILUNC Silicate Uncertainty Percent Coefficient of Variation for SILCAT µmol/kg UMOL/KG f8.2
SIP Stable Isotope Probing Stable Isotope Probing
SYN Synechococcus Synechococcus Cell Count E6/L E6/L F8.2
THETA Potential Temperature °C DEG C -2,35 F8.4
TRITER H3E Tritium Error TU TU F8.3