A. Cruise narrative (A15 and AR15) A.1. Highlights WHP Cruise Summary Information WOCE section designation A15 and AR15 Expedition designation (EXPOCODE) 316N142_3 Co-Chief Scientists/affiliations William M. Smethie, Jr./LDEO George Weatherly/FSU Dates 1994.04.03 - 1994.05.21 Ship R/V KNORR Ports of call Recife, Brazil to Salvador, Brazil Number of stations 149 7°30.03'N Stations' Geographic boundaries 19°00.62'W 18°58.80'W 32°0.03'S Floats and drifters deployed 28 RAFOS floats deployed Moorings deployed or recovered none Contributing Authors J.C. Jennings, Jr & L.I. Gordon (NUTs DQE) R Millard (CTD DQE) Dr. William M. Smethie ~ Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Palisades, New York 10964 Phone: 914-359-2900 x566 ~ Fax: 914-365-8157 Email: bsmeth@ldeo.columbia.edu George Weatherly ~ Florida State University ~ Department of Oceanography Tallahassee FL 32306-3048 Phone: 1-850-644-2875 ~ Fax: 1-850-644-2581 Email: weatherly@ocean.fsu.edu A.2. CRUISE SUMMARY INFORMATION a. Geographic boundaries: The area of investigation extends to 7°30'N at the north end of A15 and to 32°S at the south end along 19°W. The A15 line is the eastern boundary of AR15 and two sections were done in the AR15 area on the way to and from the A15 line. The southern section in AR15 was done along roughly 17° to 19°S from 18°W westward to the South American shelf ending at 38°W. The northern section began on the South American shelf at roughly 4°S 38°W and ended at the northern end of A15 at 7°30'N 19°W. b. Stations occupied: Table 1: Summary of the number of samples collected. No. of No. of Parameter sampled/measured stations samples -------------------------- -------- ------- Salinity 149 5345 oxygen 149 5345 nutrients 149 5345 halocarbons 96 1641 CO2 and alkalinity 90 tritium 17 136 sulfur hexafluoride 16 63 biooptical parameters 34 surface irradiance downwelling irradiance upwelling irradiance photosynthetically available radiation light attenuation chlorophyll florescence chlorophyll particulate absorbance spectra c. Floats and drifters deployed: Table 2: Summary of RAFOS float deployments Float ID No. Latitude Longitude Date Time ------ ----------- ----------- -------- ----- 203 0 59.16'S 35 56.49'W 94 04 07 06 28 210 0 00.089'S 35 56.904'W 94 04 08 06 16 211 0 59.94'N 35 56.90'W 94 04 09 08 01 187 3 24.11'S 18 59.94'W 94 04 20 17 50 186 3 24.16'S 18 59.96'W 94 04 20 17 56 212 5 30.00'S 19 00.00'W 94 04 21 19 05 215 5 30.00'S 19 00.00'W 94 04 21 19 15 214 8 00.27'S 19 00.26'W 94 04 23 02 45 213 8 00.30'S 19 00.29'W 94 04 23 02 50 202 9 59.98'S 19 00.01'W 94 04 24 04 xx 209 9 59.98'S 19 00.01'W 94 04 24 04 xx 222 11 59.16S 18 59.95'W 94 04 25 03 22 221 11 59.18'S 18 59.91'W 94 04 25 03 28 216 13 59.02'S 19 00.05'W 94 04 26 09 40 206 16 09.16'S 19 00.17'W 94 04 27 14 20 205 16 01.16'S 19 00.17'W 94 04 27 14 25 189 18 34.536'S 19 00.098'W 94 04 28 19 23 188 18 34.527'S 19 00.209'S 94 04 28 19 29 218 20 08.04'S 19 00.04'W 94 04 29 14 30 219 20 08.04'S 19 00.08'W 94 04 29 14 36 207 22 04.98'S 19 00.01'W 94 04 30 15 20 208 22 04.98'S 19 00.01'W 94 04 30 15 25 220 24 12.11'S 19 00.07'W 94 05 01 17 22 158 24 12.11'S 19 00.11'W 94 05 01 17 29 224 18 23.90'S 22 10.50'W 94 05 11 02 47 185 18 23.90'S 22 10.50'W 94 05 11 02 53 157 17 56.60'S 24 49.40'W 94 05 12 11 28 201 17 56.60'S 24 49.30'W 94 05 12 11 34 A.3. LIST OF PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS Name and address Measurement Responsibility ----------------------------------- --------------------------------- Catherine Goyet, WHOI Total CO2, Total Alkalinity, pCO2 Nelson Hogg, WHOI RAFOS floats William Jenkins, WHOI Tritium Jim Ledwell, WHOI Sulfur hexafluoride John Marra, LDEO Bio-optics Ocean Data Facility (J. Swift), SIO CTD, rosette, oxygen, salinity, nutrients Breck Owens, WHOI RAFOS floats William Smethie, LDEO Halocarbons Georges Weatherly, FSU Western boundary current meter array at 19° S A.4. SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME AND METHODS This cruise consisted of three legs (Figure 1) and was a combination of legs carried out as part of the Deep Basin Experiment and the WHP one time survey. All hydrographic/tracer stations were taken using a SIO/ODF 36-place rosette equipped a General Oceanics 36 position pylon and SIO/ODF 10-l bottles and interfaced to a SIO/ODF modified NBIS Mark 3 CTD. Stations extended from surface to bottom and all rosette samples were analyzed on board for salinity, oxygen, phosphate, silicate, nitrate and nitrite. Samples were also collected and analyzed on board for the halocarbons, CFC-11, CFC- 12, CFC-113, and CCl4 and for total CO2 and alkalinity. Halocarbons were generally sampled on every other station at 20 to 24 depths. Alkalinity and CO2 were generally sampled on 3 out of 4 stations. Tritium samples were collected on both equatorial crossings and sulfur hexafluoride samples were collected at a few select stations in the Brazil Basin. The total numbers of the various types of samples collected are presented in Table 1. Casts were also taken once per day to 200m for biooptics measurements. These casts were normally done between 1000 and 1400 local time on a hydrographic station during the CTD/rosette cast, but some separate stations were taken on transit lines. RAFOS floats were deployed at various locations along the cruise track (Table 2). Generally two floats were deployed at each location, one set for 2500m and one set for 4000m. The first leg crossed the western boundary current regime just south of the equator and crossed the equator in a north/south line at about 35 degrees 57 minutes. This line of stations was along the US current meter mooring array deployed in the deep channel that connects the Brazil Basin to the western North Atlantic Basin. Station spacing was nominally 15nm along the mooring line and between 15 and 30¿nm for the western boundary crossing. A total of 22 stations were taken along this line. The second leg extended from 7.5 degrees N to 32 degrees S along 19 degrees W. This leg is the WHP A15 line. Station spacing was nominally 30nm with closer spacing near the equator. A total of 82 stations were taken along this line. The third leg extended across the Brazil Basin from the 19 degree W line to the Brazil continental shelf along a line along about 18.5 degrees S. The western part of this line was along the US western boundary current meter mooring array. Station spacing was nominally 30nm with closer spacing at the western boundary. A total of 44 stations were taken along this line. DESCRIPTION OF PRELIMINARY HYDROGRAPHIC MEASUREMENTS This cruise is one of a number of cruises being carried out as part of the Deep Basin Experiment. The overall objective of the Deep Basin Experiment is to gain a better understanding of deep circulation in an ocean basin and the Brazil Basin was chosen as the site to conduct this experiment. The investigation consists of a combination of hydrographic and tracer measurements, current meter measurements, subsurface floats, modeling and theory. The overall hydrographic/tracer program consists of several zonal and meridional lines which will yield a detailed picture of the 3-dimensional distribution of temperature, salinity, oxygen, nutrients, and CFCs. Ultimately these data will be used to develop and test models of deep ocean circulation. This cruise consisted of three legs as described in the Cruise Summary Information section. Two of the legs provided hydrographic/tracer measurements along the United States current meter arrays across 1) the equatorial channel connecting the Brazil Basin to the western North Atlantic and 2) across the deep western boundary current regime at about 19 degrees S. The other leg extended along the western flank of the mid-Atlantic Ridge. Vertical sections of preliminary data for potential temperature, salinity, density, oxygen, and nutrients along these lines are presented in Figures 2, 3 and 4 and described below. Note that Figures 3 and 4 are plotted using the same scale. Figure 2 is plotted on an expanded horizontal scale. Beneath the main thermocline in the South Atlantic, the water masses are comprised of North Atlantic Deep Water flowing southward and Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW), Circumpolar Deep Water, and Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) flowing northward. In section I (stations 1-22, Figure 2) AAIW is clearly observed as a salinity minimum centered at 700-800m depth and extending across the entire section. The salinity is lowest in the western part of the section. This salinity minimum is associated with a maximum in phosphate and nitrate. At about 1800m there is a salinity maximum associated with a silica minimum. This is the core of upper NADW, which is thought to have its origins in the vicinity of the Labrador Sea. Beneath the upper NADW is a thick region of relatively high oxygen, low nutrient water that is comprised of denser versions of NADW. There is an oxygen maximum at the base of the NADW complex that apparently originates from the Iceland-Scotland and Denmark Strait overflow waters that form the densest components of NADW. Cold, fresh, low oxygen, high nutrient water is observed in the equatorial channel (stations 10-21) beneath the NADW with a slight intensification on the northern side of the channel. This is AABW flowing from the Brazil Basin to the western North Atlantic basin. The same basic structure is observed in section 3 (stations 110-153, Figure 4) except the concentrations of the NADW and AABW cores are western intensified indicating flow of these water masses in deep western boundary currents. Also core concentrations are different reflecting mixing along the flow path with adjacent water masses. The AABW layer is colder, fresher, and higher in silica and nutrients at section 3 than section 1 since section 3 is closer to the source of AABW. The NADW layer is saltier, lower in silica and nutrients and higher in oxygen for section 1 than section 3 since section 1 is closer to the NADW source regions. The same water mass layers are observed in section 2 (Figure 3) which extends from 7.5 degrees N to 32 degrees S. The AAIW salinity minimum extends along the entire section and shoals from about 900m at 32 degrees S to about 700m at the northern end of the section. At the southern end, it is associated with an oxygen maximum. NADW is observed as a broad tongue of salty, high oxygen, low nutrient water extending southward, becoming thinner at higher southern latitudes. Cores of upper and lower NADW are observed at the equator as maxima in oxygen and minima in silica and nutrients. This indicates that this water mass either flows or mixes laterally from the western boundary eastward along the equator. The AABW layer extends along the bottom to the equator where it abruptly ends because the section crosses the Mid-Atlantic Ridge into the eastern basin at this point. One striking feature in section 2 is the anomalous water between stations 80 and 82. From about 1400m to 2500m this water is warmer, saltier, higher in oxygen and lower in silica and nutrients than the water to the north or south indicating water with stronger NADW characteristics. In the bottom water just the opposite is observed, indicating water with stronger AABW characteristics. The core of the anomalous AABW is centered above a fracture zone, the St. Helena Fracture Zone, and is offset slightly to the south of the overlying core of anomalous NADW (Figure 3). On section 3 a couple of stations were added east of section 2 to better map these features. In addition to finding the anomalous NADW core at the same location 10 days later, a second core was seen eastward of it (Figure 4). The core of anomalous AABW has shifted slightly (50 km) towards the east. The location of these features at about 19 degrees S may be the result of the NADW and AABW Deep Western Boundary Currents having to flow around the Vitoria- Trindade Seamount Chain that extends eastward from the Brazilian coast to 28 degrees W longitude at 21 degrees S. COMPARISON OF MEASUREMENTS TO PREVIOUS MEASUREMENTS The cruise track for this cruise crossed the cruise tracks for the South Atlantic Ventilation Experiment (SAVE) and the Hydros Leg 4 cruises, which were carried out in the late 1980s, at several locations. Comparisons between the two data sets were made by comparing plots of salinity, oxygen, phosphate, nitrate and silica verses potential temperature for the deep waters (colder than 6 degrees C). Differences between cruises indicate either a measurement problem or a change in deep water characteristics during the 6-7 year period between the two cruises. The Hydros Leg 4 cruise crossed the deep equatorial channel at nearly the same longitude as section 1 of this cruise (36 degrees 30 minutes for Hydros Leg 4, 36 degrees, 57 minutes for this cruise). Salinity, oxygen, nitrate, and silica verses potential temperature are in excellent agreement for the two cruises. However for phosphate, this cruise has much more station to station variability than the Hydros Leg 4 cruise although the trends in phosphate verses potential temperature are the same for both cruises. The maximum difference between any two stations in the channel for the Hydros Leg 4 cruise was 0.05 mM/Kg compared to 0.17 mM/Kg for this cruise. Comparisons have also been made at the three locations where section 2 crossed the SAVE cruise track. Again there was good agreement for salinity, oxygen, nitrate, and silicate, but not as good agreement for phosphate. Differences in phosphate concentration of up to 0.1 mM/Kg were observed between cruises. COMPARISON WITH METEOR CRUISE 28/1 This cruise was carried out at the same time as another Deep Basin Experiment cruise, Meteor cruise 28/1, which occupied a zonal section across the South Atlantic Ocean at 11 deg 20 min S latitude. The cruise track of these two cruises crossed at 11 deg 20 min S, 19 deg W within about 1 week of each other. The Meteor chief scientist, Thomas Mueller, and I arranged to have an inter calibration station at the crossing point. The station numbers were 68 for the Knorr cruise and 206 for the Meteor cruise. Comparisons of the preliminary data were made at sea. q/S plots of the deep CTD data were slightly offset with the Knorr data being either 0.01 deg higher or 0.001 fresher in salinity than the Meteor data. This is very good agreement, but final comparison must await post cruise calibration of the CTDs. Vertical profiles of temperature, salinity, oxygen, nitrate and silicate showed identical features and were at the same level of precision, but there was a systematic difference in the oxygen, nitrate and silicate data. The Meteor data was 4% lower than the Knorr data for oxygen and 6% lower for nitrate and silicate. Phosphate was not measured for the Meteor station. We do not yet know the reason for these differences. A.5. MAJOR PROBLEMS AND GOALS NOT ACHIEVED There were not any major problems on this cruise, but there were some minor problems. One was the phosphate measurements which have been discussed above. At any given station the vertical profiles were very smooth indicating a precision within the WOCE guidelines of 0.4%. However, occasionally there appeared to be a shift in calibration between stations that ranged from 1 to 6%; some of these shifts were larger than the WOCE guideline for accuracy of 2%. There were two minor problems for the chlorofluorocarbon measurements. There was a small peak in the blank that eluted a few seconds before F-11 which may cause problems for samples with low concentrations. All chromatograms were stored and will be reintegrated to separate the area of this interference peak from the area of the F-11 peak. There was a large peak with the identical retention time as F-113 in water samples taken from the oxygen maximum just beneath the base of the mixed layer. This is apparently caused by a naturally produced halogenated compound and will render the F-113 measurements useless for this depth region. However, F-113 is not a routine WOCE parameter. A.6. OTHER INCIDENTS OF NOTE None noted. LIST OF FIGURES (shown in pdf file) Fig. 1: WOCE A15/Deep Basin Experiment R/V Knorr, Mercator Projection Fig. 2a: POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE (šC) Fig. 2b: SALINITY (PSU) Fig. 2c: SIGMA THETA Fig. 2d: SIGMA 4 Fig. 2e: BOTTLE O2 (UM/KG) Fig. 2f: PO4 (UM/KG) Fig. 2g: NO3 (UM/KG) Fig. 2h: SIO3 (UM/KG) Fig. 3a: POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE (šC) Fig. 3b: SALINITY (PSU) Fig. 3c: SIGMA THETA Fig. 3d: SIGMA 4 Fig. 3e: BOTTLE O2 (UM/KG) Fig. 3f: PO4 (UM/KG) Fig. 3g: NO3 (UM/KG) Fig. 3h: SIO3 (UM/KG) Fig. 4a: POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE (šC) Fig. 4b: SALINITY (PSU) Fig. 4c: SIGMA THETA Fig. 4d: SIGMA 4 Fig. 4e: BOTTLE O2 (UM/KG) Fig. 4f: PO4 (UM/KG) Fig. 4g: NO3 (UM/KG) Fig. 4h: SIO3 (UM/KG) A.7. LIST OF CRUISE PARTICIPANTS NAME/AFFILIATION/ADDRESS RESPONSIBILITY ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- William M. Smethie, Jr. Co-Chief Scientist Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Palisades, NY 10964 bsmeth@ldeo.columbia.edu George Weatherly Co-Chief Scientist Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306 Craig Hallman Salt analyst, rosette handler, sampler Ocean Data Facility Scripps Institution of Oceanography La Jolla, CA 92093 Mary Johnson CTD data processing Ocean Data Facility Scripps Institution of Oceanography La Jolla, CA 92093 Leonard Lopez O2 analyst, rosette handler, sampler Ocean Data Facility Scripps Institution of Oceanography La Jolla, CA 92093 Carl Mattson Electronics Tech, rosette handler Ocean Data Facility Scripps Institution of Oceanography La Jolla, CA 92093 Rebecca Streib Montee Nutrient analyst Ocean Data Facility Scripps Institution of Oceanography La Jolla, CA 92093 Stacy Morgan Nutrient analyst Ocean Data Facility Scripps Institution of Oceanography La Jolla, CA 92093 Ron Patrick Data processing, O2 analyst, rosette handler Ocean Data Facility Scripps Institution of Oceanography La Jolla, CA 92093 Eugene Gorman CFC analyst Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Palisades, NY 10964 NAME/AFFILIATION/ADDRESS RESPONSIBILITY ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Carol Knudson Biooptics analyst, salt analyst, rosette handler, sampler Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Palisades, NY 10964 Xian-Feng (Frank) Zheng CFC analyst Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Palisades, NY 10964 Bob Adams CO2 analyst Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA 02543 Joanne Donoghue CO2 analyst Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA 02543 Will Handley Knorr Resident Tech. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA 02543 Nancy Hayward CO2 analyst Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA 02543 Mariann McAllister CO2 analyst Tufts University Damon Chaky Salt analyst, rosette handler, sampler Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS 39762 Antonio Da Silva Fraga Filho Brazilian Observer Brazilian Navy Brazil ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ B. UNDERWAY MEASUREMENTS Underway measurements were made for bathymetry, ADCP, temperature and salinity using the thermosalinograph, pCO2, and meteorology. The Ocean Data Facility is responsible for the bathymetric data and Catherine Goyet of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is responsible for the pCO2 data. Funding has not been provided for the collection of the temperature, salinity, ADCP, and meteorology data. The raw data has been submitted to the WOCE Hydrographic Office in Woods Hole for archival and distribution to interested investigators. World Ocean Circulation Experiment A15 and AR15 Deep Basin Experiment R/V Knorr Voyage 142 Leg 3 3 April 1994 - 21 May 1994 Recife, Brazil - Salvador, Brazil Expocode: 316N142/3 Chief Scientist: Dr. William Smethie, Jr. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Columbia University A15 and AR15 Cruise Track Oceanographic Data Facility (ODF) Final Cruise Report October 18, 1996 Data Submitted by: Oceanographic Data Facility Scripps Institution of Oceanography La Jolla, CA 92093-0214 1. DESCRIPTION OF MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES AND CALIBRATIONS Basic Hydrography Program The basic hydrography program consisted of salinity, dissolved oxygen and nutrient (nitrite, nitrate, phosphate and silicate) measurements made from bottles taken on CTD/rosette casts, plus pressure, temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen from CTD profiles. 158 CTD/rosette casts were made, usually to within 5 meters of the bottom. 149 casts at Stations 1-22, 26 and 28-153 were reported. Three test casts, one prior to the first station and two CTD #10 tests, were not reported. Six casts were aborted and not reported, four for winch problems and two for technical difficulties at launch time. Another cast was aborted because the ship was not at the desired position; this cast (station 10 cast 1) was reported with the final CTD data. Stations 23-25 and 27 had MER bio-optics casts only; CTD/bottle data were neither collected nor reported for these stations. 5319 bottles were tripped resulting in 5188 usable bottles. No insurmountable problems were encountered during any phase of the operation. The resulting data set met and in many cases exceeded WHP specifications. The distribution of samples is illustrated in Figures 1.0.0, 1.0.1, and 1.0.2. Figure 1.0.0: AR15 sample distribution, stas 1-22, 26, 28 Figure 1.0.1: A15 sample distribution, stas 28-109 Figure 1.0.2: AR15 sample distribution, stas 110-153 1.1. Water Sampling Package Hydrographic (rosette) casts were performed with a rosette system consisting of a 36-bottle rosette frame (ODF), a 36-place pylon (General Oceanics 1016) and 36 10-liter PVC bottles (ODF). Underwater electronic components consisted of an ODF-modified NBIS Mark III CTD (ODF #10 or ODF #4) and associated sensors, Benthos altimeter and Benthos pinger. The CTD was mounted horizontally along the bottom of the rosette frame, with the dissolved oxygen sensor deployed alongside. The altimeter provided distance-above-bottom in the CTD data stream. The pinger was monitored during a cast with a precision depth recorder (PDR) in the ship's laboratory. The rosette system was suspended from a three-conductor electro-mechanical cable. Power to the CTD and pylon was provided through the cable from the ship. Separate conductors were used for the CTD and pylon signals. Deep Sea Reversing Thermometers (DSRTs) were used on this leg to monitor for CTD pressure or temperature drift. CTD #10 was used for stations 1-60 of the WOCE-A15/AR15 expedition. CTD #4 was used for the remainder of the cruise, stations 61-153. Each rosette cast was performed to within 5 meters of the bottom, unless the bottom returns from both the pinger and altimeter were extremely poor or the bottom depth exceeded the range of the instrumentation. Bottles on the rosette were each identified with a unique serial number. Usually these numbers corresponded to the pylon tripping sequence, 1-36, where the first (deepest) bottle tripped was bottle #1. During the first 10 days, there were many samples lost because the o-rings were falling out of place before the bottle closed. Bottle replacements, numbered 37 through 42, were necessary. Table 1.1.0 shows the rosette position and the corresponding replacement bottle number. Table 1.1.0: WOCE A15/AR15 Bottle Replacements STATIONS | ROSETTE | REPLACEMENT AFFECTED | POSITION | BOTTLE # ---------|----------|------------ 22 | 2 | 39 26-153 | 18 | 40 8-153 | 30 | 37 26-153 | 32 | 41 150-152 | 33 | 42 8-153 | 34 | 38 34-51 | 35 | 42 9-21 | 36 | 39 22 | 36 | 2 23-153 | 36 | 39 The replacement bottles had the o-rings in the body of the bottle as opposed to the original set of 36 which had the o-rings in the endcaps. During the rest of the cruise, the rosette worked well with only an occasional lanyard hangup or dislodged o-ring. On Station 22, bottle 39 was placed in rosette position 2, and bottle 2 in rosette position 36, to get a freon blank for bottle 39. There were two other stations where the bottles were tripped in a special sequence for freon checks. The trip sequences, deepest to shallowest, were 7-36, then 1-6, at station 49; and bottles 19-36, then 1-18, at station 78. Averages of CTD data corresponding to the time of bottle closure were associated with the bottle data during a cast. Pressure, depth, temperature, salinity and density were immediately available to facilitate examination and quality control of the bottle data as the sampling and laboratory analyses progressed. The deck watch prepared the rosette approximately 45 minutes prior to a cast. All valves, vents and lanyards were checked for proper orientation. The bottles were cocked and all hardware and connections rechecked. Upon arrival at station, time, position and bottom depth were logged and the deployment begun. The rosette was moved into position under a projecting boom from the rosette room using an air-powered cart on tracks. Two stabilizing tag lines were threaded through rings on the frame. CTD sensor covers were removed and the pinger was turned on. Once the CTD acquisition and control system in the ship's laboratory had been initiated by the console operator and the CTD and pylon had passed their diagnostics, the winch operator raised the package and extended the boom over the side of the ship. The package was then quickly lowered into the water, the tag lines removed and the console operator notified by radio that the rosette was at the surface. Recovering the package at the end of deployment was essentially the reverse of the launching. Two tag lines connected to air tuggers and terminating in large snap hooks were manipulated on long poles by the deck watch to snag recovery rings on the rosette frame. The package was then lifted out of the water under tension from the tag lines, the boom retracted, and the rosette lowered onto the cart. Sensor covers were replaced, the pinger turned off and the cart with the rosette moved into the rosette room for sampling. A detailed examination of the bottles and rosette occurred before samples were taken, and any extraordinary situations or circumstances were noted on the sample log for the cast. Routine CTD maintenance included soaking the conductivity and CTD O2 sensors in distilled water between casts to maintain sensor stability. The rosette was stored in the rosette room between casts to insure the CTD was not exposed to direct sunlight or wind in order to maintain the internal CTD temperature near ambient air temperature. Rosette maintenance was performed on a regular basis. o-rings were changed as necessary and bottle maintenance performed each day to insure proper closure and sealing. Valves were inspected for leaks and repaired or replaced as needed. 1.2. Underwater Electronics Packages CTD data were collected with a modified NBIS Mark III CTD (ODF CTD #10 or #4). Either instrument provided pressure, temperature, conductivity and dissolved O2 channels, and additionally measured a second temperature as a calibration check. Other data channels included elapsed-time, an altimeter and several power supply voltages. The instruments supplied a standard 15-byte NBIS-format data stream at a data rate of 25 Hz. Modifications to the instruments included a revised dissolved O2 sensor mounting, implementation of 8-bit and 16-bit multiplexer channels, an elapsed-time channel, instrument ID in the polarity byte and power supply voltages channels. Table 1.2.0 summarizes the winches and serial numbers of instruments and sensors used during A15/AR15. Table 1.2.0: A15/AR15 Instrument/Sensor Serial Numbers Station(s) | CTD@ | Oxygen | Winch | ID# | Sensor | ----------------|------|---------|------ 998,1-15 | | | Port ----------------| | |------ 16-19cast1 | 10a | | Stbd. ----------------| | |------ 19cast2-60 | | | ----------------|------| | Port 61-109 | 4a | | ----------------|------| |------ 777/test | 10b | | ----------------|------| | Stbd. 110-115 | | | ----------------| 4b | |------ 116-123 | | | ----------------|------| 3-11-31 | 778/test | 10b | | Port ----------------|------| | 124-127 | | | ----------------| | |------ 128 | | | Stbd. ----------------| | |------ 129-136 | | | Port ----------------| 4b | |------ 137-138casts1,2 | | | Stbd. ----------------| | |------ 138casts4,5-150 | | | Port ----------------| | |------ 151-153 | | | Stbd. @ ODF CTDs #4 and #10 sensor serial numbers: | Paine | Rosemount | NBIS ODF | Model | Model 171BJ | Model CTD | 211-35-440-05 | Temperature | 09035-00151 ID# | Pressure | PRT1 | PRT2 | Conductivity ----|---------------|-------|-------|------------- 4a | | | 10500 | ----| none | 15765 |-------| H136 4b | | | 16186 | ----|---------------|-------|-------|------------- 10a | | | | H137 ----| 150089 | 16185 | 16187 |------------- 10b | | | | N5 The O2 sensor was deployed in an ODF-designed pressure-compensated holder assembly mounted separately on the rosette frame and connected to the CTD by an underwater cable. Although the secondary temperature sensor was located within 6 inches of the CTD conductivity sensor, it was not sufficiently close to calculate coherent salinities. It was used as a secondary temperature calibration reference rather than as a redundant sensor, with the intent of eliminating the need for mercury or electronic DSRTs as calibration checks. The General Oceanics (GO) 1016 36-place pylon was used in conjunction with the GO pylon deck unit. There were occasional tripping problems caused by the GO pylon/deck unit combination. Usually these could be resolved by the console operator via the pylon diagnostics routine. The pylon emitted a confirmation message containing its current notion of bottle trip position, which was an aid in sorting out mis-trips. The GO pylon took a variable amount of time to trip a bottle after the trip had been initiated. The trip time varied from 4.5 to 18 seconds, with one exception of nearly 30 seconds. The acquisition software began averaging data corresponding to the rosette trip as soon as the trip was initiated, ending when the trip confirmed. Consequently, CTD rosette trip data used for the differences contained variable-length averages. This could have caused the standard deviation of bottle-CTD salinity differences to be less than optimal, especially in higher-gradient areas with longer averages. 1.3. Navigation and Bathymetry Data Acquisition Navigation data were acquired from the ship's Magnavox MX GPS system via RS-232. Data were logged automatically at one-minute intervals by one of the Sun SPARCstations. Underway bathymetry was logged manually from the 12 kHz Raytheon PDR at five-minute intervals, then merged with the navigation data to provide a time-series of underway position, course, speed and bathymetry data. These data were used for all station positions, PDR depths, and for bathymetry on vertical sections [Cart80]. 1.4. CTD Data Acquisition, Processing and Control System The CTD data acquisition, processing and control system consisted of a Sun SPARCstation 2 computer workstation, ODF-built CTD deck unit, General Oceanics 1016 pylon deck unit, CTD and pylon power supplies, and a VCR recorder for real-time analog backup recording of the sea-cable signal. The Sun system consisted of a color display with trackball and keyboard (the CTD console), 18 RS-232 ports, 2.5 GB disk and 8mm cartridge tape. One other Sun SPARCstation 2 system was networked to the data acquisition system, as well as to the rest of the networked computers aboard the Knorr. These systems were available for real-time CTD data display and provided for hydrographic data management and backup. Each Sun SPARCstation was equipped with a printer and an 8-color drum plotter. The CTD FSK signal was demodulated and converted to a 9600 baud RS-232C binary data stream by the CTD deck unit. This data stream was fed to the Sun SPARCstation. The pylon deck unit was connected to the data acquisition system through a serial port, allowing the data acquisition system to initiate and confirm bottle trips. A bitmapped color display provided interactive graphical display and control of the CTD rosette sampling system, including real-time raw and processed data, navigation, winch and rosette trip displays. The CTD data acquisition, processing and control system was prepared by the console watch a few minutes before each deployment. A console operations log was maintained for each deployment, containing a record of every attempt to trip a bottle as well as any pertinent comments. Most CTD console control functions, including starting the data acquisition, were initiated by pointing and clicking a trackball cursor on the display at icons representing functions to perform. The system then presented the operator with short dialog prompts with automatically-generated choices that could either be accepted as defaults or overridden. The operator was instructed to turn on the CTD and pylon power supplies, then to examine a real-time CTD data display on the screen for stable voltages from the underwater unit. Once this was accomplished, the data acquisition and processing was begun and a time and position automatically associated with the beginning of the cast. A backup analog recording of the CTD signal was made on a VCR tape, which was started at the same time as the data acquisition. A rosette trip display and pylon control window then popped up, giving visual confirmation that the pylon was initializing properly. Various plots and displays were initiated. When all was ready, the console operator informed the deck watch by radio. Once the deck watch had deployed the rosette and informed the console operator that the rosette was at the surface (also confirmed by the computer displays), the console operator or watch leader provided the winch operator with a target depth (wire-out) and maximum lowering rate, normally 60 meters/minute for this package. The package then began its descent, typically at a steady rate without any stops during the down-cast. There were numerous problems with both the port and starboard winches during A15/AR15. When problems occurred, the winch operator stopped the descent or recovery in order to check the winch. These stops often caused a problem in fitting CTD oxygen data because the raw oxygen signal shifted as oxygen became depleted in water near the stationary sensor. Winch operators attempted to defer check-stops to up-casts whenever possible on later casts. The console operator examined the processed CTD data during descent via interactive plot windows on the display, which could also be run at other workstations on the network. Additionally, the operator decided where to trip bottles on the up-cast, noting this on the console log. The PDR was monitored to insure the bottom depth was known at all times. The watch leader assisted the console operator when the package was ~400 meters above the bottom by monitoring the range to the bottom using the distance between the rosette's pinger signal and its bottom reflection displayed on the PDR. Between 100 and 60 meters above the bottom, depending on bottom conditions, the altimeter typically began signaling a bottom return on the console. The winch and altimeter displays allowed the watch leader to refine the target depth relayed to the winch operator and safely approach to within 5 meters of the bottom. Bottles were tripped by pointing the console trackball cursor at a graphic firing control and clicking a button. The data acquisition system responded with the CTD rosette trip data and a pylon confirmation message in a window. A bad or suspicious confirmation signal typically resulted in the console operator repositioning the pylon trip arm via software, then re-tripping the bottle, until a good confirmation was received. All tripping attempts were noted on the console log. The console operator then directed the winch operator to the next bottle stop. The console operator was also responsible for generating the sample log for the cast. After the last bottle was tripped, the console operator directed the deck watch to bring the rosette on deck. Once the rosette was on deck, the console operator terminated the data acquisition and turned off the CTD, pylon and VCR recording. The VCR tape was filed. Usually the console operator also brought the sample log to the rosette room and served as the sample cop. 1.5. CTD Data Processing ODF CTD processing software consists of over 30 programs running under the Unix operating system. The initial CTD processing program (ctdba) is used either in real-time or with existing raw data sets to: o Convert raw CTD scans into scaled engineering units, and assign the data to logical channels; o Filter various channels according to specified filtering criteria; o Apply sensor- or instrument-specific response-correction models; o Provide periodic averages of the channels corresponding to the output time-series interval; and o Store the output time-series in a CTD-independent format. Once the CTD data are reduced to a standard-format time-series, they can be manipulated in various ways. Channels can be additionally filtered. The time-series can be split up into shorter time-series or pasted together to form longer time-series. A time-series can be transformed into a pressure- series, or into a larger-interval time-series. The pressure calibration corrections are applied during reduction of the data to time-series. Temperature, conductivity and oxygen corrections to the series are maintained in separate files and are applied whenever the data are accessed. ODF data acquisition software acquired and processed the CTD data in real- time, providing calibrated, processed data for interactive plotting and reporting during a cast. The 25 Hz data from the CTD were filtered, response-corrected and averaged to a 2 Hz (0.5-second) time-series. Sensor correction and calibration models were applied to pressure, temperature, conductivity and O2. Rosette trip data were extracted from this time- series in response to trip initiation and confirmation signals. The calibrated 2 Hz time-series data were stored on disk (as were the 25 Hz raw data) and were available in real-time for reporting and graphical display. At the end of the cast, various consistency and calibration checks were performed, and a 2.0 db pressure-series of the down-cast was generated and subsequently used for reports and plots. CTD plots generated automatically at the completion of deployment were checked daily for potential problems. The two PRT temperature sensors were inter-calibrated and checked for sensor drift. The CTD conductivity sensors were monitored by comparing CTD values to check-sample conductivities and by deep T-S comparisons with adjacent stations. The CTD O2 sensor was calibrated to check-sample data. A few casts exhibited conductivity offsets due to biological or particulate artifacts. Some casts were subject to noise in 1 or more channels caused by sea cable or slip-ring problems. Intermittent noisy data were filtered out of the 2 Hz data using a spike-removal filter. A least-squares polynomial of specified order was fit to fixed-length segments of data. Points exceeding a specified multiple of the residual standard deviation were replaced by the polynomial value. Density inversions can appear in high-gradient regions. Detailed examination of the raw data shows significant mixing occurring in these areas because of ship roll. In order to minimize density inversions, a ship-roll filter was applied to all casts during pressure-sequencing to disallow pressure reversals. Multiple casts exhibited up to a .02 density drop during the top 10 db, or much lower densities in the top few meters of the water column. A time- series data check verified these density differences were probably real: the data were consistent over many frames of data at the same pressures. Appendix C details the magnitude of the density drops or gradients for the casts affected. Pressure intervals with no time-series data can optionally be filled by double-parabolic interpolation. When the down-cast CTD data have excessive noise, gaps or offsets, the up- cast data are used instead. CTD data from down- and up-casts are not mixed together in the pressure-series data because they do not represent identical water columns (due to ship movement, wire angles, etc.). The 15 up-casts used for final A15/AR15 data are indicated in Appendix C. There is an inherent problem in the internal digitizing circuitry of the NBIS Mark III CTD when all the bits flip at once. Raw temperature can shift 1-2 millidegrees as values cross between positive and negative values, a problem avoided by offsetting the raw PRT readings by ~1.5 deg.C. The conductivity channel also can shift by .001-.002 mmho/cm as raw data values change between 32767/32768. This is typically not a problem in shallow to intermediate depths because such a small shift becomes negligible in higher gradient areas. However, in the middle to south Atlantic Ocean, this shift can occur in deep water and will be quite visible on deep theta-salinity plots. This digitizing problem occurred on a few casts during A15/AR15. The affected conductivity data between stations 29-40 were identified and offset to negate the shift caused by the digitizing problem. Station 42 was also minimally impacted; attempts to offset data in the vicinity of 4700 db made the offsetting worse, so this cast was not changed. Appendix C contains a table of CTD casts requiring special attention; A15/AR15 CTD-related comments, problems and solutions are documented in detail. 1.6. CTD Laboratory Calibration Procedures Pre-cruise laboratory calibrations of CTD pressure and temperature sensors were used to generate tables of corrections applied by the CTD data acquisition and processing software at sea. These laboratory calibrations were also performed post-cruise. Pressure and temperature calibrations were performed on CTD #10 and CTD #4 at the ODF Calibration Facility in La Jolla. The pre-cruise calibrations were done in January 1994 before the start of the A15/AR15 expedition, and the post-cruise calibrations were done in July 1994. The CTD pressure transducers were calibrated in a temperature-controlled water bath to a Ruska Model 2400 Piston Gage pressure reference. Calibration data were measured at -1.05/-0.99, 13.72/18.56 and 30.92/30.84 deg.C to 2 maximum loading pressures (1400 and 6080 db) pre-/post-cruise. Figures 1.6.0 and 1.6.1 summarize the CTD #10 laboratory pressure calibrations performed in January and July 1994. Figures 1.6.2 and 1.6.3 show the same for CTD #4. Figure 1.6.0: Pressure calibration for ODF CTD #10, January 1994. Figure 1.6.1: Pressure calibration for ODF CTD #10, July 1994. Figure 1.6.2: Pressure calibration for ODF CTD #4, January 1994. Figure 1.6.3: Pressure calibration for ODF CTD #4, July 1994. Additionally, dynamic thermal-response step tests were conducted on the pressure transducer to calibrate dynamic thermal effects. CTD PRT temperatures were calibrated to an NBIS ATB-1250 resistance bridge and Rosemount standard PRT in a temperature-controlled bath. The primary and secondary CTD temperatures were offset by ~1.5 deg.C to avoid the 0-point discontinuity inherent in the internal digitizing circuitry. Standard and PRT temperatures were measured at 9 or more different bath temperatures between -1 and 31 deg.C, both pre- and post-cruise. Figure 1.6.4 summarizes the laboratory calibration performed on the CTD #10 primary PRT during January 1994. Figures 1.6.5 and 1.6.6 summarize the laboratory calibrations performed on the CTD #10 secondary PRT during January and July 1994. Figures 1.6.7 and 1.6.8 summarize the laboratory calibrations performed on the CTD #4 primary PRT during January and July 1994. Figure 1.6.4: Primary PRT Temperature Calibration for ODF CTD #10, January 1994. Figure 1.6.5: Secondary PRT Temperature Calibration for ODF CTD #10, January 1994. Figure 1.6.6: Secondary PRT Temperature Calibration for ODF CTD #10, July 1994. Figure 1.6.7: Primary PRT Temperature Calibration for ODF CTD #4, January 1994. Figure 1.6.8: Primary PRT Temperature Calibration for ODF CTD #4, July 1994. The CTD #10 primary PRT post-cruise calibration is not shown because that sensor was effectively destroyed after its last use on the cruise. Calibrations for the CTD #10 secondary PRT are shown because PRT2 changes were used to determine the PRT1 calibration. The CTD #4 secondary PRT was changed mid-cruise, so its pre- and post-cruise calibrations are not useful to compare and are not shown. These laboratory temperature calibrations were referenced to an ITS-90 standard. Temperatures were converted to the IPTS-68 standard during processing in order to calculate other parameters, including salinity and density, which are currently defined in terms of that standard only. Final calibrated CTD temperatures were reported using the ITS-90 standard. 1.7. Final CTD Calibration Procedures A redundant sensor was used on each CTD as a temperature calibration check while at sea. CTD conductivity and dissolved O2 were calibrated to in-situ check samples collected during each rosette cast. ODF CTD #10 was used during stations 1-60. It developed a non-linear drift in the conductivity channel starting at station 51. The problem was noted when bottle salinity results for station 53 became available, after station 56 had been completed. The CTD #10 conductivity sensor was cleaned prior to station 57, but the drifting problem continued. When bottle salinities for station 57 became available after station 60, it was apparent that the drift remained. CTD #10 was removed, and ODF CTD #4 was used from station 61 to the end of the cruise. Its second temperature drifted more than -.03 deg.C from stations 80-100. The CTD #4 secondary temperature sensor was replaced after station 109, and no further drift was noted. 1.7.1. Pressure and Temperature The final pressure and temperature calibrations were determined for both CTD #10 and CTD #4 during post-cruise processing. A second Rosemount PRT sensor was deployed as the secondary temperature channel and compared with the primary PRT channel on all casts during this expedition to monitor for drift. The response times of the sensors were first matched, then preliminary corrected temperatures were compared for a series of standard depths from each CTD down-cast. One or two racks of DSRTs were deployed approximately once daily beginning at station 26 as a further check for pressure and temperature drift. DSRT-CTD pressure differences varied up to 2 db for any particular rack. DSRTs used for pressure had last been calibrated 3-8 years prior to this cruise and were merely used to verify that the pressure calibrations were reasonably stable during the cruise. CTD #10 There was a slope change of ~2.5-db from 0-6200 db between the pre- and post-cruise cold "deep" pressure laboratory calibrations. The shallow sections of each calibration shifted by ~+2.0 to +2.5 db pre- to post- cruise, while the deep section of the cold calibration shifted by ~-0.5 db. In order to determine when the shift occurred, start-of-cast out-of-water pressure and temperature data from the cruise were compared with similar data from the pre- and post-cruise laboratory calibrations for temperature. The pressure data from the cruise were within 0.5 db of the post-cruise laboratory data at all temperatures, so the post-cruise pressure calibration was applied for CTD #10. The CTD #10 primary temperature sensor (PRT1) used during A15/AR15 was ruined during a test cast following its last use on the cruise. The CTD #10 conductivity sensor was changed after station 60; when the CTD was tested later in the cruise, the new conductivity sensor was defective and flooded the turret containing it and the primary PRT. This effectively ruined the primary PRT and made post-cruise calibration results useless for calibration checks. The CTD #10 secondary temperature sensor (PRT2) was not affected by the flooded turret because it was mounted in a different turret. Using the PRT2 sensor for reporting CTD data was not a reasonable solution because its distance from the single conductivity sensor would cause an unacceptable level of noise in CTD salinity. Since PRT1 was not destroyed until after its use during the cruise, a comparison of shipboard PRT1 and PRT2 data, combined with changes in the PRT2 laboratory calibrations, was used to decide if any further correction was required for PRT1. There was a constant offset maintained between the two PRTs on CTD #10. Figure 1.7.1.0 summarizes the shipboard comparison between the primary and secondary PRT channels for CTD #10. Figure 1.7.1.0: Shipboard comparison of CTD #10 primary/secondary PRT channels, pressure>1000db. The pre- and post-cruise laboratory calibrations showed an average shift of +.0013 deg.C in the PRT2 correction. Deep shipboard-corrected PRT1-PRT2 differences for CTD #10 averaged +.0025 deg.C; half of this difference could be accounted for by the pre-/post-cruise shift in the PRT2 calibration. The remaining .0012 deg.C difference was subtracted from the PRT1 pre-cruise calibration and applied to A15/AR15 CTD #10 data. Whether there was a .0025 shift in PRT1 prior to the cruise, or the PRT2 shift occurred before the cruise, this extra correction would bring the CTD #10 PRT1 temperature within the .002 deg.C WOCE accuracy specifications for CTD temperature. Shipboard DSRT-PRT1 differences varied from -.0051 to +.0035 deg.C, averaging ~-.001 deg.C, for the most frequently used rack. This supported the decision to apply the offset to the CTD #10 PRT1 pre-cruise calibration for final temperature data. CTD #4 There was an ~1.5-db slope change from 0-6200 db between the pre- and post- cruise cold "deep" pressure laboratory calibrations. The shallow sections of each calibration shifted by ~+1.0 db pre- to post-cruise, while the deep section of the cold calibration shifted by ~-0.5 db. In order to determine when the shift occurred, start-of-cast out-of-water pressure and temperature data from the cruise were compared with similar data from the pre- and post-cruise laboratory calibrations for temperature. The pressure data from the cruise were within 0.5 db of the post-cruise laboratory data at all temperatures, so the post-cruise pressure calibration was applied for CTD #4. The laboratory calibrations for the CTD #4 primary temperature sensor (PRT1), show a +.004 deg.C shift near 0 deg.C and a +.003 deg.C shift near 30 deg.C. Daily shipboard DSRT-PRT1 differences varied from -.0040 to +.0093 deg.C, averaging ~+.004 deg.C, for the most frequently used rack. Comparison of the two CTD #4 PRTs showed a steady drift from stations 84-100. The stability of the CTD #4 conductivity calibrations during these stations excluded PRT1 as the problem. The CTD #4 PRT2a was replaced between stations 109 and 110, during a 3-day run between two lines of the cruisetrack. A rough correction for this new PRT2b was determined shipboard using shipboard-corrected PRT1 values as the standard. PRT1-PRT2b differences were monitored to check for PRT1 drift; the differences were stable and indicated no significant drift in either PRT1 or PRT2b during the remainder of the cruise. Figure 1.7.1.1 summarizes the shipboard comparison between the primary and secondary PRT channels for CTD #4. Figure 1.7.1.1: Shipboard comparison of CTD #4 primary/secondary PRT channels, pressure>1000db. In order to determine when the PRT1 shift occurred, differences between PRT1 and PRT2 or DSRT temperatures were examined. Deep PRT1-PRT2 differences for stations 60-80, the first 20 casts where CTD #4 was used, show a slight downward drift from ~-.002 deg.C to -.005 deg.C. This could indicate a need for a more positive correction to PRT1, or it could be the start of PRT2a's problems. No significant drift was noted from stations 110 to the end, nor was any drift noted in DSRT-PRT1 differences during all of CTD #4's use. An equally weighted average of the PRT1 pre- and post-cruise calibrations was applied to CTD #4 temperature data. This pulled the PRT1-PRT2 and DSRT-PRT1 differences closer to 0, and brought the PRT1 values up to the .002 deg.C WOCE standard for CTD temperature. Figure 1.7.1.2 summarizes the average of the pre-/post-cruise laboratory temperature calibrations for CTD #4. Figure 1.7.1.2: Primary temperature calibration for ODF CTD #4, January/July 1994 average. Summary of Residual Temperature Differences The residual DSRT-PRT1 differences for the same DSRTs were nearly the same for CTDs #10 and #4 after final CTD temperature corrections were applied (.0015-.002 deg.C). Figure 1.7.1.3 summarizes the final DSRT-CTD differences for all casts where thermometer racks were used. Figure 1.7.1.3: Temperature residual differences vs station # (after correction). 1.7.2. Conductivity The CTD rosette trip pressure and temperature were used with the bottle salinity to calculate a bottle conductivity. Differences between the bottle and CTD conductivities were then used to derive a conductivity correction as a linear function of conductivity. CTD #10 Cast-by-cast comparisons of bottle-CTD conductivities showed a fairly constant downward drift in the conductivity differences after the first few casts. There was a small shift during the 4-day run between stations 22 and 28, then a slower downward drift continued from stations 31-50. There was a dramatic change beginning at station 51: the spread in preliminary bottle-CTD differences was about .02 mmho/cm for bottles greater than 1500 db, four times the .005 mmho/cm spread seen on previous casts. Autosal problems were ruled out by re-running a few casts on a second Autosal; then the CTD conductivity sensor was aggressively cleaned after station 56. The bottle-CTD offset shifted at this point because of the cleaning, but the wide spread in deep differences persisted. CTD #10 was replaced by CTD #4 after station 60. Conductivity differences were fit to CTD conductivity for stations 1-50 to determine the mean conductivity slope. The individual station slopes were fit as a function of station number, and the smoothed slopes were applied to each CTD #10 cast, including stations 51-60. The conductivity slopes for stations 51-60 were later re-checked/adjusted after correcting conductivity for pressure dependence. The conductivity slope corrections are summarized in figure 1.7.2.0. Figure 1.7.2.0: CTD #10 conductivity slope corrections by station number. After applying the conductivity slopes, residual CTD #10 conductivity offset values were calculated. Smoothed offsets were calculated in station groups and applied for each cast using bottle conductivities deeper than 1500 db. Some offsets were manually re-adjusted to account for discontinuous shifts in the conductivity transducer response or bottle salinities, or to maintain deep theta-salinity consistency from cast to cast. Figure 1.7.2.1 summarizes the final applied conductivity offsets by station number. Figure 1.7.2.1: CTD #10 conductivity offsets by station number. During the year following the cruise, it was determined that CTD #10 had a bad digitizer card for its conductivity sensor, which would probably have had a very nonlinear effect on conductivity. Because of the unusually large spread in residual conductivity differences for stations 51-60, it is likely that these casts occurred as the card began to malfunction. The residual conductivity differences for stations 51-60 were fit to CTD pressure in three groups: stations 51-56, 57-60 and 51-60. Although a second-order fit was statistically significant, a fourth-order fit to pressure best pulled in the intermediate and deep differences without compromising shallow differences. Stations 51-56 were used to generate a preliminary fourth-order fit; those coefficients were used to correct all 10 casts. Stations 51-52 and 57-60 required additional adjustments to pull the surface differences closer. After applying the C(C,P) corrections to stations 51-60, the residual conductivity differences were as tight as those for the previous 50 stations. A summary of the final pressure- dependent coefficients used to correct conductivity appears at the end of Appendix A. CTD #4 Cast-by-cast comparisons showed only minor shifts in the conductivity sensor offset and no slope changes, aside from a shift caused by removing a black coating from the conductivity sensor housing during the 3-day run between stations 109 and 110. Conductivity differences were fit to CTD conductivity for all CTD #4 casts in two station groups, 61-109 and 110 to the end of the cruise, to determine the mean conductivity slope. The mean conductivity slope corrections are summarized in figure 1.7.2.2. Figure 1.7.2.2: CTD #4 conductivity slope corrections by station number. After applying the conductivity slopes, residual CTD #4 conductivity offset values were calculated. Smoothed offsets were calculated in station groups and applied for each cast using bottle conductivities deeper than 1500 db. No adjustments to the smoothed offsets were required to maintain deep theta-salinity consistency from cast to cast. Figure 1.7.2.3 summarizes the final applied conductivity offsets by station number. Figure 1.7.2.3: CTD #4 conductivity offsets by station number. Summary of Residual Salinity Differences A15/AR15 temperature and conductivity correction coefficients are tabulated in Appendix A. Figures 1.7.2.4, 1.7.2.5 and 1.7.2.6 summarize the residual differences between bottle and CTD #10 and #4 salinities after applying the conductivity corrections. Figure 1.7.2.4: Salinity residual differences vs pressure (after correction). Figure 1.7.2.5: Salinity residual differences vs station # (after correction). Figure 1.7.2.6: Deep salinity residual differences vs station # (after correction). The CTD conductivity calibrations represent a best estimate of the conductivity field throughout the water column. 3-sigma from the mean residual in Figures 1.7.2.5 and 1.7.2.6, or +/-0.0044 PSU for all salinities and +/-0.0012 PSU for deep salinities, represents the limit of repeatability of the bottle salinities (Autosal, rosette, operators and samplers). This limit agrees with station overlays of deep T-S. Within a cast (a single salinometer run), the precision of bottle salinities appears to exceed 0.001 PSU. The precision of the CTD salinities appears to exceed 0.0005 PSU. 1.7.3. CTD Dissolved Oxygen There are a number of problems with the response characteristics of the Sensormedics O2 sensor used in the NBIS Mark III CTD, the major ones being a secondary thermal response and a sensitivity to profiling velocity. Stopping the rosette for as little as half a minute, or slowing down for a bottom approach, can cause shifts in the CTD O2 profile. Winch stops longer than 1 minute which may have affected CTD oxygen data are documented in Appendix C. Because of these problems, up-cast CTD rosette trip data cannot be optimally calibrated to O2 check samples. Instead, down-cast CTD O2 data are derived by matching the up-cast rosette trips along isopycnal surfaces. When down-casts were deemed to be unusable (see Appendix C), up-cast CTD O2 data were processed despite the signal drop-offs typically seen at bottle stops. The differences between CTD O2 data modeled from these derived values and check samples are then minimized using a non-linear least- squares fitting procedure. A single oxygen sensor was used for the entire cruise, with both CTDs. Figures 1.7.3.0 and 1.7.3.1 show the residual differences between the corrected CTD O2 and the bottle O2 (ml/l) for each station. Figure 1.7.3.0: O2 residual differences vs station # (after correction). Figure 1.7.3.1: Deep O2 residual differences vs station # (after correction). The standard deviations of 0.062 ml/l for all oxygens and 0.022 ml/l for deep oxygens are only intended as metrics of the goodness of the fits. ODF makes no claims regarding the precision or accuracy of CTD dissolved O2 data. The general form of the ODF O2 conversion equation follows Brown and Morrison [Brow78] and Millard [Mill82], [Owen85]. ODF does not use a digitized O2 sensor temperature to model the secondary thermal response but instead models membrane and sensor temperatures by low-pass filtering the PRT temperature. In-situ pressure and temperature are filtered to match the sensor response. Time-constants for the pressure response Taup, and two temperature responses TauTs and TauTf are fitting parameters. The sensor current, or Oc, gradient is approximated by low-pass filtering 1st- order Oc differences. This term attempts to correct for reduction of species other than O2 at the cathode. The time-constant for this filter, Tauog, is a fitting parameter. Oxygen partial-pressure is then calculated: Opp=[c1Oc+c2]*fsat(S,T,P)*e(c3Pl+c4Tf+c5Ts+c6dOc/dt) (1.7.3.0) where: Opp = Dissolved O2 partial-pressure in atmospheres (atm); Oc = Sensor current (uamps); fsat(S,T,P) = O2 saturation partial-pressure at S,T,P (atm); S = Salinity at O2 response-time (PSUs); T = Temperature at O2 response-time (deg.C); P = Pressure at O2 response-time (decibars); Pl = Low-pass filtered pressure (decibars); Tf = Fast low-pass filtered temperature (deg.C); Ts = Slow low-pass filtered temperature (deg.C); dOc/dt = Sensor current gradient (uamps/secs). A15/AR15 CTD O2 correction coefficients (c1 through c6) are tabulated in Appendix B. 1.8. Bottle Sampling At the end of each rosette deployment water samples were drawn from the bottles in the following order: o CFCs; o Oxygen; o Partial Pressure of CO2; o Total CO2; o pH; o Alkalinity; o Tritium; o Nutrients; o Salinity. The correspondence between individual sample containers and the rosette bottle from which the sample was drawn was recorded on the sample log for the cast. This log also included any comments or anomalous conditions noted about the rosette and bottles. One member of the sampling team was designated the sample cop, whose sole responsibility was to maintain this log and insure that sampling progressed in proper drawing order. Normal sampling practice included opening the drain valve before opening the air vent on the bottle, indicating an air leak if water escaped. This observation together with other diagnostic comments (e.g., "lanyard caught in lid", "valve left open") that might later prove useful in determining sample integrity were routinely noted on the sample log. Drawing oxygen samples also involved taking the sample draw temperature from the bottle. The temperature was noted on the sample log and was sometimes useful in determining leaking or mis-tripped bottles. Once individual samples had been drawn and properly prepared, they were distributed to their respective laboratories for analysis. Oxygen, nutrients and salinity analyses were performed on computer-assisted (PC) analytical equipment networked to Sun SPARCstations for centralized data analysis. The analysts for each specific property were responsible for insuring that their results were updated into the cruise database. 1.9. Bottle Data Processing The first stage of bottle data processing consisted of verifying and validating individual samples, and checking the sample log (the sample inventory) for consistency. At this stage, bottle tripping problems were usually resolved, sometimes resulting in changes to the pressure, temperature and other CTD properties associated with the bottle. Note that the rosette bottle number was the primary identification for all samples taken from the bottle, as well as for the CTD data associated with the bottle. All CTD trips were retained (whether confirmed or not), so resolving bottle tripping problems simply consisted of assigning the right rosette bottle number to the right CTD trip level. Diagnostic comments from the sample log were entered into the computer as part of the quality control procedure. Every potential problem indicated in these computer files was investigated. The data were coded with the results of the investigation. The second stage of processing began once all the samples for a cast had been accounted for. All samples for bottles suspected of leaking were checked to see if the properties were consistent with the profile for the cast, with adjacent stations, and, where applicable, with the CTD data. All comments from the analysts were examined and turned into appropriate WHP water sample codes. Oxygen flask numbers were verified, as each flask is individually calibrated and significantly affects the calculated O2 concentration. The third stage of processing continued throughout the cruise and until the data set was considered "final". Various property-property plots and vertical sections were examined for both consistency within a cast and consistency with adjacent stations. In conjunction with this process the analysts reviewed and sometimes revised their data as additional calibration or diagnostic results became available. Assignment of a WHP water sample code to an anomalous sample value was typically achieved through consensus between analysts and one of the chief scientists. WHP water bottle quality flags were assigned with the following additional interpretations: 3 | An air leak large enough to produce an observable | effect on a sample is identified by a code of 3 on the | bottle and a code of 4 on the oxygen. (Small air | leaks may have no observable effect, or may only | affect gas samples.) 4 | Bottles tripped at other than the intended depth were | assigned a code of 4. There may be no problems with | the associated water sample data. WHP water sample quality flags were assigned using the following criteria: 1 | The sample for this measurement was drawn from a | bottle, but the results of the analysis were not (yet) | received. 2 | Acceptable measurement. 3 | Questionable measurement. The data did not fit the | station profile or adjacent station comparisons (or | possibly CTD data comparisons). No notes from the | analyst indicated a problem. The data could be | acceptable, but are open to interpretation. 4 | Bad measurement. Does not fit the station profile, | adjacent stations or CTD data. There were analytical | notes indicating a problem, but data values were | reported. Sampling and analytical errors were also | coded as 4. 5 | Not reported. There should always be a reason | associated with a code of 5, usually that the sample | was lost, contaminated or rendered unusable. 9 | The sample for this measurement was not drawn. WHP water sample quality flags were assigned to the CTDSAL (CTD salinity) parameter as follows: 2 | Acceptable measurement. 3 | Questionable measurement. The data did not fit the | bottle data, or there was a CTD conductivity | calibration shift during the up-cast. 4 | Bad measurement. The CTD up-cast data were determined | to be unusable for calculating a salinity. 8 | The CTD salinity was derived from the CTD down-cast, | matched on an isopycnal surface. WHP water sample quality flags were assigned to the CTDOXY (CTD O2) parameter as follows: 2 | Acceptable measurement. 4 | Bad measurement. The CTD data were determined to be | unusable for calculating a dissolved oxygen | concentration. 5 | Not reported. The CTD data could not be reported. 9 | Not sampled. No operational CTD O2 sensor was present | on this cast. Note that all CTDOXY values were derived from the pressure-series CTD data, typically down-casts. CTD data were matched to the up-cast bottle data along isopycnal surfaces. If the CTD salinity was footnoted as bad or questionable, the CTD O2 was not reported. Table 1.9.0 shows the number of samples drawn and the number of times each WHP sample quality flag was assigned for each basic hydrographic property: Table 1.9.0: Frequency of WHP quality flag assignments. Rosette Samples Stations 1-153 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Reported WHP Quality Codes levels 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 -----------||----------|---------------------------------------------- Bottle || 5319 | 0 5105 31 51 0 0 132 CTD Salt || 5319 | 0 5304 9 6 0 0 0 CTD Oxy || 5304 | 0 5172 34 98 15 0 0 Salinity || 5177 | 0 4982 77 118 4 0 138 Oxygen || 5164 | 0 5103 9 52 2 0 153 Silicate || 5176 | 0 5141 1 34 1 0 142 Nitrate || 5176 | 0 5054 88 34 1 0 142 Nitrite || 5174 | 0 5127 1 46 3 0 142 Phosphate || 5170 | 0 5004 17 149 7 0 142 Additionally, all WHP water bottle/sample quality code comments are presented in Appendix D. 1.10. Pressure and Temperatures All pressures and temperatures for the bottle data tabulations on the rosette casts were obtained by averaging CTD data for a brief interval at the time the bottle was closed on the rosette, then correcting the data based on CTD laboratory calibrations. The temperatures are reported using the International Temperature Scale of 1990. 1.11. Salinity Analysis Salinity samples were drawn into 200 ml Kimax high alumina borosilicate bottles after 3 rinses, and were sealed with custom-made plastic insert thimbles and Nalgene screw caps. This assembly provides very low container dissolution and sample evaporation. As loose inserts were found, they were replaced to insure a continued airtight seal. Salinity was determined after a box of samples had equilibrated to laboratory temperature, usually within 8-12 hours of collection. During the first week of the expedition, the salinity samples may not have been analyzed for 24-41 hours after collection. The draw time, equilibration time, and per-sample analysis time were logged. Two Guildline Autosal Model 8400A salinometers (48-266 and 48-263) were used to measure salinities. These were located in a temperature-controlled laboratory. The salinometers were modified by ODF and contained interfaces for computer-aided measurement. A computer (PC) prompted the analyst for control functions (changing sample, flushing) while it made continuous measurements and logged results. The salinometer cell was flushed until successive readings met software criteria for consistency, then two successive measurements were made and averaged for a final result. The salinometer was standardized for each cast with IAPSO Standard Seawater (SSW) Batch P-122, using at least one fresh vial per cast. The estimated accuracy of bottle salinities run at sea is usually better than 0.002 PSU relative to the particular Standard Seawater batch used. PSS-78 salinity [UNES81] was then calculated for each sample from the measured conductivity ratios, and the results were merged with the cruise database. Two salinometers were set up at different bath temperatures. Autosal #48-266, set at 24 deg.C, was used on stations 1-26, 33-76, and 109. Autosal #48-263, set at 21 deg.C, was used for stations 28-32, after which a problem with the suppression switch was noted and repaired. It was used again from stations 76-153, except 109, where the lab temperature warranted using the warmer bath in 48-266. On Station 26, all 36 bottles were tripped at ~3795db. Salinity samples were analyzed for each of the 36 bottles. Bottle 10 leaked and two other salinity values were not acceptable; they were not used in this comparison. Table 1.11.0 shows the standard deviation of the remaining samples. Table 1.11.0: Station 26 Salinity Salinity (PSU) Mean | 34.8938 -------------------------|-------- Standard Deviation (PSU) | 0.0009 -------------------------|-------- Number of Samples Used | 33 5177 salinity measurements were made and 410 vials of standard water were used. The temperature stability of the laboratory where the salinometers were located was fair, with the lab temperature generally within one degree of the Autosal bath temperature. 1.12. Oxygen Analysis Samples were collected for dissolved oxygen analyses soon after the rosette sampler was brought on board and after CFC was drawn. Nominal 125 ml volume-calibrated iodine flasks were rinsed twice with minimal agitation, then filled via a drawing tube, and allowed to overflow for at least 3 flask volumes. The sample temperature was measured with a small platinum resistance thermometer embedded in the drawing tube. Reagents were added to fix the oxygen before stoppering. The flasks were shaken twice to assure thorough dispersion of the MnO(OH)2 precipitate, once immediately after drawing, and then again after 20 minutes. The samples were analyzed within 4-36 hours of collection. Dissolved oxygen analyses were performed with an ODF-designed automated oxygen titrator using photometric end-point detection based on the absorption of 365 nm wavelength ultra-violet light. Thiosulfate was dispensed by a Dosimat 665 buret driver fitted with a 1.0 ml buret. ODF uses a whole-bottle modified-Winkler titration following the technique of Carpenter [Carp65] with modifications by Culberson et al. [Culb91], but with higher concentrations of potassium iodate standard (approximately 0.012N) and thiosulfate solution (50 gm/l). Standard solutions prepared from pre-weighed potassium iodate crystals were run at the beginning of each session of analyses, which typically included from 1 to 3 stations. Several standards were made up during the cruise and compared to assure that the results were reproducible, and to preclude the possibility of a weighing error. Reagent/distilled water blanks were determined to account for oxidizing or reducing materials in the reagents. The auto-titrator generally performed very well. The samples were titrated and the data logged by the PC control software. The data were then used to update the cruise database on the Sun SPARCstations. Thiosulfate normalities were calculated from each standardization and corrected to 20 deg.C. The 20 deg.C normalities and the blanks were plotted versus time and were reviewed for possible problems. New thiosulfate normalities were recalculated after the blanks had been smoothed. These normalities were then smoothed, and the oxygen data were recalculated. Oxygens were converted from milliliters per liter to micromoles per kilogram using the in-situ temperature. Ideally, for whole-bottle titrations, the conversion temperature should be the temperature of the water issuing from the bottle spigot. The sample temperatures were measured at the time the samples were drawn from the bottle, but were not used in the conversion from milliliters per liter to micromoles per kilogram because the software was not available. Aberrant drawing temperatures provided an additional flag indicating that a bottle may not have tripped properly. Oxygen flasks were calibrated gravimetrically with degassed deionized water (DIW) to determine flask volumes at ODF's chemistry laboratory. This is done once before using flasks for the first time and periodically thereafter when a suspect bottle volume is detected. All volumetric glassware used in preparing standards is calibrated, as is the 10 ml Dosimat buret used to dispense standard iodate solution. Iodate standards are pre-weighed in ODF's chemistry laboratory to a nominal weight of 0.44xx grams. The exact normality is calculated at sea when the volumetric flask volume and dilution temperature are known. Potassium iodate (KIO3) is obtained from Johnson Matthey Chemical Co. and is reported by the supplier to be > 99.4% pure. All other reagents are "reagent grade". On Station 26, all 36 bottles were tripped at ~3795db. Oxygen samples were analyzed for each of the 36 bottles. Bottle 10 leaked and its oxygen value was not used in this comparison. Table 1.12.0 shows the standard deviation of the remaining samples. Table 1.12.0: Station 26 Oxygen Oxygen (uM/kg) Mean | 244.5 ---------------------------|------- Standard Deviation (uM/kg) | 0.13 ---------------------------|------- Number of Samples Used | 35 5436 oxygen measurements were made. No major problems were encountered with the analyses. 1.13. Nutrient Analysis Nutrient samples were drawn into 45 ml high density polypropylene, narrow mouth, screw-capped centrifuge tubes which were rinsed three times before filling. Standardizations were performed at the beginning and end of each group of analyses (one cast, usually 36 samples) with a set of an intermediate concentration standard prepared for each run from secondary standards. These secondary standards were in turn prepared aboard ship by dilution from dry, pre-weighed primary standards. Sets of 5-6 different concentrations of shipboard standards were analyzed periodically to determine the deviation from linearity as a function of concentration for each nutrient. Nutrient analyses (phosphate, silicate, nitrate and nitrite) were performed on an ODF-modified 4-channel Technicon AutoAnalyzer II, generally within one hour of the cast. Occasionally some samples were refrigerated at 2 to 6 deg.C for a maximum of 4 hours. The methods used are described by Gordon et al. [Gord92], [Hage72], [Atla71]. The colorimeter output from each of the four channels were digitized and logged automatically by computer (PC), then split into absorbence peaks. All the runs were manually verified. Silicate is analyzed using the technique of Armstrong et al. [Arms67]. Ammonium molybdate is added to a seawater sample to produce silicomolybdic acid which is then reduced to silicomolybdous acid (a blue compound) following the addition of stannous chloride. Tartaric acid is also added to impede PO4 contamination. The sample is passed through a 15 mm flowcell and the absorbence measured at 820nm. ODF's methodology is known to be non-linear at high silicate concentrations (>120 uM); a correction for this non-linearity is applied in ODF's software. Modifications of the Armstrong et al. [Arms67] techniques for nitrate and nitrite analysis are also used. The seawater sample for nitrate analysis is passed through a cadmium column where the nitrate is reduced to nitrite. Sulfanilamide is introduced, reacting with the nitrite, then N-(1-naphthyl)ethylenediamine dihydrochloride which couples to form a red azo dye. The reaction product is then passed through a 15 mm flowcell and the absorbence measured at 540 nm. The same technique is employed for nitrite analysis, except the cadmium column is not present, and a 50 mm flowcell is used. Phosphate is analyzed using a modification of the Bernhardt and Wilhelms [Bern67] technique. Ammonium molybdate is added to the sample to produce phosphomolybdic acid, then reduced to phosphomolybdous acid (a blue compound) following the addition of dihydrazine sulfate. The reaction product is heated to ~55 deg.C to enhance color development, then passed through a 50 mm flowcell and the absorbence measured at 820 nm. Nutrients reported in micromoles per kilogram were converted from micromoles per liter by dividing by sample density calculated at 1 atm pressure, in-situ salinity, and an assumed laboratory temperature of 25 deg.C. Na2SiF6, the silicate primary standard, is obtained from Fluka Chemical Company and Fisher Scientific and is reported by the suppliers to be >98% pure. Primary standards for nitrate (KNO3), nitrite (NaNO2), and phosphate (KH2PO4) are obtained from Johnson Matthey Chemical Co. and the supplier reports purities of 99.999%, 97%, and 99.999%, respectively. 5679 nutrient analyses were performed. Occasional electromagnetic interference was observed in the nitrite channel. This interference was intermittent and of varying intensity; it occurred at 30 minute cycles, sometimes lasting for days and sometimes for a few hours. The source of this interference was identified during a subsequent cruise as solenoids in the ship's water-cooled air-conditioning system. The nitrite data were carefully reviewed, and corrected where appropriate. If a correction was required, but could not be applied, the data were coded as bad. REFERENCES Arms67. Armstrong, F. A. J., Stearns, C. R., and Strickland, J. D. 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APPENDIX A WOCE94-A15/AR15: CTD Temperature and Conductivity Corrections Summary @ Note: Stations 51-60 Pressure-Dependent Conductivity Coefficients at end of Appendix A PRT ITS-90 Temperature Coefficients Conductivity Coefficients Sta/ Response corT = t2*T2 + t1*T + t0 corC = c1*C + c0 Cast Time (secs) t2 t1 t0 c1 c0 001/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -4.97029e-04 0.00008 002/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -5.15023e-04 0.00008 003/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -5.33018e-04 0.00008 004/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -5.51012e-04 0.00349 005/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -5.69006e-04 0.00349 006/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -5.87000e-04 0.00599 007/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -6.04994e-04 0.00599 008/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -6.22989e-04 0.00599 009/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -6.40983e-04 0.00599 010/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -6.58977e-04 0.00599 011/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -6.76971e-04 0.00599 012/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -6.94966e-04 0.00599 013/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -7.12960e-04 0.00599 014/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -7.30954e-04 0.00599 015/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -7.48948e-04 0.00599 016/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -7.66943e-04 0.00599 017/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -7.84937e-04 0.00599 018/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -8.02931e-04 0.00599 019/02 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -8.20925e-04 0.00349 020/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -8.38919e-04 0.00439 021/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -8.56914e-04 0.00439 022/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -8.74908e-04 0.00439 026/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -9.46885e-04 -0.00049 028/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -9.82873e-04 0.00219 029/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.00087e-03 0.00353 030/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.01886e-03 0.00487 031/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.03686e-03 0.00642 032/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.05485e-03 0.00694 033/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.07284e-03 0.00727 034/02 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.09084e-03 0.00760 035/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.10883e-03 0.00793 036/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.12683e-03 0.00826 037/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.14482e-03 0.00858 038/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.16282e-03 0.00841 039/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.18081e-03 0.00874 040/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.19880e-03 0.00907 041/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.21680e-03 0.00940 042/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.23479e-03 0.00972 043/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.25279e-03 0.01056 044/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.27078e-03 0.01056 045/02 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.28878e-03 0.01056 046/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.30677e-03 0.01056 047/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.32476e-03 0.01056 048/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.34276e-03 0.00924 049/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.36075e-03 0.00924 050/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.37875e-03 0.00924 051/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.23517e-03 -0.01130@ 052/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.25316e-03 -0.01130@ 053/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.27116e-03 -0.01310@ 054/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.28915e-03 -0.01310@ 055/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.30715e-03 -0.01210@ 056/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -1.32514e-03 -0.01210@ 057/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -2.35676e-03 -0.00984@ 058/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -2.37475e-03 -0.00984@ 059/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -2.39274e-03 -0.00984@ 060/01 .22 1.28280e-05 -6.11910e-04 -1.65840 -2.41074e-03 -0.00984@ 061/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01599 PRT ITS-90 Temperature Coefficients Conductivity Coefficients Sta/ Response corT = t2*T2 + t1*T + t0 corC = c1*C + c0 Cast Time (secs) t2 t1 t0 c1 c0 062/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01582 063/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01565 064/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01548 065/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01531 066/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01513 067/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01496 068/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01479 069/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01462 070/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01445 071/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01427 072/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01410 073/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01409 074/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01406 075/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01404 076/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01401 077/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01399 078/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01396 079/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01394 080/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01392 081/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01389 082/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01387 083/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01384 084/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01382 085/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01379 086/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01377 087/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01375 088/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01372 089/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01370 090/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01367 091/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01365 092/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01362 093/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01360 094/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01357 095/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01355 096/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01353 097/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01350 098/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01348 099/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01345 100/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01343 101/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01340 102/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01338 103/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01335 104/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01333 105/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01331 106/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01328 107/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01326 108/02 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01323 109/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -5.91961e-04 0.01321 110/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01692 111/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01683 112/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01675 113/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01666 114/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01657 115/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01648 116/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01640 117/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01631 118/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01622 119/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01613 120/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01604 121/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01596 122/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01587 123/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01578 124/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01569 PRT ITS-90 Temperature Coefficients Conductivity Coefficients Sta/ Response corT = t2*T2 + t1*T + t0 corC = c1*C + c0 Cast Time (secs) t2 t1 t0 c1 c0 125/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01561 126/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01552 127/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01543 128/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 129/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 130/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 131/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 132/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 133/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 134/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 135/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 136/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 137/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 138/05 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 139/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 140/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 141/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 142/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 143/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 144/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 145/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 146/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 147/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 148/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 149/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 150/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 151/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 152/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 153/01 .38 1.50630e-05 -6.85570e-04 -1.50620 -9.78857e-04 0.01542 Additional Conductivity Correction Coefficients as a Function of Pressure Sta/ corC(P) = p4*P4 + p3*P3 + p2*P2 + p1*P + p0 Cast p4 p3 p2 p1 p0 051/01 -3.10855e-17 7.38945e-13 -5.02714e-09 6.90986e-06 0.01187 052/01 -3.10855e-17 7.38945e-13 -5.02714e-09 6.90986e-06 0.01187 053/01 -3.10855e-17 7.38945e-13 -5.02714e-09 5.96600e-06 0.01526 054/01 -3.10855e-17 7.38945e-13 -5.02714e-09 5.96600e-06 0.01526 055/01 -3.10855e-17 7.38945e-13 -5.02714e-09 5.96600e-06 0.01526 056/01 -3.10855e-17 7.38945e-13 -5.02714e-09 5.96600e-06 0.01526 057/01 -3.10855e-17 9.30000e-13 -6.23047e-09 7.79402e-06 0.01505 058/01 -3.10855e-17 9.30000e-13 -6.23047e-09 7.79402e-06 0.01505 059/01 -3.10855e-17 9.30000e-13 -6.23047e-09 7.79402e-06 0.01505 060/01 -3.10855e-17 9.30000e-13 -6.23047e-09 7.79402e-06 0.01505 APPENDIX B Summary of WOCE94-A15/AR15 CTD Oxygen Time Constants Temperature | Press. | O2 Grad. Fast(tauTF) | Slow(tauTS) | (tauP) | (tauOG) ------------|-------------|--------|--------- 10.0 | 400.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 WOCE94-A15/AR15 CTD Oxygen: O2 Conversion Equation Coefficients (refer to Equation 1.7.3.0) Sta/ Slope Offset Pcoeff TFcoeff TScoeff OGcoeff Cast (c1) (c2) (c3) (c4) (c5) (c6) 001/01 4.59095e-05 3.60826e-01 6.25679e-04 2.17715e-02 7.40393e-03 -6.78650e-06 002/01 1.16614e-03 3.94626e-02 6.00741e-05 8.10269e-03 -3.58419e-02 2.21524e-05 003/01 9.67980e-04 8.36917e-02 1.18582e-04 7.71959e-03 -2.95694e-02 3.10737e-06 004/01 9.88347e-04 6.06430e-02 1.30142e-04 3.91128e-03 -2.62398e-02 9.14454e-06 005/01 9.98956e-04 5.29221e-02 1.29491e-04 9.16944e-03 -2.86203e-02 1.01042e-06 006/01 9.69184e-04 6.80387e-02 1.30437e-04 9.34888e-03 -2.84119e-02 -5.11152e-06 007/01 9.97362e-04 5.93905e-02 1.27691e-04 8.84886e-03 -2.86656e-02 -3.06151e-06 008/01 9.53902e-04 1.17116e-01 1.12311e-04 1.27233e-02 -3.48450e-02 2.30537e-06 009/01 9.50103e-04 1.00299e-01 1.21248e-04 1.09960e-02 -3.13262e-02 1.90955e-06 010/01 1.28764e-03 2.17274e-02 4.70399e-05 1.29565e-03 -3.53434e-02 1.16594e-05 011/01 1.05996e-03 2.26051e-02 1.38186e-04 2.34351e-03 -2.90865e-02 2.89622e-06 012/01 1.05035e-03 1.41607e-02 1.43351e-04 1.34581e-03 -2.41715e-02 2.59942e-07 013/01 1.09711e-03 1.17741e-02 1.37166e-04 -4.02690e-03 -2.31238e-02 3.66768e-06 014/01 1.05589e-03 3.76563e-02 1.31991e-04 4.03786e-03 -2.81971e-02 1.86032e-06 015/01 1.08843e-03 1.39755e-02 1.38037e-04 -3.46832e-04 -2.61174e-02 9.08910e-07 016/01 1.09453e-03 -1.11974e-02 1.53945e-04 -1.75286e-02 -2.06387e-03 -3.95231e-05 017/01 1.04971e-03 3.27460e-02 1.34142e-04 3.84706e-03 -2.58747e-02 4.14440e-06 018/01 1.07764e-03 2.01893e-02 1.37114e-04 -2.06611e-04 -2.50394e-02 2.00109e-06 019/02 1.06108e-03 1.95950e-02 1.40372e-04 4.04415e-03 -2.92756e-02 1.74596e-08 020/01 1.12916e-03 -1.25837e-02 1.48747e-04 -2.80048e-02 3.37203e-03 1.67353e-05 021/01 1.02527e-03 4.85565e-02 1.30677e-04 9.13174e-03 -2.94696e-02 -1.10168e-06 022/01 1.03961e-03 8.19471e-02 1.18439e-04 -3.60219e-04 -3.03050e-02 -3.57135e-06 026/01 1.14973e-03 -3.46040e-02 1.54828e-04 -3.15870e-04 -3.16696e-02 5.00345e-07 028/01 1.05500e-03 4.25097e-02 1.29959e-04 7.47930e-03 -3.23297e-02 5.72342e-07 029/01 1.13233e-03 -1.23078e-02 1.48142e-04 -2.01049e-02 4.07455e-04 -6.13678e-06 030/01 1.09274e-03 3.20498e-02 1.28958e-04 1.26377e-02 -3.75734e-02 1.28322e-06 031/01 1.04888e-03 5.91751e-02 1.21641e-04 1.94716e-02 -4.02356e-02 -2.29351e-06 032/01 1.06356e-03 4.01882e-02 1.29506e-04 9.31173e-03 -3.18980e-02 4.76796e-07 033/01 9.96844e-04 8.81736e-02 1.16877e-04 1.72657e-02 -3.68904e-02 -2.81894e-06 034/02 1.12790e-03 -1.99599e-02 1.53900e-04 -1.77995e-02 -1.85747e-03 8.34129e-06 035/01 1.09737e-03 1.49083e-03 1.43153e-04 3.06046e-03 -2.72070e-02 2.10609e-06 036/01 1.06056e-03 3.18971e-02 1.32933e-04 9.66432e-03 -3.08446e-02 5.45092e-06 037/01 1.03457e-03 6.11418e-02 1.23743e-04 8.86598e-03 -3.01142e-02 -6.12908e-06 038/01 1.01191e-03 9.69167e-02 1.10708e-04 9.78107e-03 -3.31072e-02 -3.46440e-06 039/01 1.11487e-03 7.91169e-03 1.35577e-04 5.88182e-03 -2.88365e-02 4.53306e-06 040/01 1.04179e-03 5.38769e-02 1.25007e-04 1.46089e-02 -3.40250e-02 5.09130e-06 041/01 1.07021e-03 3.84660e-02 1.29138e-04 5.45854e-03 -2.80034e-02 4.96443e-06 042/01 1.07780e-03 4.50507e-02 1.26058e-04 1.49393e-03 -2.83568e-02 3.30911e-06 043/01 1.05969e-03 4.26891e-02 1.31762e-04 1.76386e-03 -2.65888e-02 -7.05317e-06 044/01 1.11362e-03 -4.24181e-04 1.43260e-04 -2.27579e-03 -2.34764e-02 6.15926e-06 045/02 1.07643e-03 2.56972e-02 1.34684e-04 6.39435e-03 -2.82407e-02 2.66129e-06 046/01 1.10992e-03 1.96432e-02 1.33187e-04 2.24825e-03 -2.80060e-02 -3.30325e-06 047/01 1.03875e-03 5.36375e-02 1.28035e-04 1.43846e-02 -3.43580e-02 -8.30771e-06 048/01 1.07444e-03 3.52610e-02 1.32459e-04 2.60966e-03 -2.70405e-02 1.58093e-06 049/01 1.08475e-03 1.36808e-02 1.40855e-04 -2.77610e-04 -2.33874e-02 1.07245e-06 050/01 1.07925e-03 1.87165e-02 1.39231e-04 1.91986e-03 -2.39267e-02 3.97049e-06 051/01 1.11181e-03 -1.33249e-02 1.58377e-04 -2.11564e-02 2.23470e-03 -3.08721e-06 052/01 1.11487e-03 -5.78080e-03 1.52333e-04 -2.03764e-02 -3.37521e-04 -1.74867e-05 053/01 1.10827e-03 -1.32925e-02 1.58556e-04 -1.66338e-02 -1.46331e-03 2.98367e-06 Sta/ Slope Offset Pcoeff TFcoeff TScoeff OGcoeff Cast (c1) (c2) (c3) (c4) (c5) (c6) 054/01 1.07338e-03 2.68165e-03 1.54824e-04 -1.09948e-02 -3.69784e-03 -2.74537e-05 055/01 1.14476e-03 -1.84377e-02 1.48365e-04 -2.82199e-02 5.47269e-03 -6.54936e-05 056/01 1.14507e-03 -3.39756e-02 1.61353e-04 -3.04417e-02 9.24186e-03 -4.83605e-05 057/01 1.16036e-03 -5.13818e-02 1.63458e-04 -2.29068e-02 5.54124e-03 -6.19089e-05 058/01 1.09415e-03 -1.10760e-02 1.58233e-04 -1.65737e-02 3.04584e-05 -5.27419e-05 059/01 1.11154e-03 -1.18706e-03 1.46387e-04 -1.63715e-02 -2.77141e-03 -8.43386e-05 060/01 1.15232e-03 -2.34298e-02 1.53683e-04 -2.94988e-02 6.76001e-03 -3.94896e-05 061/01 1.05372e-03 5.70236e-02 1.24328e-04 4.79415e-03 -2.83709e-02 3.97915e-06 062/01 1.06131e-03 6.22818e-02 1.20965e-04 6.11596e-03 -3.10133e-02 2.01438e-07 063/01 1.09000e-03 3.68130e-02 1.29874e-04 1.59031e-03 -2.87365e-02 2.98791e-06 064/01 1.09317e-03 3.51016e-02 1.29437e-04 -9.52549e-04 -2.64244e-02 1.57676e-06 065/01 1.05618e-03 7.46556e-02 1.15404e-04 1.00671e-02 -3.56157e-02 2.50681e-06 066/01 1.05420e-03 6.86719e-02 1.19297e-04 8.37762e-03 -3.29228e-02 -2.38122e-06 067/01 1.05318e-03 7.13729e-02 1.18741e-04 8.59161e-03 -3.43973e-02 -7.91617e-07 068/01 1.08102e-03 5.61838e-02 1.21306e-04 2.04266e-03 -2.97180e-02 7.55149e-07 069/01 1.06632e-03 6.20275e-02 1.20254e-04 8.73764e-03 -3.43457e-02 -8.43408e-08 070/01 1.08560e-03 4.40775e-02 1.26513e-04 -9.77166e-04 -2.65097e-02 -7.43278e-07 071/01 1.10404e-03 2.89917e-02 1.30377e-04 -1.68696e-03 -2.61437e-02 -1.83696e-06 072/01 1.06763e-03 4.40619e-02 1.29177e-04 1.64300e-03 -2.61638e-02 2.04658e-05 073/01 1.05115e-03 5.68925e-02 1.24624e-04 6.12466e-03 -2.91017e-02 -3.54420e-06 074/01 1.09073e-03 3.09143e-02 1.32275e-04 -3.56330e-03 -2.37583e-02 1.09245e-05 075/01 1.10899e-03 1.77374e-02 1.35381e-04 -9.34014e-04 -2.58311e-02 3.92244e-06 076/01 1.08037e-03 3.85523e-02 1.29601e-04 1.42202e-03 -2.64371e-02 5.31299e-04 077/01 1.05763e-03 6.80491e-02 1.18357e-04 -9.87012e-04 -2.56453e-02 3.33924e-05 078/01 1.08278e-03 5.57819e-02 1.21131e-04 -4.32584e-04 -2.82436e-02 7.82324e-06 079/01 1.05570e-03 7.37495e-02 1.15240e-04 2.27661e-03 -2.80800e-02 1.92257e-05 080/01 1.02422e-03 8.89387e-02 1.14873e-04 2.41221e-03 -2.83701e-02 1.59110e-05 081/01 1.07655e-03 6.30161e-02 1.18500e-04 -1.03343e-04 -2.78053e-02 5.49886e-06 082/01 1.12751e-03 2.32548e-02 1.30370e-04 -4.51892e-04 -2.81818e-02 7.82150e-06 083/01 1.04718e-03 6.69058e-02 1.19491e-04 6.91159e-03 -2.91490e-02 2.24125e-06 084/01 1.06002e-03 5.98376e-02 1.21692e-04 5.42146e-03 -2.93440e-02 1.92692e-06 085/01 1.10696e-03 2.71083e-02 1.31806e-04 -3.92033e-03 -2.45216e-02 -9.75694e-06 086/01 1.07758e-03 4.89999e-02 1.24647e-04 4.76916e-03 -2.95702e-02 4.30626e-06 087/01 1.06216e-03 4.88879e-02 1.25714e-04 7.45085e-03 -2.87616e-02 3.36018e-06 088/01 1.04506e-03 7.15894e-02 1.18183e-04 6.43099e-03 -2.93148e-02 2.35137e-06 089/01 1.10095e-03 4.71641e-02 1.22886e-04 2.17843e-04 -2.78862e-02 2.85757e-06 090/01 1.09923e-03 3.77127e-02 1.27111e-04 -1.84633e-03 -2.64841e-02 4.19138e-03 091/01 1.08078e-03 4.94196e-02 1.23635e-04 6.94603e-04 -2.69578e-02 1.46311e-04 092/01 1.09727e-03 4.30209e-02 1.24873e-04 -5.35402e-04 -2.77457e-02 1.36511e-04 093/01 1.06965e-03 6.00754e-02 1.21721e-04 -1.17561e-03 -2.56469e-02 1.76938e-03 094/01 1.08371e-03 4.82665e-02 1.23741e-04 -7.80422e-04 -2.57896e-02 3.99649e-04 095/01 1.09742e-03 3.79705e-02 1.27580e-04 -2.01248e-03 -2.59401e-02 3.13136e-05 096/01 1.07663e-03 4.81784e-02 1.26007e-04 -4.38124e-04 -2.58507e-02 1.41795e-04 097/01 1.08507e-03 4.81088e-02 1.24265e-04 -2.87900e-04 -2.65712e-02 2.21413e-05 098/01 1.08331e-03 4.82321e-02 1.24144e-04 1.93523e-03 -2.80369e-02 2.06987e-05 099/01 1.07926e-03 4.61789e-02 1.25740e-04 1.17761e-03 -2.70995e-02 1.83416e-06 100/01 1.09768e-03 4.18255e-02 1.25278e-04 -3.10529e-03 -2.52685e-02 9.18407e-04 101/01 1.11383e-03 2.88045e-02 1.29197e-04 -2.00909e-03 -2.60982e-02 7.64175e-04 102/01 1.09127e-03 3.80096e-02 1.28086e-04 1.51552e-03 -2.79049e-02 1.28637e-03 103/01 1.09088e-03 3.82587e-02 1.28649e-04 -6.86250e-04 -2.68913e-02 8.54903e-05 104/01 1.11921e-03 2.69493e-02 1.30123e-04 -4.28345e-03 -2.66180e-02 7.30346e-05 105/01 1.10436e-03 3.44033e-02 1.28632e-04 -6.82857e-04 -2.74532e-02 1.16234e-03 106/01 1.11715e-03 2.88651e-02 1.28173e-04 -2.10176e-03 -2.67813e-02 4.62382e-05 107/01 1.11812e-03 2.87677e-02 1.30109e-04 -3.94333e-03 -2.72308e-02 2.67491e-05 108/02 1.13999e-03 1.83626e-02 1.31858e-04 -1.08084e-02 -2.31847e-02 -6.60242e-06 109/01 1.13271e-03 1.83955e-02 1.32311e-04 -5.34936e-03 -2.63263e-02 4.58368e-06 110/01 1.09096e-03 3.17133e-02 1.31537e-04 -1.33766e-03 -2.53043e-02 -1.00018e-06 111/01 1.09673e-03 5.09006e-02 1.20640e-04 -1.06873e-03 -2.68070e-02 -2.39894e-06 112/01 1.09392e-03 5.07205e-02 1.21433e-04 -1.55660e-03 -2.62221e-02 6.48023e-06 113/01 1.10911e-03 3.54279e-02 1.28061e-04 -3.33455e-03 -2.70678e-02 2.38596e-06 114/01 1.10378e-03 3.55259e-02 1.27060e-04 6.13400e-04 -2.82060e-02 5.39977e-06 115/01 1.08920e-03 3.09038e-02 1.31763e-04 1.65359e-03 -2.65361e-02 4.47684e-06 116/01 1.12846e-03 1.62764e-02 1.33677e-04 -4.86864e-03 -2.55693e-02 7.62140e-06 Sta/ Slope Offset Pcoeff TFcoeff TScoeff OGcoeff Cast (c1) (c2) (c3) (c4) (c5) (c6) 117/01 1.11166e-03 3.11957e-02 1.28159e-04 4.50267e-05 -2.81224e-02 5.66600e-06 118/01 1.09315e-03 4.92026e-02 1.21487e-04 2.46751e-03 -2.85443e-02 2.39912e-06 119/01 1.09471e-03 3.14643e-02 1.30224e-04 2.70130e-03 -2.77755e-02 -6.88348e-07 120/01 1.11495e-03 3.15251e-02 1.27256e-04 -6.84710e-04 -2.74868e-02 2.62179e-06 121/01 1.10978e-03 2.35763e-02 1.32309e-04 -6.69006e-04 -2.65513e-02 2.44702e-05 122/01 1.10913e-03 2.51215e-02 1.30894e-04 3.16522e-03 -2.86255e-02 7.56748e-06 123/01 1.11399e-03 2.00697e-02 1.33895e-04 -9.81008e-04 -2.75877e-02 7.64693e-07 124/01 1.10716e-03 2.44435e-02 1.33112e-04 -1.86043e-03 -2.58367e-02 -3.39475e-06 125/01 1.09659e-03 3.27396e-02 1.29503e-04 2.41836e-03 -2.76710e-02 2.64467e-06 126/01 1.09791e-03 3.15869e-02 1.29632e-04 4.17514e-03 -2.87746e-02 3.54944e-06 127/01 1.12317e-03 1.14957e-02 1.37843e-04 -2.62984e-03 -2.56908e-02 3.53659e-06 128/01 1.11934e-03 2.67781e-02 1.29823e-04 -1.56059e-03 -2.65359e-02 1.97109e-05 129/01 1.08936e-03 3.46412e-02 1.29726e-04 3.52149e-03 -2.80068e-02 6.92432e-06 130/01 1.12052e-03 2.36521e-02 1.31346e-04 -3.70057e-03 -2.57384e-02 4.18044e-06 131/01 1.11834e-03 3.39767e-02 1.25917e-04 -3.53159e-03 -2.60252e-02 -8.13615e-07 132/01 1.10977e-03 3.17122e-02 1.28097e-04 -1.61218e-05 -2.71542e-02 6.71183e-06 133/01 1.09440e-03 3.28372e-02 1.30887e-04 -3.32523e-04 -2.65327e-02 3.61189e-06 134/01 1.10961e-03 2.84612e-02 1.30303e-04 -2.07621e-03 -2.56633e-02 5.51528e-06 135/01 1.09564e-03 4.21965e-02 1.25936e-04 2.85602e-04 -2.75226e-02 -3.26509e-07 136/01 1.11286e-03 2.77815e-02 1.30144e-04 -2.81025e-03 -2.53492e-02 3.93663e-05 137/01 1.10158e-03 3.13317e-02 1.30002e-04 -7.34345e-04 -2.67262e-02 -3.78371e-06 138/05 1.12636e-03 2.28400e-02 1.31143e-04 -4.49320e-03 -2.49400e-02 2.80854e-06 139/01 1.08936e-03 3.71673e-02 1.29648e-04 1.64556e-04 -2.59489e-02 1.99407e-06 140/01 1.08274e-03 5.21430e-02 1.22431e-04 1.03286e-03 -2.73421e-02 3.62363e-05 141/01 1.08123e-03 3.88109e-02 1.29792e-04 1.63002e-03 -2.64069e-02 8.27915e-07 142/01 1.13083e-03 1.48888e-02 1.34139e-04 -4.87803e-03 -2.53635e-02 -4.39419e-05 143/01 1.11768e-03 1.76151e-02 1.35635e-04 -5.25088e-03 -2.33861e-02 1.94892e-03 144/01 1.10256e-03 2.39162e-02 1.34660e-04 -4.49300e-03 -2.40884e-02 3.13501e-04 145/01 1.06973e-03 4.54529e-02 1.28876e-04 1.29720e-03 -2.58185e-02 4.75400e-06 146/01 1.09769e-03 4.26509e-02 1.25667e-04 -1.73984e-03 -2.59863e-02 6.92400e-06 147/01 1.12565e-03 1.82108e-02 1.33804e-04 -6.47537e-03 -2.32238e-02 1.75608e-03 148/01 1.08352e-03 4.59697e-02 1.26350e-04 -2.09639e-03 -2.55767e-02 3.46164e-05 149/01 1.06634e-03 4.27532e-02 1.31359e-04 3.59482e-03 -2.72124e-02 3.20013e-06 150/01 1.06606e-03 5.04342e-02 1.29152e-04 -1.27753e-03 -2.55891e-02 3.60381e-06 151/01 1.08694e-03 4.01518e-02 1.29203e-04 -2.01622e-03 -2.57089e-02 4.30555e-06 152/01 1.19856e-03 1.00389e-02 1.10141e-04 -4.89236e-05 -3.00097e-02 4.01124e-06 153/01 1.58601e-03 -1.25557e-01 6.80779e-05 7.76426e-03 -4.35249e-02 1.15007e-05 APPENDIX C WOCE94-A15/AR15: CTD Shipboard and Processing Comments Key to Problem/Comment Abbreviations ------|------------------------------------------------------ CD | CTD #10 conductivity digitizer card going bad; non- | linear drift in CTD conductivity values CS | deep -.001-2 mmho/cm conductivity discontinuity at | raw value 32767 rising to 32768; NBIS digitizing | problem when all 16 bits flip at once DG | density gradient in top 10db, data consistent/smooth | in time-series CTD; possibly real DI | density inversion in top 10db, data consistent/smooth | in time-series CTD; possibly real OB | bottom ctdoxy signal drop coincides with slowdown for | bottom approach OD | up-cast, deep/bottom ctdoxy drifts high, won't fit | correctly OL | ctdoxy fit low near surface: either slow cast start | or low ctdoxy signal OS | up-cast surface ctdoxy fit off: btl stops, slowdown | for surface approach SS | probable sea slime on conductivity sensor WS | winch stopped to check possible winch problem; | potential shift in ctdoxy signal Key to Solution/Action Abbreviations ------|------------------------------------------------------ CO | offset deep conductivity for raw values 32768 and | higher to negate effect of digitizing problem NA | no action taken, use default quality code 2 NR | cast not processed, not reported with final data O3 | quality code 3 oxygen in .ctd file for pressures | specified O4 | quality code 4 oxygen in .ctd file for pressures | specified PC | matched up-cast CTD conductivity to up-cast bottles; | applied 4th-order pressure correction to CTD #10 | conductivity S3/T3 | quality code 3 salinity/temperature in .ctd file for | pressures specified T3 | quality code 3 temperature in .ctd file for pressures | specified UP | used up-cast data for final pressure-series data Cast Problem/Comment Solution/Action -------|----------------------------------|---------------------- 998/01 |start with CTD #10, Port winch; |NR |TEST cast | 001/01 |CTD P/T1/T2/C went crazy |UP |199-215db down-cast | |OD |O4 184-230db 002/01 |OL |O3 0-30db 004/01 |DI .010 |NA 006/01 |DG .12 down-cast only, .01 |NA, time-series data |density drop 12-14db |consistent 008/01 |DG .15, both down- and up-cast |NA |OB; part of drop may be real |O3 3840-3856db 009/01 |OB, 1-min. pause at 3848db: drop |O3 3848-3874db |in ctdoxy | 010/01 |ABORT cast at 1523db: too |report cast anyways |shallow/wrong position | |no bottle samples taken |stas 9+11 btloxys used | |for ctdoxy fit 012/01 |WS 7 mins. at 858db: spike in |O3 858db |ctdoxy | Cast Problem/Comment Solution/Action -------|----------------------------------|---------------------- 013/01 |.007 density drop 6db |NA, time-series data | |consistent |WS 4 mins. at 2110db: drop in |NA, corresponds with |ctdoxy 2108-2124db |rise in S 014/01 |WS 2-8 mins. at 299/2928/2944db |NA, no shift noted |WS 2-4 mins. at 3206/3326db: drop |O3 3326-3350db |in ctdoxy | |WS 2-10 mins. at |O3 4060-4522db |4059/4482/4519db: ctdoxy fits | |high | 015/01 |.007 density drop 2db |NA, time-series data | |consistent |WS 5 mins. at 1224db: spike in |O3 1222db |ctdoxy | 016/01 |switch to Stbd. winch beginning |UP |this cast; SS: -.002 PSU offset | |near bottom of down-cast, shifts | |back at bottom | |surface btloxy value questionable |stas 15+17 surface | |btloxys used for ctdoxy | |fit |OS |O3 0-34db |OD |O3 4110-4410db, O4 | |4412-4582db 019/01 |ABORT cast at 105m - winch noise |NR 019/02 |back to Port winch; WS 16 mins. |O3 542-556db |at 542db: rise in ctdoxy | |CTD T/C signal erratic top 8m, |T3/S3 0-8db |density inversion | 020/01 |SS -.005 PSU offset mid down- |UP |cast, up ok | |~2-min. stops at 4598,4494,4392db |O3 3988-4470db, O4 |btls; OD |4472-4600db 026/01 |all btls tripped at bottom |sta 28 btloxys used for | |ctdoxy fit 029/01 |-.003 PSU down vs up, up matches |UP |btls/nearby casts | |6.5-min. btl stop/therm soak at |O3 3946-4158db, O4 |4566db, OD |4160-4662db |CS |CO 4660-4662db down/up, | |4570-4566db up 031/01 |WS 8 mins. at 2970db, 2 mins. at |NA, no shift noted |3080db | 032/01 |DI .014; CS |NA; CO 4782-4918db | |down/up 033/01 |DI .021; CS |NA; CO 4772-4816db | |down/up |yoyo 4775-4765db down: rise in |O3 4776-4816db |ctdoxy | 034/01 |ABORT cast at 520db after 2 long |NR |winch stops | 034/02 |WS 3-mins. 38-48db/thermocline |UP |down, SS multiple +/-.002 PSU | |offsets down-cast | |OD; CS |O4 3756-4930db; CO | |4758-4930db down, | |4930-4754db up 035/01 |CS |CO 4818-4904db down/up 036/01 |DI .019; CS |NA; CO 4824-4992db | |down/up 037/01 |CS |CO 4810-5086db down/up 038/01 |DG .12, up-cast gradient smaller; |NA; CO 4724-5182db down, |CS |5182-4726db up 039/01 |DG .22, up-cast gradient smaller |NA |WS 2.5-mins. at 1947db: ctdoxy |O3 1862-2350db |shifts, fit off | |CS |CO 4710-5190db down/up 040/01 |no surface btloxy value |stas 39+41 surface | |btloxys used for ctdoxy | |fit Cast Problem/Comment Solution/Action -------|----------------------------------|------------------------ |DI .009; CS |NA; CO 4632-4654 + | |4670-4678db down, | |4654-4630db up 042/01 |CS 4670db down to bottom to |not changed: S3 |4702db up |4670-4756db 044/01 |Romanche Fracture Zone, bottom |bottom of cast at 6100db |depth exceeds CTD sensor limits | 045/02 |DI .013 |NA 046/01 |WS 9 mins. at 3693db, drop in |O3 3692-3734db |ctdoxy | 047/01 |DG .31, up-cast gradient smaller |NA 049/01 |no surface btloxy value |stas 48+50 surface | |btloxys used for ctdoxy | |fit |WS 8 mins. at 4416db, drop in |O3 4418-4472db |ctdoxy | 051/01 |CD; up-cast ctdoxy deep fit off, |UP/PC; O3 3910-4550db |bottom ok | 052/01 |CD; OS, noisy signal, 1.5-min. |UP/PC; O4 0-36db |btl stop at 36db | |OD |O3 4472-4570db, O4 | |4572-4820db 053/01 |CD; 8-min. btl stop/therm soak at |UP/PC; O4 4906-5312db |5106db, OD | 054/01 |CD; OS, 2-min. stop at 2db |UP/PC; O3 0-50db |yoyo/btl trip at 5013-5032db up, |O4 4660-5102db |OD | 055/01 |CD; OS; OD |UP/PC; O4 0-40db; O3 | |3900-4008db, O4 | |4010-4028db 056/01 |CD; OS |UP/PC: cleaned | |conductivity sensor | |after cast; O4 0-52db |6-min. btl stop/therm soak at |O4 4470-4630db |4464db, OD | 057/01 |CD; OS |UP/PC; O4 0-44db |6-min. btl stop/therm soak at |O3 4164-4260db, O4 |4160db, OD |4262-4278db 058/01 |CD; OS; OD |UP/PC; O4 0-42db; O4 | |4570-4820db 059/01 |CD; OS |UP/PC; O4 0-42db |6-min. btl stop/therm soak at |O4 4218-4312db |4206db, OD | 060/01 |CD; OS |UP/PC; O4 0-32db |WS/btl stop 17 mins. at 4312db up |O4 4316-4466db |to grease winch, OD | 061/01 |conductivity drifting too much on |CTD #4 used beginning |CTD #10 |this cast 062/01 |DI .015 |NA 072/01 |OL |O4 0-90db 073/01 |DI .013 |NA 075/01 |DI .010 |NA 076/01 |DI .018; OL |NA; O4 0-50db 077/01 |DI .016; OL |NA; O4 0-60db 078/01 |DI .007 |NA 079/01 |OL |O4 0-22db 080/01 |DI .012; OL, WS 2 mins. at 30db |NA; O4 0-32db |down while turning ship | 083/01 |DI .016 |NA 084/01 |surface btloxy value questionable |stas 82+83+86 surface | |btloxys used for ctdoxy | |fit 085/01 |surface btloxy value questionable |stas 83+86 surface | |btloxys used for ctdoxy | |fit 086/01 |DI .020 |NA 087/01 |DI .018 (.026 with 0-db |NA |extrapolated level included) | 088/01 |DI .012 |NA Cast Problem/Comment Solution/Action -------|----------------------------------|------------------------ |pinger died, slow altimeter |slow/careful bottom |response |approach |WS 2 mins. at 4598db, 5 mins. at |NA, ctdoxy effect less |4644db |than .02 ml/l 089/01 |DG .14, down- and up-cast |NA 090/01 |DG .18, down-cast only; OL |NA; O4 0-88db 091/01 |DI .016; OL |NA; O4 0-92db 092/01 |OL |O4 0-80db 093/01 |+.005 density bulge 2-4db |NA, time-series data | |consistent |OL |O4 0-74db 094/01 |OL |O4 0-74db 095/01 |OL |O4 0-80db 096/01 |OL |O4 0-70db 097/01 |OL |O4 0-72db 098/01 |OL |O4 0-70db 099/01 |DI .020 |NA 100/01 |DI .010 |NA |OL; no btloxy at 104db btl |O4 0-104db; stas 99+101 | |btloxys used for near- | |surface ctdoxy fit 101/01 |OL |O4 0-100db 102/01 |DI .010; OL |NA; O4 0-90db 103/01 |DI .020 |NA |OL; no btloxy values between |O4 0-94db; stas 102+105 |6-174db |btloxys used for near- | |surface ctdoxy fit 104/01 |OL; 99db btloxy questionable |O4 0-100db; stas 102+105 | |btloxys used for near- | |surface ctdoxy fit 105/01 |+.008 density bulge 2-4db |NA, time-series data | |consistent |OL |O4 0-70db 106/01 |OL |O4 0-78db 107/01 |OL |O4 0-72db 108/01 |ABORT after launch: knot in tag |NR |line | 777/01 |TEST new CTD #10 C-sensor |NR 110/01 |new PRT2 sensor for CTD #4; black |PRT2/cond. corrections |coating on conductivity sensor |adjusted |housing removed prior to cast, | |cond. shifted | |Stbd. winch; pkg may have touched |NA, no evidence data |bottom |affected 113/01 |WS 4 mins. at 154db - brake |NA, no shift noted |trouble | 115/01 |DI .008 |NA 116/01 |back to Port winch | 117/01 |+.007 density bulge 4db |NA, time-series data | |consistent 121/01 |OL |O4 0-94db 778/01 |TEST CTD #10: defective C sensor |NR |flooded turret, PRT1/C sensors | |ruined | 126/01 |WS 2 mins. at 5083db for winch |O3 5084-5128db |inspection; drop in ctdoxy | 128/01 |switch to Stbd. winch: odd | |noise/level wind trouble | |3-min. stop at 16-20db distorted |O4 0-20db |surface fit | 129/01 |back to Port winch at engineer's |NA |request; DI .016 | 136/01 |OL |O4 0-104db 137/01 |Port winch has sheave/counter |used repaired Stbd. |problems |winch this cast |DI .012 |NA 138/01 |ABORT - Stbd. winch problems |NR 138/02 |ABORT - Stbd. winch problems |NR Cast Problem/Comment Solution/Action -------|----------------------------------|---------------------- 138/04 |ABORT - left sensor caps on; used |NR |repaired Port winch starting this | |cast | 140/01 |OL |O4 0-80db 142/01 |DI .008; ctdoxy signal/ctdoxy fit |NA; O4 0-100db |high near surface | 143/01 |OL |O4 0-84db 144/01 |OL |O4 0-84db 145/01 |DI .010 |NA |deep ctdoxy ~high relative to |O3 3818-3970db |btls/nearby CTD casts | 147/01 |DI .008; OL |NA; O4 0-90db 148/01 |DI .009; OL |NA; O4 0-94db 151/01 |back to Stbd. winch; DG .04, |NA |down- and up-cast | 153/01 |OB |O3 490-566db APPENDIX D WOCE94-A15/AR15: Bottle Quality Comments Remarks for deleted samples, missing samples, PI data comments, and WOCE codes other than 2 from WOCE A15/AR15 Deep Basin Experiment. Investigation of data may include comparison of bottle salinity and oxygen data with CTD data, review of data plots of the station profile and adjoining stations, and rereading of charts (i.e., nutrients). Comments from the Sample Logs and the results of ODF's investigations are included in this report. Units stated in these comments are degrees Celsius for temperature, Practical Salinity Units for salinity, and unless otherwise noted, milliliters per liter for oxygen and micromoles per liter for Silicate, Nitrate, and Phosphate. The first number before the comment is the cast number (CASTNO) times 100 plus the bottle number (BTLNBR). STATION 001 136 Sample Log: "Top o-ring problem." See 121 and 124 tripping and bottle comment. 135 See 121 tripping comment. No samples were drawn. 134 Sample Log: "Top o-ring problem." See 121 and 124 tripping and bottle comment. 130-133 All tripped at surface to check bottle integrity; not sampled. 129 Sample Log: "Top o-ring problem." See 121 and 124 tripping and bottle comment. 127-128 All tripped at surface to check bottle integrity; not sampled. 126 Sample Log: "Top o-ring problem." See 121 and 124 tripping and bottle comment. 125 See 121 tripping comment. No samples were drawn. 124 Sample Log: "Top o-ring problem." See 121 tripping comment. No samples were drawn. 121-123 All tripped at surface to check bottle integrity; not sampled. 120 Sample Log: "Top o-ring problem." Samples are acceptable. 118 Sample Log: "O-ring problem, top and bottom-no water in bottle." 117 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 37db is 0.0581. Salinity high compared with next stations, footnote salinity questionable. 113 Sample Log: "Top o-ring problem." Samples are acceptable. 112 Sample Log: "Valve open prior to oxy sample." Note: freon sample taken first according to log, valve should be open. Data should be okay. 110 Sample Log: "Top o-ring problem." Samples are acceptable. 108 PI: "CTD-Bottle salt diffs very high, sharp gradient." Delta-S at 159db is 0.4905. PI: "Footnote salinity bad." 107 PI: "CTD-Bottle salt diffs very high, sharp gradient." Delta-S at 159db is 0.1729. This was a duplicate trip with 8, both of these are higher than adjoining stations. Footnote salinity bad. 102-104 CTDO Processor: "Sh/upcast; bottom drifts high, won't fit correctly." Code 184-230db CTDO bad. 101 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks okay." See 102-104 CTD Oxygen comment; code CTDO bad. STATION 002 135-136 CTDO Processor: "Low raw surface signal, bad fit." Code 0-30db CTDO bad. 134 Sample Log: "Top o-ring out." Oxygen not drawn. Salinity not drawn. Bad nuts, bottle leaked Footnote bottle leaking, samples bad. 130 Sample Log: "Bottom o-ring out." Oxygen not drawn. Salinity not drawn. Footnote bottle no samples were drawn. 129 Sample Log: "Top o-ring out." Oxygen not drawn. Salinity not drawn. Bad nuts, bottle leaked Footnote bottle leaking, samples bad. 120 Sample Log: "Top o-ring out." Delta-S at 505db is 0.2247. Bad salts, bottle leaked. Oxygen not drawn. Bad nuts, bottle leaked Footnote bottle leaking, salinity bad, oxygen not drawn, and nutrients bad. 117 Sample Log: "Top o-ring out." Delta-S at 727db is 0.0992. Bad salt, bottle leaked. Bad oxy, bottle leaked. Bad nuts, bottle leaked. Footnote bottle leaking, samples bad. 116 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 727db is 0.012. Footnote salinity questionable. 114 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 808db is 0.018. Footnote salinity questionable. 112 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 908db is 0.0144. Salinity run shows erratic times to analyze samples. This indicates analyst had trouble getting a good reading, even though it is not indicated what that problem is. There was also a duplicate trip at this level and this salinity disagrees by 0.011, another indication there is a problem. Other water samples are acceptable. Footnote salinity bad. 101 NO2 value does not fit trend, possible contamination. Footnote NO2 bad. STATION 003 136 Sample Log: "Top o-ring off." Oxygen as well as other data are acceptable. 135 Sample Log: "Broken end cap." No samples were drawn. 134 Sample Log: "Top o-ring off." Delta-S at 52db is 0.0434. CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Oxygen not drawn. Footnote bottle leaking, salinity bad, oxygen not drawn, and nutrients bad. 131 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks okay." Delta-S at 174db is -0.0527. Variation in CTD salinity uptrace at this sampling point, because the package has stopped to trip a bottle. Footnote CTD salinity bad, value is probably good on its own merit just not to compare with the bottle data. No CTDO is calculated because the CTD Salinity is coded bad. 130 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." Delta-S at 241db is -0.0291. CTD Processor: "CTD Salinity is acceptable." 126 Sample Log: "Bottom o-ring off." No samples were drawn. 121 Sample Log: "Vent o-ring problem, air leak." Delta-S at 647db is 0.0127. Bad salts, bottle leaked. Bad oxy, bottle leaked. Bad nuts, bottle leaked. Footnote bottle leaking, samples bad. 116 Sample Log: "Slow flow." Samples are acceptable. 106-107 PI: "PO4 value appears too high." Nutrient analyst: "PO4 value looks odd on nuts chart also." Footnote PO4 bad. 103 Sample Log: "Slow flow." Oxygen as well as other samples are acceptable. STATION 004 Cast 1 There were many problems with this salinity run. It appears that the first 11 salinity samples are acceptable (01-11), but the rest of the cast had many retries before the operator either gave up or was about to run out of sample. If there is poor agreement with the CTD data, these will be coded bad. 135 Sample Log: "Top and bottom o-ring unseated/air leak." No samples were drawn. 134 Sample Log: "Top o-ring unseated/air leak." Delta-S at 54db is 0.0728. salts: "Sample analyzed, sample log says no sample taken." Oxygen not drawn. Footnote bottle leaking, salinity bad, oxygen not drawn, and nutrients bad. 130 Sample Log: "Top o-ring unseated/air leak." Delta-S at 207db is 0.0961. Oxygen not drawn. Footnote bottle leaking, salinity bad, oxygen not drawn, and nutrients bad. 128 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Looks ok" Delta-S at 307db is -0.0473. Autosal took 3 tries to get readings to agree, this is usually an indication that the salinity would be bad. Autosal diagnostics indicate some kind of stability problem. Code salinity bad. 127 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Looks ok" Delta-S at 406db is -0.0287. Autosal diagnostics indicate some kind of stability problem. See Cast 1 salinity comment; code salinity bad. 122 Sample Log: "Top o-ring unseated/air leak." Delta-S at 700db is 0.0148. Oxygen not drawn. Footnote bottle leaking, salinity bad, oxygen not drawn, and nutrients bad. 120 Delta-S at 897db is 0.0105. Took 7 readings before salinity value was obtained. Code salinity bad. 118 PI: "Oxygen much too high." High compared to CTD trace. Footnote O2 bad, based on PI comment. Delta-S at 1046db is 0.0083. Took 5 readings before salinity value was obtained. Code salinity and oxygen bad. 117 Delta-S at 1196db is 0.0112. Took 6 readings before salinity value was obtained. Code salinity bad. 116 Sample Log: "Flows slowly." 109 Delta-S at 2105db is 0.0036. Took 3 readings before salinity value was obtained. Code salinity bad. 107 Delta-S at 2403db is 0.0039. Suspect that it is just the inexperience of personnel which were not ODF personnel. See Cast 1 salinity comment; code salinity bad. 105 salts: "Bottle 5 NG" Salinity not reported, not enough sample. Must not have been drawn. STATION 005 Cast 1 Salts: "11-min. delay between 1st worm and sample 1; low stby number during 1st worm; high std dial (+27) and high drift (+16)." Subtracted 0.00015 from sample conductivity ratios; assume no drift. This results in a -0.003 offset to the salinity, and is correct as reported. Data acquisition system was not receiving confirmation that the bottle tripped. Operator kept trying for the first 5 bottles. Bottles 3 through 5 were skipped, not tripped. Electronic Technician reset pylon to position 6 and continued tripping bottles. Code all bottles did not trip as scheduled, data appears acceptable as pressures are assigned, unless otherwise noted. 136 Sample Log: "Top o-ring off." No samples were drawn. 135 Sample Log: "Bottom o-ring off." Oxygen: "Air bubble in flask." Salinity and nutrients were not drawn. Footnote bottle leaking, salinity not drawn, oxygen bad, and nutrients not drawn. 134 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 53db is 0.0993. Gradient area, however salinity does not agree with adjoining stations. PO4 is a little high, but within the specs of the measurement. Oxygen: "Odd endpoint." Oxygen is acceptable. See Cast 1 tripping comments, code bottles did not trip as scheduled, and salinity questionable. 121-133 See Cast 1 tripping comments, code bottles did not trip as scheduled. 120 Sample Log: "Top o-ring off." No samples were drawn. 116-119 See Cast 1 tripping comments, code bottles did not trip as scheduled. 115 Oxygen: "Paper in flask." Oxygen is high, other data are acceptable. See Cast 1 tripping comments, code bottles did not trip as scheduled, and oxygen bad. 114 See Cast 1 tripping comments, code bottles did not trip as scheduled. 113 Sample Log: "Top o-ring off." Delta-S at 1860db is 0.099. Bad salts, bottle leaked. Oxygen not drawn. Bad nuts, bottle leaked. Footnote bottle leaking, salinity bad, oxygen not drawn, and nutrients bad. 111-112 See Cast 1 tripping comments, code bottles did not trip as scheduled. 110 Oxygen: "Dosimat base malfunction, lost sample - changed base." See Cast 1 tripping comments, code bottles did not trip as scheduled. 107-109 See Cast 1 tripping comments, code bottles did not trip as scheduled. 106 Oxygen: "Paper in flask." Oxygen as well as other data are acceptable. Delta-S at 2879db is -0.0032. This is out of spec for WOCE standards. Suspect that it is just the inexperience of personnel which were not ODF personnel. Code salinity as questionable. See Cast 1 tripping comments, code bottles did not trip as scheduled. 103-105 Sample Log: "Did not trip." No samples (3-5) as scheduled. 101-102 See Cast 1 tripping comments, code bottles did not trip as as scheduled. STATION 006 136 Sample Log: "Top o-ring." No samples were drawn. 134 Sample Log: "Top o-ring." No samples were drawn. 133 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." Delta-S at 87db is -0.0857. Large gradient, does following adjoining stations trend. Suspect is salinity acceptable. 132 Sample Log: "Bottom o-ring." No samples were drawn. 130 Sample Log: "Top o-ring." No samples were drawn. 115 Sample Log: "Recorded o2 temp may be higher than reality - forgot to read, had to re-check using minimal water." 114 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 1870db is 0.0103. Autosal took 5 readings before two agreed. This is an indication of some kind of contamination, probably a salt crystal. Footnote salinity bad. 102 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy high." PI: "Bottle oxy prob. ok, same trend seen in nuts." STATION 007 135 Sample Log: "Bottom o-ring unseated." No samples were drawn. 134 Sample Log: "Top o-ring unseated." No samples were drawn. 129-130 Sample Log: "Top o-ring unseated." No samples were drawn. 109 PI: "SiO3/O2 low, salt/NO3/PO4 high." No notes re: leak on deck, normal trip confirmation possible lanyard hangup or o- ring problem? Delta-S at 2780db is 0.0187. Footnote bottle leaking, samples bad. 108 Oxygen: "Air bubble in flask." PI: "Footnote oxygen bad." PO4 appears high compared with station profile and adjoining stations. A feature is seen in the other nutrients, oxygen and the CTD salinity. 102 Oxygen: "No good - bubble." PI: "Footnote oxygen bad." STATION 008 136 Sample Log: "Top o-ring problem." Salinity and oxygen not drawn. Nutrients may be a little high. Footnote bottle leaking, salinity and oxygen not drawn, and nutrients bad. 138 Sample Log: "Replaces bottle 34 beginning this cast." 131 See 129 PI PO4 & NO3 comment. Footnote NO3 and PO4 questionable. 137 Sample Log: "Replaces bottle 30 beginning this cast." See 129 PI PO4 & NO3 comment. Footnote NO3 and PO4 questionable. 129 PI: "PO4 and NO3 follows unusual trend." Nutrient analyst: "Checked nut charts, trend appears real." Footnote NO3 and PO4 questionable. 124 PI: "Oxygen seems high, check against CTD oxy." Looks ok w/prelim CTDOXY. Leave oxygen as is, no code. 123 Sample Log: "TCO2 sampled before oxygen." Oxygen is acceptable. 121 Sample Log: "Oxygen sampled before freon." 117 Sample Log: "Bottom o-ring leaked, not unseated. Apparently salts/nuts sampled even though crossed off." Oxygen not drawn. Footnote bottle leaking, salinity bad, oxygen not drawn, and nutrients bad. 116 Sample Log: "Bottom latched by recovery hook bringing aboard, apparently salts/nuts sampled even though crossed off." Oxygen was not drawn. Footnote bottle leaking, salinity bad, oxygen not drawn, and nutrients bad. 114 Sample Log: "Top o-ring problem. Apparently salts/nuts sampled even though crossed off." Delta-S at 1970db is 0.1012. Oxygen was not drawn. Footnote bottle leaking, salinity bad, oxygen not drawn, and nutrients bad. 101 CTDO Processor: "Bottom signal drop coincides w/slowdown for bottom approach; part of drop may be real." Code 3840-3856 db CTDO questionable. STATION 009 139 PI: "Nuts all too high, salt/oxy ok." Nutrient analyst: "All peaks match extra surface sample, do not match bottle 35 at same depth." Suspect misdrawn from bottle 37 - 1st sta with bottle numbers > 36. Sample Log: "Replaces bottle 36 beginning this cast." Footnote nutrients bad. 133 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." Delta-S at 105db is 0.0544. Variation in CTD salinity uptrace at this sampling point, because the package has stopped to trip a bottle. Footnote CTD salinity bad, value is probably good on its own merit just not to compare with the bottle data. No CTDO is calculated because the CTD Salinity is coded bad. 137 See 128 PI PO4 and NO3 comment. Footnote NO3 and PO4 questionable. 129 See 128 PI PO4 and NO3 comment. Footnote NO3 and PO4 questionable. 128 PI: "PO4 follows unusual trend." Nutrient analyst: "Checked nuts chart, trend appears real." PI: "NO3 follows unusual trend." Nutrient analyst: "Checked nuts chart, trend appears real." Footnote NO3 and PO4 questionable. 121 Sample Log: "Top o-ring. Apparently nuts/salts sampled even though crossed off." Footnote bottle leaking, salinity bad, oxygen not drawn, and nutrients bad. 118 Sample Log: "Bottom o-ring. Delta-S at 1665db is -0.014. Apparently nuts/salts sampled even though crossed off." Oxygen not drawn. Footnote bottle leaking, salinity bad, oxygen not drawn, and nutrients bad. 116 Sample Log: "Slow flow." Oxygen as well as other data are acceptable. 107 Sample Log: "Lanyard stuck under top end cap, but no air leak." Delta-S at 3034db is 0.0044. Samples are acceptable. There is a feature here that is also seen in the CTD data. 101 CTDO Processor: "1-min. pause at 3848db, drop in ctdoxy." Code CTDO questionable. STATION 010 Cast 1 co log: "Abort cast at 1456mwo, too far from seamount; no bottles tripped." STATION 011 131-132 PI: "PO4 follows unusual trend. PO4 probably okay." Nutrient analyst: "Checked nut charts, trend appears real." PI: "NO3 follows unusual trend. NO3 probably okay." Nutrient analyst: "Checked nut charts, trend appears real." 131 Oxygen: "Splinter in sample flask." salts: "31 skip" - analyst said numbers bounced between 51/54 and program did not accept. Numbers not hand-recorded. Will write down both numbers next time this happens." Footnote salinity lost. 137 PI: "PO4 follows unusual trend. Probably okay." Nutrient analyst: "Checked nut charts, trend appears real." PI: "NO3 follows unusual trend. Probably okay." Nutrient analyst: "Checked nut charts, trend appears real." 125 Sample Log: "TCO2 and oxy taken out of sequence. Oxy sampled more than 20 mins. after freon." Oxygen appears to be okay, since there are no comments from CTDO Processor. 120-123 Sample Log: "Oxy sampled more than 20 mins. after freon." Oxygen appears to be okay, since there are no comments from CTDO Processor. 116 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 2276db is 0.0069. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. Salinity 0.002 higher than adjoining stations vs. pressure. Footnote salinity bad. 113 Delta-S at 2785db is 0.0043. Autosal took 6 tries before getting a good reading. Salinity is also low compared with adjoining stations. Footnote salinity bad. 103 CTD Processor: "Oxy value low compared to CTD trace." CTDO Processor: "Looks like a dup draw of 102, low compared to CTDOXY at this level." Footnote O2 bad. STATION 012 138 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." Variation in CTD salinity uptrace at this sampling point, because the package has stopped to trip a bottle. Footnote CTD salinity bad, value is probably good on its own merit just not to compare with the bottle data. No CTDO is calculated because the CTD Salinity is coded bad. 126 CTDO Processor: "7 minute pause at 858db: spike in ctdoxy." Code CTDO questionable. 125 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." Delta-S at 984db is 0.0141. 118 Sample Log: "Bottom o-ring." No samples were drawn. STATION 013 Cast 1 Sample Log: "TCO2 collected in larger volume for ALK as well." sample log says box "C" for salts; asal output says box "Z" 135 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Looks ok." Delta-S at 82db is -0.031. Salinity agrees with adjoining stations. 138 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." PI: "Looks ok." Delta-S at 138db is 0.0478. Salinity agrees with adjoining stations. Feature in the CTD trace, both salinities are acceptable. 137 Sample Log: "Vent leak." Oxygen as well as other samples are acceptable. Salinity is a little low compared with adjoining stations, but agrees with CTD. 128 Delta-S at 670db is 0.0101. No analytical problem noticed. Agrees with adjoining stations, salinity is acceptable. 123 Sample Log: "Very stiff vent." Data are acceptable. 119 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 1871db is 0.008. Does not agree with adjoining stations, footnote salinity bad. 118 Delta-S at 2023db is 0.0036. Autosal took 3 tries before getting two readings to agree. Suspect salinity is high by ~0.001. Footnote salinity bad. 117 Delta-S at 2175db is 0.0041. Autosal took 3 tries before getting two readings to agree. Suspect salinity is high by ~0.001 to 0.002. Footnote salinity bad. 116 Delta-S at 2378db is 0.0041. Autosal took 5 tries before getting two readings to agree. Suspect salinity is high by ~0.001 to 0.002. Salinity is also high compared with adjoining stations. Footnote salinity bad. 107 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 3853db is 0.0075. Autosal took 4 tries before getting two readings to agree. Suspect salinity is high by ~0.004 to 0.005. High compared with adjoining stations. Footnote salinity bad. 105 Delta-S at 4057db is 0.0035. Autosal diagnostics indicate there is a problem with this sample. Suspect salinity is high by ~0.001 to 0.002. Appears a little high compared with adjoining stations. Footnote salinity bad. STATION 014 139 Oxygen: "Sample no good?: analyst possibly added some thio when loading sample without adding acid, so oxy may be low." oxy ok, ml/l same as duplicate (135). 116 Sample Log: "Flowing slowly." Oxygen as well as other data appear acceptable. 112 Nuts values look too high, no obvious reason. Feature shows in salinity and oxygen as well as CTD data. 101-105 CTDO Processor: "2-10 minute pause at 4059/4482/4519db: ctdoxy fits high to bottom." Code CTDO questionable. 101 Sample Log: "Oxy flask number 1084 has cracked neck." Oxygen as well as other data appear acceptable. See 101 CTDO comment, code CTDO questionable. STATION 015 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Tritium box Q006." Sample Log: "131 oxy drawn after 128 oxy, then 129,133,135,136." 131 Sample Log: "Freon drawn after 25, then 27 drawn, then dup freon drawn from 31." 118 Sample Log: "Top o-ring." No samples were drawn. 113 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." Delta-S at 2878db is -0.0066. Autosal diagnostics indicate there is a problem with this sample. Footnote salinity bad. 112 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." Delta-S at 3081db is -0.0047. Autosal diagnostics indicate there is a problem with this sample. Footnote salinity bad. 111 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." Delta-S at 3233db is -0.0068. Autosal diagnostics indicate there is a problem with this sample. Footnote salinity bad. 110 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." Delta-S at 3385db is -0.0062. Autosal diagnostics indicate there is a problem with this sample. Footnote salinity bad. STATION 016 Cast 1 Sample Log: "No comments." 139 CTDO Processor: "Surface bottle o2 much higher than surrounding casts, before or after." No obvious analytical problem, could be drawing error. CTDO Processor: "Upcast; surface fit off - bottle stops/surface approach." Code 0-39 db CTDO and bottle oxygen questionable. 126 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 861db is 0.0629. PI indicates in data processing notes to delete salinity. Footnote salinity bad. 125 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." Delta-S at 987db is -0.0324. PI indicates in data processing notes to delete salinity. Footnote salinity bad. 115 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." Delta-S at 2580db is -0.0101. Suspect this is the same salinity sample as 14. Either it was drawn incorrectly or inexperienced (non-ODF) salinity operator made a mistake. Footnote salinity bad. 112 Nuts values look high; no obvious reason. Oxy value looks low. Looks ok - see CTD trace. Bottle-CTD salt difference high compared to nearby bottles. CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 3189db is 0.0076. No analytical problem noted. Footnote salinity bad. 106 Salts: "Stby number noisy." Other Delta-S's are slightly negative, salinity appears low. See 103 CTDO comment; code CTDO questionable and salinity bad. 105 Delta-S at 4221db is -0.0037. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. See 103 CTDO comment; code CTDO questionable and salinity bad. 104 See 103 CTDO comment; code CTDO questionable. 103 Delta-S at 4398db is -0.0045. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. CTDO Processor: "Upcast; bottom drifts high, won't fit correctly." Code 4110-4410 db (103-106) CTDO questionable. Footnote CTDO questionable and salinity bad. 101-102 CTDO Processor: "Upcast; bottom drifts high, won't fit correctly." Code 4412-4582 db CTDO bad. STATION 017 Cast 1 Sample Log: "No comments." 135 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Looks ok." Delta-S at 85db is -0.0462. No analytical problem noted, salinity is acceptable. 118 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 2022db is 0.0062. Autosal took 5 tries before getting a good reading. Footnote salinity bad. STATION 018 Cast 1 Sample Log: "TCO2 and ALK collected in same bottle." salts: "Change sample tube at sample 8." Three standard seawater run at end of salinity run. Suspect beginning seawater vial incorrect, applied an offset to entire station and assumed no drift. Data appears much better, agrees with CTD. 135 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Looks ok." Delta-S at 83db is -0.0318. No analytical problem noted, salinity is acceptable. 137 PI: "PO4 value appears too high. Probably okay." Nutrient analyst: "Checked nut charts and computer reading, value appears real." 123 PO4: deformed peak, questionable, poss bubble in flowcell. Code PO4 questionable. 113 PI: "PO4 value appears too high. Probably okay." Nutrient analyst: "Checked nut charts and computer reading, value appears real." 110 PI: "PO4 value appears too high. Probably okay." Nutrient analyst: "Checked nut charts and computer reading, value appears real." 108 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 3851db is 0.0045. See Cast 1 salinity comment, this could have effected the sample, but even if the salinity bottle were open, the time until the sample was analyzed was minimal. Footnote salinity questionable. STATION 019 Cast 2 Sample Log: "Start draw 2030z / end draw 2225z." 231 Sample Log: "Freon took several tries to avoid bubbles; spigot close to pinger." 224 Sample Log: "Top o-ring unseated." No samples were drawn. 219-223 Sample Log: "New tritium box 0036 beginning sample 219." 219 Oxygen: "Low endpoint." PI: "Oxy conc. appears ok." STATION 020 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Start draw 0150z / end draw 0310z." 127 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 670db is 0.021. Autosal took 3 tries to get readings to agree. Based on PI data processing notes, and analytical problem, footnote salinity bad. 126 Sample Log: "Bottom o-ring." No samples were drawn. 120 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 1568db is 0.0053. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. Footnote salinity bad. 113 Sample Log: "Top o-ring." No samples were drawn. 104-106 See 103 CTDO comment; footnote CTDO questionable. 103 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 4395db is 0.0053. Autosal took 7 tries before getting a good reading. CTDO Processor: "Upcast; bottom drifts high, won't fit correctly." Code 3988-4470 db (103-106) CTDO questionable and salinity bad. 102 No nuts drawn, sampling error. 101-102 CTDO Processor: "Upcast; bottom drifts high, won't fit correctly." Code 4472-4600 db CTDO bad. STATION 021 118 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 2093db is 0.0063. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. Footnote salinity bad. 102 Sample Log: "Top o-ring; salts/nuts not recorded on log, but samples apparently drawn anyway." Delta-S at 4404db is 0.1127. Oxygen not drawn. Footnote bottle leaking, salinity bad, oxygen not drawn, and nutrients bad. STATION 022 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Start draw 1910z / end draw 2015z." 102 Sample Log: "Switched with bottle 39 this cast (surface bottle) top o-ring unseated; freon/o2 samples taken shortly after rosette retrieval." Oxygen is a little low compared with adjacent stations, but would be high if there were a bottle problem. 135 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." Delta-S at 76db is -0.0686. 138 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." 132 Sample Log: "Bottom o-ring unseated." No samples were drawn. 122 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." Delta-S at 1295db is -0.0153. Autosal diagnostics indicate there is a problem with this sample. Footnote salinity bad. 104 Oxygen: "Air bubble." O2 value very slightly high. PI: "Code 4, oxygen bad." Delta-S at 4017db is -0.003. 139 Sample Log: "Switched with bottle 2 this cast to get freon blank on white bottle number 39 in deep water." 101 Delta-S at 4226db is 0.0032. Problem with getting a good reading is indicated on salinity run. Salinity is out of spec, does not indicate a problem with the bottle. Other data are acceptable. Footnote salinity bad. STATION 026 Cast 1 Sample Log: "All bottles tripped at 3750 Meters." Salts: "Samples first run on asal 48-266 - use these values re-run on asal 48-263 for asal check - some samples ran out of water; use asal 48-263 for next few casts." 138 Sample Log: "Duplicate oxy with flask 1423 to check flask factor." 141 Marine tech log: "Bottle number 41 replaces number 32." CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 3794db is 0.0054. Suspect an analytical problem, this sample could not be rerun. Footnote salinity bad. 112 PI: "PO4 too high." Nutrient analyst: "No obvious analytical error." PI: "Footnote PO4 bad." 110 Sample Log: "Top o-ring unseated." Delta-S at 3795db is 0.0209. salt too high compared with all other salts at same level. sil value low, PO4 value high. PI: "Delete nuts." Oxygen never drawn. Footnote bottle leaking, salinity bad, oxygen not drawn, and nutrients bad. 108 Sample Log: "Valve hard to open." Oxygen as well as other data are acceptable. 102 Sample Log: "Duplicate oxy with flask 786 / stopper 1215 (call flask 9786) to check flask factor." STATION 028 Cast 1 Sample Log: "TCO2/ALK sampled together (ALK before nuts/salts)." salts: switch to autosal 48-263 135 Sample Log: "Bottom o-ring leak." Marine tech log: "Top o- ring leak, lanyard stuck." No samples were drawn. 131 Sample Log: "Top o-ring unseated." No samples were drawn. 129 Sample Log: "Air leak, top o-ring leak." No samples were drawn. 128 Sample Log: "Bottom lid cracked; try sampling anyways." Oxygen appears a little low compared with adjoining stations, but would be high if there were a leak. Other data are acceptable. STATION 029 Cast 1 PI: "PO4 may be slightly low for station; appears too low when comparing theta/PO4 to theta/NO3 plots." PI: "Omitting this station for PO4 vertical section results in better agreement with NO3 vertical sections." Footnote PO4 questionable. Analyst: "PO4 baselines corrected, data ok now." 135 Sample Log: "Leaking/gushing out the bottom." No samples were drawn. 113 PI: "O2 slightly high relative to vertical trend. Check for bad analysis or draw temp." Oxygen analyst found flask mix- up, after correction data much better. 104-105 CTDO Processor: "Upcast; bottom drifts high, won't fit correctly." Code 3946-4158 db CTDO questionable. 101-103 CTDO Processor: "Upcast; bottom drifts high, won't fit correctly." Code 4160-4662 db CTDO bad. STATION 030 119 Sample Log: "Lanyard caught in cap, no samples taken." No samples were drawn. STATION 031 Cast 1 Oxygen: "Oxygen system hung up during debubbling buret between samples 14/15; no samples lost. 135 Sample Log: "Lanyard problem." No samples were drawn. 106 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 3753db is 0.0073. Autosal took 3 tries to get readings to agree. Based on PI data processing notes and analytical problem, footnote salinity bad. 104 Sample Log: "No sample in nuts tube no.4 - drew sample from salt btl number 4 ~30 mins. after end collection time." Salinity and nutrients appear to be okay. STATION 032 Cast 1 PI: "PO4 too high by about 0.1uM/kg when comparing theta/PO4 to theta/NO3 plots." Nutrient analyst: "No obvious analytical error. Hand recorded data also evaluated, shows same trend. PO4 Data not recoverable." PI: "Omitting this station from PO4 vertical section results in better agreement with NO3 vertical section." Footnote PO4 bad. salts: "Abort first run after worm and 1/2 101 used up." Problem with suppression switch on 48-263 asal where you can get 2 ranges confused (i.e. 1.9 to 2.0 switch). 139 Nuts: "39 collected/run - not recorded on sample log." See Cast 1 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. 135 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." Spike in CTD up trace. Bottle salinity agrees with Station 034, next station sampled at same pressure. No CTDO is calculated because the CTD Salinity is coded bad. See Cast 1 PO4 comment. Code CTD Salinity bad, CTD Oxygen not reported, and PO4 bad. 138 See Cast 1 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. 133 See Cast 1 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. 141 See Cast 1 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. 131 See Cast 1 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. 137 See Cast 1 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. 119-129 See Cast 1 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. 140 See Cast 1 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. 112-117 See Cast 1 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. 111 Delta-S at 3038db is 0.0037. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. Footnote salinity, PO4 bad. 109-110 See Cast 1 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. 108 Delta-S at 3648db is 0.0041. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. Footnote salinity, PO4 bad. 106-107 See Cast 1 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. 105 Delta-S at 4262db is 0.0036. Autosal took 5 tries before getting a good reading. Footnote salinity, PO4 bad. 104 Delta-S at 4416db is 0.0044. Autosal took 5 tries before getting a good reading. Footnote salinity, PO4 bad. 102-103 See Cast 1 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. 101 Delta-S at 4918db is 0.0114. salts: "Sample half used up in aborted run before analysis." Salt value high compared to CTD, other deep salts; see Cast 1 comment, operator aborted the analysis to discuss the problem with the salinometer expert. Footnote salinity, PO4 bad. STATION 033 Cast 1 PI: "PO4 too high by ~0.1uM/kg when comparing theta/PO4 to theta/NO3 plots." Nutrient analyst: "No obvious analytical error, hand recorded data also evaluated, shows the same trend. PO4 data not recoverable." PI: "Omitting this station from PO4 vertical section results in better agreement with NO3 vertical section." Sample Log: "Start draw 1127z/end draw 1310z." Footnote PO4 bad. 139 See Cast 1 PO4 comments, code PO4 bad. 135 Sample Log: "Bottom o-ring." No samples were drawn. 138 See Cast 1 PO4 comments, code PO4 bad. 133 See Cast 1 PO4 comments, code PO4 bad. 141 See Cast 1 PO4 comments, code PO4 bad. 131 See Cast 1 PO4 comments, code PO4 bad. 137 See Cast 1 PO4 comments, code PO4 bad. 129 See Cast 1 PO4 comments, code PO4 bad. 128 PI: "Nuts look low, dip at 450m on vertical section plots also." Nutrient analyst: "No obvious analytical error." Nutrient analyst: "NO3/sil/PO4 values look low, no obvious problem." Footnote nutrients bad, PI suggests deletion. Footnote PO4 bad, see Cast 1 PO4 comment. 119-127 See Cast 1 PO4 comments, code PO4 bad. 140 See Cast 1 PO4 comments, code PO4 bad. 104-117 See Cast 1 PO4 comments, code PO4 bad. 103 Sample Log: "Lanyard caught; apparently salts drawn even though not recorded on log." Delta-S at 4569db is 0.0115. salts: "Bottle 3 only 1/2 full - ?? sample." Salt value high compared to CTD, other deep salts; leaky bottle. Oxygen and nutrients were not drawn. Footnote bottle leaking, salinity bad, oxygen and nutrients not drawn. 102 PI: "O2 value high compared to CTD trace, nearby oxys." Oxy flask/drawT/voltage appear to be fine. Oxygen analyst: "No obvious analytical reason for high O2 value." See Cast 1 PO4 comments. Footnote oxygen and PO4 bad. 101 See Cast 1 PO4 comments, code PO4 bad. CTDO Processor: "yoyo 4775-4765db down; rise in ctdoxy." Code CTDO questionable. STATION 034 Cast 2 CO log: "Cast 1 aborted cast at 500m/restart from surface as cast 2 - too many unscheduled/long winch stops." 242 No sample in tube number 35, sampler error. Nutrients were not drawn. 226 Sample Log: "Top/bottom o-rings both unseated." No samples were drawn. 203-207 See 201 CTDO comment; footnote CTDO bad. 202 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." Delta-S at 4777db is -0.0065. Salinometer took 4 readings before two agreed. Other data are acceptable. See 201 CTDO comment; footnote CTDO bad and salinity bad. 201 CTDO Processor: "Upcast; bottom drifts high, won't fit correctly." Code 3756-4930 db (201-207) CTDO bad. STATION 035 138 Sample Log: "Redrew oxy sample immediately after 1st draw - forgot to pickle sample first time." 142 Sample Log: "Lanyard in top cap, no good." No samples were drawn. 115 Delta-S at 2165db is -0.004. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. Footnote salinity bad. 111 Delta-S at 2887db is -0.0037. No analytical problem noted. Salinity is acceptable. 109 Delta-S at 3294db is 0.0049. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. Footnote salinity bad. 108 Shipboard Processor: "Circle at 3450m on sigmatheta vertical section; sigma4 plot ok, salt value looks ok. Delta-S at 3498db is 0.0033. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. Footnote salinity bad. STATION 036 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Start draw 0620z/end draw 0750z." 131 Sample Log: "Top end cap problem." No samples were drawn. 129 Sample Log: "Top o-ring." No samples were drawn. 108 CO log/Sample Log: "Operator error, fired on the fly - do not sample (8)." STATION 037 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Start draw 1230z TCO2/ALK drawn together (ALK before nuts/salt)." 142 Sample Log: "Vent not closed tightly." Marine tech log: "Number 42 air vent not tight enough." Samples were not collected per sampling schedule. 115 PI: "O2 slightly high." Footnote O2 questionable. 114 PI: "SIL is high relative to adjacent stations. Identical to the value for 13, NO3 and PO4 one also identical, but are in a low vertical gradient region. It appears that nutrients for bottle 14 were drawn from 13." Footnote nutrients bad. 113 Sample Log: "No nut sample collected from NB number 13; took some from salt sample." 106 PI: "O2 slightly high." Footnote O2 questionable. STATION 038 142 Marine tech log: "Lanyard in top cap." CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok". Delta-S at 45db is -0.0308. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. This bottle appears to have had a problem on several stations. Oxygen could be a little high, nutrients appear acceptable for shallow data. Low salinity and high oxygen are consistent with a leak. But since PI notes indicate that salinity is okay, leave data as acceptable. 129 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." Delta-S at 549db is -0.0124. No analytical problem noted. Salinity agrees with adjoining stations. Salinity is acceptable. 128 Sample Log: "Bottom o-ring." No samples were drawn. 124 Sample Log: "Top o-ring." No samples were drawn. 102 PI: "O2 low." Footnote O2 questionable. STATION 039 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Finished drawing 0340z." 142 Sample Log: "Lanyard in top cap." No samples were drawn. 123 PI: "Nuts too high - delete IF value stands as bad analysis." Nutrient analyst: "No obvious analytical reason for high nuts." Nuts appear as circle on vertical section. Footnote nutrients questionable. 119 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." Delta-S at 1869db is 0.0069. Autosal took 6 tries before getting a good reading. PI notes indicate salinity is okay, ODF would footnote this salinity bad, but PI says this salinity is okay. Salinity is also higher than adjoining stations. See 117 CTDOXY comment; code CTDO questionable. 140 Delta-S at 2022db is 0.0038. Salinity is acceptable, agrees with adjoining stations. See 117 CTDOXY comment; code CTDO questionable. 117 CTDO Processor: "2.5-min. stop at 1944-1950db, raw signal shifts; nearby area bad fit to T/C feature." Code 1862-2350 db CTDO questionable. 113 CTD Processor: "O2 value high compared to CTD trace, also on stas 40,43." Oxygen Analyst: "No obvious analytical reason for high O2 value." flask/drawT/voltage look ok. Suspect bottle 13 - fixed prior to sta 47. Footnote oxygen bad as PI asked it to be deleted. 112 Delta-S at 3240db is 0.0059. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. Does not agree with adjoining stations. Footnote salinity bad. 111 Delta-S at 3444db is 0.0035. Autosal took 5 tries before getting a good reading. Does not agree with adjoining stations. Footnote salinity bad. 110 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." Delta-S at 3648db is 0.0063. Autosal took 4 tries before getting a good reading. PI notes indicate salinity is okay, ODF would footnote this salinity bad, but PI says this salinity is okay. Footnote salinity questionable. STATION 040 139 Sample Log: "Lanyard of bottle 1 in top cap; draw anyway." Oxygen not drawn. Data are acceptable. 142 Sample Log: "Question re: whether leaked vs outside condensation." CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks okay." No analytical problem noted. 129 Sample Log: "Lanyard of bottle 28 in top cap." No samples were drawn. 113 CTD Processor: "Oxy value high compared to CTD trace, also on stas 39,43." Oxygen analyst: "Oxy no obvious analytical reason for high O2 value." PI: "Footnote oxygen bad." Suspect bottle 13 - fixed prior to sta 47. STATION 041 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Draw started about 1250z." 139 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." Delta-S at 9db is -0.0344. Autosal took 3 readings before getting an agreement. Based on PI comment, salinity is acceptable. 142 CTD Processor: "Circle on prelim nuts/salt vertical sections at 50m; nuts look high compared with other nearby casts; delta-S is huge (-.746 prelim) even in high gradient area; oxy seems ok, but sigma for CTDOXY fit improves by 3x when value removed and then trace resembles nearby casts; note in 052/quality says bottle 42 replaced by 35 because leaky." PI: "All values bad." Delta-S at 51db is -0.532. Footnote bottle leaking, samples bad. 123 Delta-S at 1315db is 0.0071. No analytical problem noted. Salinity is acceptable. 112 Sample Log: "Oxy flask 856 is cracking on the top. Should not affect the sample." STATION 042 Cast 1 Sample Log: "No comments." 115 CTD Processor: "Oxy value high compared to CTD trace." Oxy no obvious analytical reason for high O2 value. PI: "Footnote oxygen bad." 104 CTD Processor: "intermittent conductivity discontinuity not changed; 4670db down to bottom to 4702db up." No CTDO is calculated because the CTD Salinity is coded bad. Code CTD salinity bad and CTD oxygen not reported. STATION 043 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Start draw 0202z; end draw 0410z ALK drawn with TCO2/same bottle for both." 125 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 1062db is 0.0098. No analytical problem noted. Salinity agrees with adjoining stations. 117 Delta-S at 2174db is 0.0031. No analytical problem noted. Salinity is acceptable. 113 CTD Processor: "Oxy value high compared to CTD trace, also on stas 39,40." oxy no obvious analytical reason for high O2 value. flask/drawT(in-line w/freon draw order)/voltage look ok. Suspect bottle 13 - fixed prior to sta 47. PI: "Code oxygen bad." 105 Sample log: "No nutrient sample drawn for number 5, got sample from salt bottle." Oxygen: "Bubble." Oxy value high (offscale) compared to CTD trace. Delta-S at 3904db is 0.0027. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. Salinity is acceptable, code oxygen bad. STATION 044 101 Sample Log: "Oxygen sampled late." Oxygen appears acceptable. STATION 045 Cast 2 Sample Log: "500ml sample taken for TCO2 to include ALK." 240 CTD Processor: "Oxy slightly high compared to CTD trace." PI: "Code oxygen bad." 225 Sample Log: "Drain cock open." Oxygen as well as other data are acceptable. 216 Oxygen: "Clump of kimwipe in sample during analysis oxy high compared to CTD trace." Footnote oxygen bad. 214-217 PI: "Rise in sigma4/theta on vertical section at 2600-3000m; circle/dip in vertical section for sigmatheta/salinity at 2700m. Data looks ok on property plots, Bottle-CTD delta-S values look good." 201 CTDO Processor: "Oxy slightly low compared to CTD trace." CTDO Processor: "Bottom bottle (O2) looks low compared to nearby casts. No structure at bottom visible in T/S." No analytical problem noted, but oxygen does not appear acceptable. Oxygen low by ~0.03 to 0.05 ml/l. Footnote oxygen bad. STATION 046 120 Sample Log: "Air valve may not have been closed tightly." CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." Delta-S at 2124db is 0.0047. No analytical problem noted. 117 PI: "High bottle salt (Delta-S +.040) compared to nearby bottles/ctd." Delta-S at 2733db is 0.0487. Footnote salinity bad. 101 Sample Log: "Forgot to purge oxy reagents before pickling 1." Oxygen is acceptable. STATION 047 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Start draw 0705z; end 0910z TCO2 and ALK drawn in same bottle." 139 Sample Log: "1st keeling started 0857z." 133 CTD Processor: "Circle at 200m on prelim sigmatheta vertical section plot; prelim delta-S is +.573 - high even for gradient area. Salinity matches salt value for bottle 138 (one up) - mis-draw? Delta-S at 175db is 0.5594. Footnote salinity bad. 129 Sample Log: "Lanyard in upper cap." No samples were drawn. 140 Delta-S at 2047db is 0.0037. PO4: "Bubble stuck in flow cell." Could not get a good peak reading. Footnote PO4 lost. 114-117 PO4: "Suspect bubble stuck in flow cell." Footnote PO4 lost. 113 Sample Log: "Drain valve and air vent replaced before this cast, to fix problem w/high oxy values on earlier stas." 111 Sample Log: "Replaced drain valve/air vent prior to cast 2nd keeling started 1756z/finished 0801z." 108 Sample Log: "Replaced drain valve/air vent prior to cast." 101 Sample Log: "Replaced drain valve/air vent prior to cast." STATION 048 Cast 1 CO log: "double pdr trace at start, bottom reading uncertain." Sample Log: "Many very tiny bubbles coming out of MnCl2 for oxy; solns cold/inside to very hot outside air. Soln purged well." 139 Oxygen: "Bubble." PI: "O2 appears ok even though bubble in flask." 142 Oxygen: "Bubble." PI: "O2 appears ok even though bubble in flask." 131 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 335db is 0.0291. No analytical problem noted. There is a significant difference between the down and up trace CTD. Salinity is acceptable. 119 Nutrient Analyst: "Suspect bubble stuck in flow cell." Could not get a good peak reading. Footnote PO4 lost. 112 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy high compared to CTD trace." flask/drawT ok; voltage 1.3 (vs 1.0 on other flasks or this flask on other station runs). Oxygen Analyst: "Air bubbles in MnCl2 could possibly cause high O2, no other analytical reason for high O2." Footnote oxygen bad. 102 Sample Log: "Oxy had to be drawn twice - bubbles in MnCl2." 101 Sample Log: "Oxy had to be drawn twice - drain cock loose, would not stay open." STATION 049 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Begin draw 2300z/end draw about 0100z." Bottles were tripped in a special sequence for freon checks. The trip sequences, deepest to shallowest, were bottles 7-17, 40, 19-29, 37, 31, 41, 33, 38, 42, 39, and 1-6. 142 NO3/PO4 values look low, no obvious reason. SiO3 and other data appear to be okay. Oxygen is a little higher than adjoining stations. Data are acceptable. 137 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy high compared to CTD trace." PI: "O2 appears high relative to CTD, but looks ok - does follow trend in high gradient region." 128 PI: "Oxygen appears high relative to adjacent stations. NO3 slightly low. CTD oxygen shows aa max at this level, so data is ok." 120 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy high compared to CTD trace." Oxygen: "No obvious analytical reason for high O2 value." flask number/drawT/voltage look ok. PI: "Footnote oxygen bad." 112-113 CTDO Processor: "8 minute pause at 4416db, drop in ctdoxy." Code CTDO questionable. 106 Sample Log: "Bottom o-ring leak, no gases taken - tried to get salts/nuts, but no water left at drawing time." No samples were drawn. STATION 050 139 Oxygen: "Dirt in sample." PI: "Oxygen seems ok." 142 Sample Log: "Possible leak?." PI: "Samples appear ok." 125 Nuts values look high, similar to bottle number 27, misdraw? PI: "Nuts too high, flag as bad." Dip in vertical section for nuts at this level. 119 Delta-S at 2024db is 0.0029. No analytical problem noted. Salinity agrees with adjoining stations. 117 Delta-S at 2429db is -0.0026. No analytical problem noted. Salinity agrees with adjoining stations. CTD Processor: "The upcast is offset from the downcast; suspect a problem with the CTD." Code CTD salinity questionable. No CTDO is calculated because the CTD Salinity is coded questionable. 116 CTD Processor: "The upcast is offset from the downcast; suspect a problem with the CTD." Code CTD salinity questionable. No CTDO is calculated because the CTD Salinity is coded questionable. 115 Delta-S at 2835db is -0.0037. No analytical problem noted. Salinity agrees with adjoining stations. CTD Processor: "The upcast is offset from the downcast; suspect a problem with the CTD." Code CTD salinity questionable. No CTDO is calculated because the CTD Salinity is coded questionable. 114 Delta-S at 3039db is -0.0041. No analytical problem noted. Salinity agrees with adjoining stations. CTD Processor: "The upcast is offset from the downcast; suspect a problem with the CTD." Code CTD salinity questionable. No CTDO is calculated because the CTD Salinity is coded questionable. 113 Delta-S at 3243db is -0.0049. No analytical problem noted. Salinity agrees with adjoining stations. CTD Processor: "The upcast is offset from the downcast; suspect a problem with the CTD." Code CTD salinity questionable. No CTDO is calculated because the CTD Salinity is coded questionable. 112 CTD Processor: "The upcast is offset from the downcast; suspect a problem with the CTD." Bottle salinity is high compared with station profile and adjoining stations vs. Potemp, but agrees with Station 051 and 052 vs. Pressure. No CTDO is calculated because the CTD Salinity is coded questionable. Footnote CTD salinity questionable, CTD Oxygen not reported, and bottle salinity questionable. 111 Delta-S at 3651db is -0.0052. No analytical problem noted. Salinity agrees with adjoining stations. CTD Processor: "The upcast is offset from the downcast; suspect a problem with the CTD." Code CTD salinity questionable. No CTDO is calculated because the CTD Salinity is coded questionable. 110 Delta-S at 3855db is -0.0051. No analytical problem noted. Salinity agrees with adjoining stations. CTD Processor: "The upcast is offset from the downcast; suspect a problem with the CTD." Code CTD salinity questionable. No CTDO is calculated because the CTD Salinity is coded questionable. 101 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy looks a little high compared to CTD trace." PI: "O2 probably ok." Wrong oxygen flask entered in data file. Oxygen is acceptable after correction. STATION 051 Cast 1 Sample Log: "TCO2/ALK drawn in same bottle." Comments regarding PDR info: "352 more m of wire out than pdr depth w/no wire angle." 142 Sample Log: "Has a leak in upper cap." No samples were drawn. Marine tech log: "42 leaks from top valve." 140 Delta-S at 2125db is 0.0352. salts: "Low-volume sample." Circle on sigmatheta/salinity vertical section at 2100m. 0.027 higher Bottle-CTD delta-S than nearby bottles. High oxy. PI: "O2 value probably real, no flag." PI: "Code salinity bad." 116 Sample Log: "Oxy drawn before freon." Delta-S at 2531db is 0.032. Circle on sigmatheta/salinity vertical section at 2500m. 0.027 higher Bottle-CTD delta-S than nearby bottles. PI: "Code salinity bad." 112 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." 105 Marine tech log: "Sticky valve." Sample Log: "Check endpoint." 104-106 CTDO Processor: "Upcast; won't fit correctly." Code 3910-4550 db CTDO questionable. 101-103 CTDO Processor: "Bottom 3 bottles (O2) look high compared to nearby casts, but line up well with each other." No analytical problem noted. PO4 and salinity are slightly lower than adjoining stations and NO3 and SiO3 are very slightly higher. Draw temperature for bottle 01 does appear ~0.2 high. Oxygen is acceptable. 101 No salinity analytical problem noted. Salinity is acceptable. STATION 052 Cast 1 Marine tech log: "Mer cast simultaneously." Sample Log: "Assume nuts/salts drawn even though not logged. Oxy flask number messup on sample log, posns 7-22. Sample cop could have helped keep this straight." 139 CTDO Processor: "Upcast; surface fit off - bottle stops/surface approach; noisy signal." Code 0-36 db CTDO bad. 135 CO log/Sample Log: "Bottle 35 replaces 42 beginning this cast." CO log: "Bottle 42 was leaky." See 139 CTDO comment; code CTDO bad. 123 Sample Log: "Lanyard in upper cap." No samples were drawn. 110 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy looks high compared to CTD trace." flask/drawT/voltage all look ok (despite flask number confusion on Sample Log - Sample Log probably corrected ok). Oxygen: "Lab temperature rose 3to5 degrees during this station run. No other obvious analytical reasons for high O2 value." PI: "Code oxygen bad." 103 CTDO Processor: "Upcast; bottom drifts high, won't fit correctly." Code 4472-4570 db CTDO questionable. 101-102 CTDO Processor: "Upcast; bottom drifts high, won't fit correctly." Code 4572-4820 db CTDO bad. STATION 053 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Start drawing after 0050z/end drawing about 0300z." 135 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." Delta-S at 41db is -0.054. No analytical problem noted. 137 PI: "NO3 appears slightly high; suspect trend real." Nutrient analyst: "Trend also seen in other stas." 129 Sample Log: "Lanyard in top cap." No samples were drawn. 116 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy looks low compared to up/down CTD trace." PI: "CTD vertical trend is in agreement w/nut profile here." Oxygen: "No obvious analytical reason for low O2, some variation in lab temperature." PI: "Code oxygen bad." 112 Sample Log: "Bottom o-ring." No samples were drawn. 101-102 CTDO Processor: "Upcast; bottom drifts high, won't fit correctly." Code 4906-5312 db CTDO bad. STATION 054 Cast 1 Sample Log: "No sampler initials, no nuts/salts logged, no bottle number's updated on form." 139 CTDO Processor: "Upcast; slowdown near surface, won't fit correctly." Code 0-50 db CTDO questionable. 135 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." See 139 CTDO comment; code CTDO questionable. 129 Sample Log: "Lanyard from 28 caught in top end cap." No samples were drawn. 101-104 CTDO Processor: "Upcast; bottom drifts high, won't fit correctly." Code 4660-5102 db CTDO bad. STATION 055 Cast 1 Sample Log: "500ml TCO2 samples include water for TALK." 139 CTDO Processor: "Upcast; surface fit off - bottle stops/surface approach." Code 0-40 db CTDO bad. 135 Sample Log: "Bottom o-ring." No samples were drawn. 124 Delta-S at 1062db is 0.005. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. Footnote salinity bad. 140 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy looks slightly high compared to CTD trace." flask ok; drawT high, may be due to odd draw order w/freons; voltage 1.4 vs 1.0 on nearby flasks; odd voltage on runs before and after this one for same flask. Oxygen: "Check flask 739 for odd voltage/ O2 values, may be bad glass for UV endpoint. No other analytical reason for high O2 value." PI: "Code oxygen bad." 114 CTD Processor: "Circle on oxy vertical section; ok vs CTD - oxy bends out here." PI: "Salt and oxy slightly low, nuts slightly high. Appears as an anomaly on vertical sections. Possibly leak, check against CTD salts." PI: "CTD trace indicates feature is real." 101 PI: "Bend in sigma4 at bottom of vertical section plot - looks ok." CTDO Processor: "Upcast; bottom drifts high, won't fit correctly." Code 4010-4028 db CTDO bad. STATION 056 139 CTDO Processor: "Upcast; surface fit off - bottle stops/surface approach." Code 0-52 db CTDO bad. 122 Sample Log: "Lanyard problem." No samples were drawn. 121 Sample Log: "Lanyard problem." No samples were drawn. Marine tech log: "22's bottom lanyard caught in 21's top." 101 CTDO Processor: "Upcast; bottom drifts high, won't fit correctly." Code 4470-4630 db CTDO bad. STATION 057 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Start draw 0445z;end draw about 0645z oxy draw on 3-5,8 done after 1-2 and 9-10." 139 CTDO Processor: "Upcast; surface fit off - bottle stops/surface approach." Code 0-44 db CTDO bad. 135 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." Delta-S at 46db is 0.0284. No analytical problem noted. 133 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." 128 Sample Log: "Bottom end cap leak." No samples were drawn. 113 Delta-S at 2479db is 0.0041. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. Footnote salinity bad. 112 Sample Log: "Draw temp for oxy taken just after flask pickled." 105 Delta-S at 3753db is 0.0032. Salinity is out of specifications, but usable. Code salinity questionable. 101 CTDO Processor: "Upcast; bottom drifts high, won't fit correctly." Code 4262-4278 db CTDO bad. STATION 058 139 CTDO Processor: "Upcast; surface fit off - bottle stops/surface approach." Code 0-42 db CTDO bad. 135 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." 123 Sample Log: "Therm rack lanyard from 24 stuck in top end cap." No samples were drawn. 119 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy looks slightly high compared to CTD trace." flask/drawT/voltage look ok. Oxygen:" no obvious analytical reason for high O2 value." PI: "Code oxygen bad." 105 PI: "Salt too low - bad analysis?" CTD Processor: "No notes on salt run, definitely low compared to CTD; maybe cap on salt sample bottle not sealed properly? Circle on vertical section plot in sigmatheta/sigma4 at 4100m; large/-.046 delta-S (vs near-0 for other bottles)." Delta-S at 4156db is -0.056. No analytical problem noted. PI: "Code salinity bad." 101-102 CTDO Processor: "Upcast; bottom drifts high, won't fit correctly." Code 4570-4820 db CTDO bad. STATION 059 139 CTDO Processor: "Upcast; surface fit off - bottle stops/surface approach." Code 0-42 db CTDO bad. 135 Sample Log: "Open vent." No samples were drawn. 138 Sample Log: "2-liter sample for bio-optics." 133 Sample Log: "Bottom o-ring." No samples were drawn. 124 Sample Log: "Therm did not reverse." 123 Sample Log: "Therm rack lanyard caught in top end cap, leaked." No samples were drawn. 101 CTDO Processor: "Upcast; bottom drifts high, won't fit correctly." Code 4218-4312 db CTDO bad. STATION 060 Cast 1 Sample Log: "No comments." 139 CTDO Processor: "Upcast; surface fit off - bottle stops/surface approach." Code 0-32 db CTDO bad. 135 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." 133 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." 109 CTD Processor: "Inflection on sigmatheta vertical section plot at 3100m+ slightly low delta-S (-.008 compared with nearby bottles)." Delta-S at 3191db is -0.0109. Autosal diagnostics indicate there is a problem with this sample. PI: "Code salinity bad." 106 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." No salinity analytical problem noted. 101 CTDO Processor: "Upcast; bottom drifts high, won't fit correctly." Code 4316-4466 db CTDO bad. STATION 061 Cast 1 Marine tech log: "Replaced CTD number 10 with CTD number 4." Sample Log: "Start draw 0500; end draw 0645." 135 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." Delta-S at 51db is 0.03. 138 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." Delta-S at 85db is -0.0292. No analytical problems noted. Salinity appears to agree with trend of next couple of stations. 109 Sample Log: "Air vent open." No samples were drawn. STATION 062 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Start draw abt. 1050z; end draw abt. 1230z TCO2/ALK sampled in same bottle." 133 PI: "High bottle salt in high gradient region, probably ok." Nothing unusual noted re: sampling, salt run or this btl. CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." Delta-S at 126db is 0.1207. No analytical problem noted. Salinity follows trend of Station 063. 140 See 110 PI PO4 comment. Footnote PO4 questionable. 111-117 See 110 PI PO4 comment. Footnote PO4 questionable. 110 PI: "PO4 appears low by .03uM/kg when comparing theta/PO4 to theta/NO3 plots." Nutrient analyst: "No obvious bubble problems; these PO4 values appear to not line up w/NO3. Baselines are jagged as if bubble possibly in flow cell for entire run, but no bubbles came through. Footnote PO4 questionable. STATION 063 138 Sample Log: "2 liters drawn for bio-optics/CK." STATION 064 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Start draw 2300z, end draw about 0050z draw order for oxy samples also recorded TCO2/ALK drawn in sequence, before nuts/salts." 112-115 See 108 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. 111 Sample Log: "May have had a lanyard in top end cap - discovered when cocking rosette for next cast." salts high, oxy/nuts low - assume bottle leaked per above comment Delta- S at 2681db is 0.1477. See 108 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. Footnote bottle leaking, samples bad. 110 Delta-S at 2884db is 0.0035. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy looks high compared to CTD trace." flask/drawT/voltage look ok. Oxygen: "Voltage slightly low compared to other samples, but no other obvious analytical reason for high O2 value." PI: "Code oxygen bad." See 108 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. Code salinity questionable, oxygen and PO4 bad. 108-109 PO4 appears low by .06uM/kg when comparing theta/PO4 to theta/NO3 plots. Possible bubble in flow cell. Footnote PO4 (108-115) bad. STATION 065 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Begin draw 0450z; end draw 0600z." 133 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." 125 Sample Log: "Bottom o-ring." No samples were drawn. STATION 066 Cast 1 Sample Log: "No box ids written down start draw about 1015z; end draw 1151z TCO2/ALK drawn in same bottle all oxys sampled immediately after freon sampled." Oxygen: "No second shake on samples added MnCl2 and NaOH/NaI before this station." 133 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." Delta-S at 155db is 0.03. No analytical problem noted. 112 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 2629db is 0.0057. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. This would account for the higher salinity Code salinity bad. STATION 067 139 Sample Log: "Possible oxy flask mixup near end: drew extra samples from 39 in case 35 drawn 2x and 39 was missed." 140 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 1920db is 0.0054. Autosal took 4 tries to get readings to agree, this is usually an indication that the salinity would be bad. Footnote salinity bad. 114 Sample Log: "Tripped on the fly, do not sample." 111 inflection in sigmatheta vertical section at 2900-m. slightly high delta-S (.006) compared with nearby bottles. Could possible be a drawing error with bottle 12. Delta-S at 2881db is 0.0062. PI: "Footnote salinity bad." STATION 068 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Single 500ml samples taken for TCO2/ALK." 139 Sample Log: "Bottle (39) did not trip." 135 See 131 bottle tripping comment; code bottle did not trip correctly, data is acceptable. 138 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." Delta-S at 77db is -0.0268. Variation in CTD salinity uptrace at this sampling point, because the package has stopped to trip a bottle. Value is probably good on its own merit just not to compare with the bottle data. CTD Processor: "Note shiproll 'noise' in conductivity signal-actually seeing different water in thermocline." No CTDO is calculated because the CTD Salinity is coded bad. See 131 bottle tripping comment; code bottle did not trip correctly, CTD salinity bad and CTD Oxygen lost; bottle data is acceptable. 133 See 131 bottle tripping comment; code bottle did not trip correctly, data is acceptable. 141 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." See 131 bottle tripping comment; code bottle did not trip correctly, data is acceptable. 131 It appears that a bottle (31) should have been tripped at 400db and it was not. There should have been 36 bottles tripped and there were only 35. Therefore, bottles 31, 41, 33, 38, and 35 were all tripped one level shallower than originally intended and bottle 39 was not tripped at all. Code bottle did not trip correctly, but all data is acceptable as pressure reassigned. 125 Sample Log: " therm lanyard from 24 caught under top cap." No samples were drawn. STATION 069 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Start draw 0540z; end draw 0700z." 121 Sample Log: "Noticeable leak, lanyard from 20 in top end cap." No samples were drawn. STATION 070 131 Sample Log: "Bottom o-ring/cap not seated." No samples were drawn. Marine tech log: "Top end cap not seated." STATION 071 131 Sample log/Marine tech log: "Bottom o-ring unseated, crack in cap." No samples were drawn. 111 Delta-S at 3550db is 0.1545. Nutrients: "Sil value looks very low, reran, value appears real." Plot shows ALL nut values are off. Oxy low/salt high compared to CTD - bottle mistripped? Footnote bottle leaking, samples bad. STATION 072 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Start draw 0340z/end draw 1520z." 138-139 CTDO Processor: "Low surface raw oxy signal, fit looks low." Code 0-90 db CTDO bad. 135 Sample Log: "Leak in top end cap, o-ring problem." No samples were drawn. See 138-139 CTDO comment; code CTDO bad. 105 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 3905db is 0.0047. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. Footnote salinity bad. STATION 073 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Start draw 0950z/end draw ?." 102-116 See 101 PI PO4 comment. Data OK now. 101 PI: "PO4 appears 0.06uM/kg too low for deep water relative to NO3 on PO4 and NO3 vs theta plots." Nutrient analyst: "Stds high for this run, data ok after stds adjusted." Data OK now. STATION 074 Cast 1 salts: labT jumped 20.5 to 25.0 mid-run when a/c turned off returned to 22.2 by end-run. +8 drift. Rerun? (bath was still cycling during the temp. change). salts vs CTD - look normal, ok as-is, rerun not necessary. Sample Log: "500 ml samples for Total CO2, includes TALK." 122 Sample Log: "Bottle leaked due to suspect bottom o-ring seal." No samples were drawn. Marine tech log: "Lanyard hung up." 105 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy high compared to CTD (down or up trace)." Oxygen Analyst: "No obvious analytical problem." PI: "Code oxygen bad." STATION 075 126 Sample Log: "O2 sample from second draw, bad pickling on 1st try." STATION 076 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Start draw 0727z; end draw ?." Salt Box L had consistent problems with loose salt bottle inserts. Box "retired" after station 109. 139 CTDO Processor: "Slow start at surface, signal looks low." Code 0-50 db CTDO bad. 124 Analyst error running sample, not enough to rerun, no data. Footnote nutrients lost. 116 PI: "SIL appears too high; all nuts from bottles 15/16 are identical, suggesting that sample 16 was misdrawn from bottle 15." Nutrient analyst: "No obvious analytical error." PI: "Code nutrients bad." 113 CTD Processor: "Salt slightly high relative to CTD." Salts: "3 flushes to get 2 readings, no other analysis problems." Delta-S at 2502db is 0.008. PI: "Code salinity bad." 103 Data Processor: "Salt slightly high relative to CTD." Salts: "6 flushes to get 2 readings due to unstable/decreasing labT." Delta-S at 4287db is 0.006. Footnote salinity bad. 101-103 Salts: "Abort 1st run after sample 3: room T/cell-fill problems: asal 48-266/24 degC. Room T dropped 1 degC in first 3 samples. Reran entire box on asal 48-263, (preset at 21 degC for several days)." Use 1st run values: end worm/sample. Values look ok.STATION 077 139 CO log/Sample Log: "Bottle (39) not tripped/never triggered." 135 CO log: "CTD trip info is not from time of trip, but from failed trip attempt several minutes before. Bottle was triggered directly from pylon deck unit." Sample Log: "Extra nuts sample taken on number 35." CTDO Processor: "Slow start at surface, signal looks low." Code 0-60 db CTDO bad. See 137 tripping comment, code bottle did not trip as scheduled, and CTDO bad. 138 See 137 tripping comment, code bottle did not trip as scheduled. 133 See 137 tripping comment, code bottle did not trip as scheduled. 141 Oxygen: "Cardboard in water bath around flask during analysis." Oxygen appears to be okay. See 137 tripping comment, code bottle did not trip as scheduled. 131 See 137 tripping comment, code bottle did not trip as scheduled. 137 Two levels were skipped, 461db and 385db. Code bottles (37, 31, 41, 33, 38, and 35) did not trip as scheduled, data appears acceptable as pressures are assigned, unless otherwise noted. 129 CO log: "Bottle (29) not tripped - bad confirm, skipped over position using pylon diagnostics window." 111 Sample Log: "Lanyard hung up in end cap." No samples were drawn. STATION 078 Cast 1 Sample Log: "500 ml sample taken for TCO2 - includes TALK aliquot start draw ~2100Z/end ~2245Z (O2 drawn after freon) draw order 40-1,36-19 (40 surface, 19 bottom)." PI: "PO4 appears slightly high compared to NO3 on PO4 and NO3 vs theta plots." PI: "Ignore, less than 1% error." 125 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy slightly high compared to CTD." Oxygen: "No obvious analytical problem." PI: "Oxygen too high relative to CTD and does not follow oxygen and nutrient vertical trend. Code as 4." 113 Sample Log: "Top oring problem." No samples were drawn. STATION 079 Cast 1 Sample Log: " draw time starts 0402z, ends 0520z." CTD Processor: "Entire profile of bottle salts low relative to CTD." Changing area, could be okay. Standby number changed by 5 units, this would affect the salinity (if incorrect) by 0.0005 and does not account for the difference here. Footnote salinity questionable. 139 CTDO Processor: "Slow start at surface, signal looks low." Code 0-22 db CTDO bad. See Cast 1 salinity comment, footnote salinity questionable. 135 See Cast 1 salinity comment, footnote salinity questionable. 138 See Cast 1 salinity comment, footnote salinity questionable. 133 Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. Delta-S at 214db is -0.0045. Footnote salinity bad. 141 See Cast 1 salinity comment, footnote salinity questionable. 131 See Cast 1 salinity comment, footnote salinity questionable. 137 See Cast 1 salinity comment, footnote salinity questionable. 129 See Cast 1 salinity comment, footnote salinity questionable. 128 Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. Delta-S at 697db is -0.0015. Footnote salinity bad. 124-127 See Cast 1 salinity comment, footnote salinity questionable. 123 Delta-S at 1252db is -0.0083. See Cast 1 salinity comment, footnote salinity questionable. 122 See Cast 1 salinity comment, footnote salinity questionable. 121 Delta-S at 1499db is -0.006. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. Footnote salinity bad. 119-120 See Cast 1 salinity comment, footnote salinity questionable. 140 See Cast 1 salinity comment, footnote salinity questionable. 117 salts: "Manual entry - cell fill problem, ran out of sample." Delta-S at 2097db is -0.0055. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. Footnote salinity bad. 116 See Cast 1 salinity comment, footnote salinity questionable. 115 Delta-S at 2376db is -0.0037. Autosal took 4 tries before getting a good reading. Footnote salinity bad. 114 Delta-S at 2503db is -0.0051. See Cast 1 salinity comment, footnote salinity questionable. 113 Delta-S at 2654db is -0.0034. See Cast 1 salinity comment, footnote salinity questionable. 112 See Cast 1 salinity comment, footnote salinity questionable. 111 Delta-S at 3011db is -0.0034. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. Footnote salinity bad. 110 Delta-S at 3214db is -0.0061. See Cast 1 salinity comment, footnote salinity questionable. 109 Delta-S at 3392db is -0.0049. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. Footnote salinity bad. 108 Delta-S at 3469db is -0.0064. See Cast 1 salinity comment, footnote salinity questionable. 107 Delta-S at 3648db is -0.0049. See Cast 1 salinity comment, footnote salinity questionable. 106 See Cast 1 salinity comment, footnote salinity questionable. 105 Delta-S at 4057db is -0.0039. See Cast 1 salinity comment, footnote salinity questionable. 104 See Cast 1 salinity comment, footnote salinity questionable. 103 Delta-S at 4467db is -0.0047. See Cast 1 salinity comment, footnote salinity questionable. 102 Delta-S at 4672db is -0.0036. See Cast 1 salinity comment, footnote salinity questionable. 101 See Cast 1 salinity comment, footnote salinity questionable. STATION 080 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Sampling order followed freon more or less see sample log for draw order. Drawing started at ~1030Z, and ended ~1210Z." CTD Processor: "Entire profile of bottle salts low relative to CTD." Changing area, could be okay. Standby number changed by 4 units from the next run, this would affect the salinity (if incorrect) by 0.0004, which would make little effect. Suspect this is operator inexperience and salinity is just not within specs, not a problem with the bottles. There were many multiple readings by the salinometer. Footnote salinity questionable. Console Ops: "Two bottles were open at surface check, one was subsequently tripped making only 35 bottles for this cast. Reviewed tripping file and found that bottle 26 did not trip as intended, but did trip later." Footnote bottles 26-29,37,31,41,33,38, and 35 did not trip as scheduled. Bottles and data are correct at reassigned pressures. 139 CO log: "Bottle (39) not tripped/never triggered." There was a tripping problem, and there will be only 35 bottles. 135 CTDO Processor: "2-min. stop at 28-32db distorted surface fit." Code 0-32 db CTDO bad. See Cast 1 bottle and salinity comment. Footnote bottle did not trip as scheduled; CTDO bad, and salinity questionable. 138 See Cast 1 bottle and salinity comments. Code bottle did not trip as scheduled and salinity questionable. 133 See Cast 1 bottle and salinity comments. Code bottle did not trip as scheduled and salinity questionable. 141 See Cast 1 bottle and salinity comments. Code bottle did not trip as scheduled and salinity questionable. 131 Sample Log: "Top o-ring problem." Marine tech log: "Top end cap cracked." No samples were drawn. 137 See Cast 1 bottle and salinity comments. Code bottle did not trip as scheduled and salinity questionable. 129 Delta-S at 380db is -0.0031. Autosal took 4 tries before getting a good reading. Footnote salinity bad. 128 Delta-S at 455db is -0.0027. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. Footnote salinity bad. 124-127 See Cast 1 salinity comment; footnote salinity questionable. 123 Delta-S at 1070db is -0.0041. Autosal took 4 tries before getting a good reading. Footnote salinity bad. 122 See Cast 1 salinity comment; footnote salinity questionable. 121 Delta-S at 1374db is -0.0047. Autosal took 4 tries before getting a good reading. Footnote salinity bad. 120 See Cast 1 salinity comment; footnote salinity questionable. 119 Delta-S at 1615db is -0.0008. Autosal took 4 tries before getting a good reading. Footnote salinity bad. 140 See Cast 1 salinity comment; footnote salinity questionable. 117 See Cast 1 salinity comment; footnote salinity questionable. 116 Delta-S at 1969db is -0.0062. Autosal took 5 tries before getting a good reading. Footnote salinity bad. 115 Delta-S at 2071db is -0.0047. See Cast 1 salinity comment; footnote salinity questionable. 114 Delta-S at 2173db is -0.0056. See Cast 1 salinity comment; footnote salinity questionable. 112-113 See Cast 1 salinity comment; footnote salinity questionable. 111 Sample Log: "Lanyard in top lid." No samples were drawn. 110 Delta-S at 2705db is -0.0027. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. Code salinity bad. 109 Delta-S at 2832db is -0.0062. See Cast 1 salinity comment; footnote salinity questionable. 108 Nuts: "Nut tubes 8 & 9 were in reverse order in the nuts rack after sampling." Nutrients are acceptable. Delta-S at 2985db is -0.0044. See Cast 1 salinity comment; footnote salinity questionable. 107 See Cast 1 salinity comment; footnote salinity questionable. 106 Sample Log: "Very small bubble in freon syringe 5569." See Cast 1 salinity comment; footnote salinity questionable. 104-105 See Cast 1 salinity comment; footnote salinity questionable. 103 Delta-S at 3698db is -0.0037. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. Code salinity bad. 101-102 See Cast 1 salinity comment; footnote salinity questionable. STATION 081 Cast 1 Sample Log: "No comments." STATION 082 Cast 1 Sample Log: "50 ml aliquot taken for TCO2 to include TALK." 138 Sample Log: "Bottom end cap did not seat well." Oxygen appears slightly high compared with adjoining stations. However, it does appear to agree with CTDO. Data are acceptable. 125 Sample Log: "Lanyard in top cap." No samples were drawn. 112 Sample Log: "Bottom o-ring problems." No samples were drawn. STATION 083 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Drawing started ~0600Z, ended ~0725Z." Salt Box L prone to loose salt bottle inserts - box "retired" after station 109. 119 PI: "Salt value high relative to CTD." Salts: "3 unit diffc in C-ratio readings, 3 flushes for 2 readings." Delta-S at 2092db is 0.009. Footnote salinity bad. 107 PI: "Salt value slightly high relative to CTD." No obvious analysis problem. Delta-S at 3953db is 0.0053. Footnote salinity questionable. 102 Delta-S at 4774db is 0.0033. Autosal took 3 tries before getting a good reading. Footnote salinity bad. STATION 084 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Drawing started abt. 1145z. Exact draw order within oxy, nuts, salts sampling also recorded." Analyst: New cd column installed, samples run before column stable." Footnote NO3 questionable. Comments from PDR watchstander: "pdr bottom depth dropped during upcast." 139 See Cast 1 nutrient comments; code NO3 questionable. 135 Salinity analyst: "Low sample volume." Salt value same as Sta 77 bottle 35, last time box P used and low sample volume = perhaps sample was never drawn. Salinity not drawn, error in sampling. See Cast 1 nutrient comments; code NO3 questionable. 138 See Cast 1 nutrient comments; code NO3 questionable. 133 See Cast 1 nutrient comments; code NO3 questionable. 141 See Cast 1 nutrient comments; code NO3 questionable. 131 See Cast 1 nutrient comments; code NO3 questionable. 137 See Cast 1 nutrient comments; code NO3 questionable. 119-129 See Cast 1 nutrient comments; code NO3 questionable. 140 See Cast 1 nutrient comments; code NO3 questionable. 101-117 See Cast 1 nutrient comments; code NO3 questionable. STATION 085 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Start draw 1855z/end draw 1925z." Nutrient Analyst: "Samples run before new cd column was stable." Footnote NO3 questionable. 139 See Cast 1 nutrient comments; code NO3 questionable. 135 CTDO Processor: "Surface bottle looks high on overlays compared to nearby casts." No analytical problem noted. Code O2 questionable. See Cast 1 nutrient comments; code NO3 questionable. 138 See Cast 1 nutrient comments; code NO3 questionable. 133 See Cast 1 nutrient comments; code NO3 questionable. 141 See Cast 1 nutrient comments; code NO3 questionable. 131 See Cast 1 nutrient comments; code NO3 questionable. 137 See Cast 1 nutrient comments; code NO3 questionable. 119-129 See Cast 1 nutrient comments; code NO3 questionable. 140 See Cast 1 nutrient comments; code NO3 questionable. 101-117 See Cast 1 nutrient comments; code NO3 questionable. STATION 086 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Start draw at 2350z 500ml volumes taken for TCO2/inc. TALK aliquot." STATION 087 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Draw started abt 0545z; ended abt 0730z." STATION 088 Cast 1 Marine tech log: "Pinger died? very slow ping on deck upon recovery." 139 Sample Log: "Hg thermometer check on oxy draw temp - same T leaks/bottom o-ring (or upper o-ring?) oxy/nuts/salts apparently drawn anyways." PI: "Although bottle leaked from bottom when vent opened, samples are ok since this was a surface bottle." 138 Sample Log: "Leaks, top wasn't seated - o-ring?." No samples were drawn. 123 Sample Log: "Open vent." No samples were drawn. 122 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy high compared to CTD trace; maybe dup draw from 120." PI: "Code oxygen bad." Sample Log: "Hg thermometer check on oxy draw temp - same T." Footnote oxygen bad. 120-122 Oxygen: "Flask order different in box than on sample log used flask/drawT on log with sample number on log. Number off flask used during analysis; oxy samples run out of box sequence, but 120-122 definitely mixed up." 114 Sample Log: "Hg thermometer check on oxy draw temp - same T." 113 PI: "PO4 appears slightly high - also seen in NO3/ignore." Nutrient analyst: "No obvious analytical error." 108 Sample Log: "Hg thermometer check on oxy draw temp - same T." 106 PI: "Salt slightly high." No obvious analysis problem. Delta-S at 4007db is 0.0038. Footnote salinity questionable. 102 Sample Log: "Hg thermometer check on oxy draw temp - same T." STATION 089 135 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." 133 Sample Log: "Tiny bubble in oxy flask 1196 after pickling." PI: "Low salt relative to CTD." No obvious analysis problem. PI: "Salinity probably okay, no flag." 131 Shipboard Data Processor: "Low salt relative to CTD." No obvious analysis problem. PI: "Salinity probably okay, no flag." STATION 090 Cast 1 Sample Log: "No comments." 139 CTDO Processor: "Low surface raw oxy signal, fit looks low." Code 0-88 db CTDO bad. 133 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." STATION 091 Cast 1 Sample Log: "No comments." 139 CTDO Processor: "Slow start at surface, signal looks low." Code 0-92 db CTDO bad. 116 Salinity: "Sample container dropped/broke just before analysis." Salinity not reported. 109 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy slightly high compared with CTD trace." Oxygen: "No obvious analytical problem, flask will be recalibrated at ODF. The problem is a loose fit between flask and stopper, flask number 1356." Recalibration will not fix the problem. This flask was also used on Station 093, 095 and 104 where the results agreed with CTDO and adjoining stations. On Station 097 and 099 The oxygen data was coded bad. After Station 104, the flask was resigned. Footnote oxygen bad. STATION 092 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Drawing order within oxy/nuts/salts samples noted." 139 CTDO Processor: "Low surface raw oxy signal, fit looks low." Code 0-80 db CTDO bad. 135 See 139 CTDO comment; code CTDO bad. 127 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy high compared to CTD trace - matches value for 128. Possible misdraw." Footnote oxygen bad. 125 Bottle oxy high compared to CTD trace - matches value for 123. On Sample Log, flask 1197 originally written in slot for bottle 23, then erased/replaced with flask 1096. Assume both drawn from 23. Footnote oxygen bad. 120 PI: "O2 slightly high." Footnote O2 questionable. STATION 093 139 CTDO Processor: "Low surface raw oxy signal, fit looks low." Code 0-74 db CTDO bad. 135 See 139 CTDO comment; code CTDO bad. 108 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy looks high." PI: "Bottle O2 ok." 105 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy high compared with CTD trace." Oxygen: "Also does not follow nutrient trend." PI: "Code oxygen bad." 103 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy slightly low compared to CTD trace." Oxygen: "No obvious analytical problem." PI: "Code oxygen bad." STATION 094 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Draw order altered to accommodate Freons." 139 Marine tech log: "Dripping @ bottom o-ring." PI: "Sample dripped slowly at bottom o-ring, but should be ok since it is surface sample." CTDO Processor: "Low surface raw oxy signal, fit looks low." Code 0-74 db CTDO bad. 135 See 139 CTDO comment; code CTDO bad. 111 Marine tech log: "Lanyard hangup, no sample." No samples were drawn. 103 Sample Log: "Nuts drawn before TALK & TCO2." STATION 095 Cast 1 Sample Log: "No comments." 139 CTDO Processor: "Low surface raw oxy signal, fit looks low." Code 0-80 db CTDO bad. STATION 096 Cast 1 Sample Log: "No comments." 139 CTDO Processor: "Low surface raw oxy signal, fit looks low." Code 0-70 db CTDO bad. 135 See 139 CTDO comments; code CTDO bad. 104 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy slightly low compared with CTD trace." Oxygen: "No obvious analytical problem." PI: "Flag oxygen as questionable." STATION 097 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Sample cop sampling oxy and recording numbers." PI: "PO4: There appears to be a shift in calibration between samples 6 and 7. PO4 vs theta does not agree with NO3 vs theta." Nutrient analyst: "Dipper hung up during run. Disruption in run may have affected ending PO4 stds and drift calculations." Footnote PO4 bad. 139 CTDO Processor: "Low surface raw oxy signal, fit looks low." Code 0-72 db CTDO bad. See Cast 1 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. 135 See Cast 1 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. 138 See Cast 1 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. 133 See Cast 1 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. 141 See Cast 1 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. 131 See Cast 1 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. 137 See Cast 1 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. 119-129 See Cast 1 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. 140 See Cast 1 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. 117 PI: "O2 high." No oxygen analytical problem noted. See Cast 1 PO4 comment. Footnote oxygen questionable and PO4 bad. 110-116 See Cast 1 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. 109 Oxygen: "Big air bubble in sample." Bottle oxy high compared to CTD (3140 db) trace. Box 10/ flask 1356. Oxygen: see stas 91, 99 - same problem. Oxygen: "Flask 1356, loose fit between flask and stopper." See Cast 1 PO4 comment. Footnote oxygen and PO4 bad. 102-108 See Cast 1 PO4 comment; code PO4 bad. 101 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy looks high compared to CTD trace." Oxygen: "SF6 draw before oxy; no obvious analytical problem." See Cast 1 PO4 comment. Footnote oxygen and PO4 bad. STATION 098 Cast 1 Sample Log: "TCO2 and ALK samples from single draw, one bottle for both." 139 CTDO Processor: "Low surface raw oxy signal, fit looks low." Code 0-70 db CTDO bad. 138 Sample Log: "Air leak." No samples were drawn. 129 Sample Log: "Bad seal upper cap." No samples were drawn. 128 Sample Log: "Bottom endcap askew, half-cocked." No samples were drawn. 113 Sample Log: "Top o-ring problem." No samples were drawn. 112 Sample Log: "Bottom o-ring unseated." No samples were drawn. STATION 099 Cast 1 Sample Log: "No comments." Comments from PDR watchstander: "2 strong bottoms on pdr." 109 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy slightly high compared with CTD oxy (2985 db)." Oxygen box 10, flask 1356, see stas 91, 97, same problem. Oxygen: "Flask 1356 has loose fit of flask and stopper. No other obvious analytical problems." Footnote oxygen bad. STATION 100 139 CTDO Processor: "Low surface raw oxy signal, fit looks low; no bottle oxy at 104db bottle." Code 0-104 db CTDO bad. 138 Sample Log: "Leaker." No samples were drawn. See 139 CTD Oxygen comment; code CTDO bad. 129 Sample Log: "Leaker." No samples were drawn. 111 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy slightly hi compared to CTD oxy trace." Oxygen: "No analytical problem." PI: "Bottle O2 OK, follows nutrient trend." STATION 101 139 CTDO Processor: "Slow start at surface, signal looks low." Code 0-100 db CTDO bad. 135 See 139 CTDO comment; code CTDO bad. 120 Sample Log: "Oxy flasks for samples 20 & 21 were in reverse order in the flask box. Based on the draw temps, the order in the box may be correct." Oxygen is acceptable. STATION 102 Cast 1 Sample Log: "TCO3 and ALK - one bottle draw for both." CTD Processor: "Entire profile of bottle salts low relative to CTD." No obvious reason for all salts to be low. Salinity agrees with adjoining stations. 139 CTDO Processor: "Low surface raw oxy signal, fit looks low." Code 0-90 db CTDO bad. 135 See 139 CTDO comment; code CTDO bad. 138 See 139 CTDO comment; code CTDO bad. 109 Salts: "Manual entry: cell fill problems, insufficient sample." Delta-S at 3240db is -0.0047. Footnote salinity bad. 103 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt low relative to CTD." No obvious analysis problem. Delta-S at 4160db is -0.0068. Low compared with adjoining stations, could be a drawing error. Footnote salinity bad. STATION 103 139 CTDO Processor: "Slow start at surface, signal looks low." Code 0-94 db CTDO bad. 135 Sample Log: "Bad bottom seal." No samples were drawn. See 139 CTD comment; code CTDO bad. 138 Sample Log: "Lanyard from 41 in top end cap." No samples were drawn. 107 Data Processor: "Bottle salt high relative to CTD." No obvious analysis problem. Box L had history of loose salt bottle inserts, box "retired" after station 109. Delta-S at 3470db is 0.0088. Footnote salinity bad. 103 Salts: "Insufficient sample in bottle 3: was sample collected?" Footnote salinity lost. STATION 104 Cast 1 Sample Log: "No comments." 139 CTDO Processor: "Slow start at surface, signal looks low." Code 0-100 db (139, 135 and 138) CTDO bad. 135 See 139 CTDO comment, code CTDO bad. 138 CTDO Processor: "Bottle at 99db is low: this is max area, and value matches deeper and shallower bottles, but not the shape of nearby casts or CTD data at this level. The draw T matches that of bottle (33) at 175db and is 3 degrees lower than in-situ temp for 138. Suspect dup draw of 175db bottle is the value we see here." See 139 CTDO comment. Code CTDO bad and bottle oxygen bad. STATION 105 139 CTDO Processor: "Low surface raw oxy signal, fit looks low." Code 0-70 db CTDO bad. 135 See 139 CTDO comment; code CTDO bad. 133 Sample Log: "Lanyard hung up in top end cap." No samples were drawn. 137 Sample Log: "Suspect leak from bottom endcap." PI: "Samples appear to be ok despite suspected leak." 127 PI: "Bottle salt low relative to CTD; looks ok." 4-unit diffc between 2 c-ratio readings; otherwise no obvious analysis problem. 121 Sample Log: "Lanyard hung up in top end cap." No samples were drawn. STATION 106 Cast 1 Sample Log: "TCO2/ALK drawn together in one bottle." 139 CTDO Processor: "Low surface raw oxy signal, fit looks low." Code 0-78 db CTDO bad. 135 See 139 CTDO comment; code CTDO bad. 138 Sample Log: "Nuts/salts drawn before TCO2 could be drawn." salts: small sample volume: was sample taken? No sample. Draw error. No nutrients drawn. See 139 CTDO comment; code CTDO bad, salinity bad, nutrients not drawn. 101 Delta-S at 4146db is 0.0037. No analytical problem noted. Footnote salinity questionable. STATION 107 139 CTDO Processor: "Slow start at surface, signal looks low." Code 0-72 db CTDO bad. 135 See 139 CTDO comment; code CTDO bad. 131 Sample Log: "Oxy flask has small air bubble." Oxygen is acceptable. 128 PI: "Salt low relative to CTD, probably ok, no flag." No obvious analysis problem. Delta-S at 556db is -0.011. 101 Sample Log: "Oxy redrawn because of air bubble; drawT from second draw." STATION 108 Cast 1 CO log: "Aborted cast (1) at surface down due to knot in tag line." 233 Sample Log: "Bottle has small leak, sampled anyway." Oxygen as well as other data are acceptable. 228 Sample Log: "Top o-ring." No samples were drawn. 204 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy slightly high compared to CTD trace." Oxygen: "No obvious analytical problem." PI: "Flag oxygen as questionable, may be usable." STATION 109 Cast 1 Salts: "8x3 tries on various salt samples during run (usually 2)." Sample Log: "500ml sample taken for TCO2/includes TALK aliquot." Salt box L had a history of loose bottle inserts, box L "retired" after this cast. 117 Oxygen: "Air bubble in sample." CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy high compared to CTD trace." Footnote oxygen bad. 116 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy low compared to CTD trace." Oxygen: "No obvious analytical problem." PI: "Footnote oxygen bad." 114 PI: "Salt slightly high relative to CTD." no obvious analysis problem/see box L note above. PI: "Leave as is, probably ok." Delta-S at 2257db is 0.0053. 111 Delta-S at 2653db is 0.0594. Bottle oxy slightly low compared to CTD trace. Oxygen: "No obvious analytical problem." Footnote bottle leaking, samples bad. 110-111 nuts appear to be reversed for these samples (see above note). this would mean that low nuts value for 110 is assoc. w/high salt/low oxy on 111. This is consistent with bottle 11 leaking. 110 Switched the way it was suppose to be, tube 10 sampled from bottle 10, and tube 11 sampled from bottle 11. Nutrients are acceptable with this arrangement. See 110-111 nutrient comment. 103 Delta-S at 3713db is 0.0051. PI: "Salt slightly high relative to CTD." No obvious analysis problem/see box L note above. PI: "Leave as is, probably ok." 102 Delta-S at 3856db is 0.0032. No analytical problem noted. Footnote salinity questionable. STATION 110 Cast 1 Sample Log: "No Comment." 141 Oxygen: "Bad endpoint, crud in water bath, low voltage (0.987)." Footnote oxygen bad. STATION 111 133 Sample Log: "Top o-ring problems, water leak, bad seal." No samples were drawn. STATION 112 128 Delta-S at 708db is 0.4667. Salt/oxy/sil high, NO3/PO4 low - same as deeper/bottle 111 values probable mistrip. PI: "All parameters way out of line, bottle apparently pretripped." Footnote bottle leaking, samples bad.STATION 113 Cast 1 No comments on Sample Log. STATION 114 105-107 Sample Log: "O2 flasks 1354(position number 5) and 975(position number 7) were switched in the sample box." Oxygen is acceptable. 102 CO log: "Bottle fired on the fly just above bottom trip/op. error." Data are acceptable. STATION 115 Cast 1 No comments on Sample Log. STATION 116 138 Sample Log: "Upper end cap not seated." No samples were drawn. STATION 117 111 Sample Log: "Slow leak." No samples were drawn. STATION 118 126 Sample Log: "Nuts and salts drawn before TCO2 & ALK." 114 CO log/Sample Log: "Open bottle, no trip even though confirmed ok." No samples. 102-110 See 101 PI NO3 comment. Leave data as is, no code. 101 PI: "NO3 appears slightly low in comparing NO3/theta to PO4/theta plots for samples 01 to 10." Nutrient analyst: "No obvious analytical error." STATION 119 Cast 1 No comments on Sample Log. STATION 120 141 Sample Log: "Leaks on bottom, collected anyway." Oxygen as well as other data are acceptable. 117 Sample Log: "Lanyard in top end cap." No samples were drawn. 110 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy slightly higher than CTD." Very slight. Oxygen is a slightly higher than Station 121. Oxygen is acceptable. STATION 121 Cast 1 Sample Log: "No comments." 139 CTDO Processor: "Slow start at surface, signal looks low." Code 0-94 db CTDO bad. 135 See 139 CTDO comment; code CTDO bad. 138 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt much too low." Nothing apparent on salt run or logs; does not match salt value from previous time salt box Y used. Delta-S at 95db is -0.2773. Variation in CTD salinity uptrace at this sampling point, because the package has stopped to trip a bottle. Salinity appears low compared with adjacent stations vs. theta, but sampling was not performed at this potential temperature. PI: "Flag salinity bad." 133 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." Agrees with adjoining station. Delta-S at 206db is -0.0308. CTD salinity is acceptable. CTD Processor: "Note back down in pressure-not spiking, but into top thermocline. CTD salinity is acceptable." 108 Oxygen: "Air bubble in sample." CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy slightly high relative to CTD trace; also bubble." Footnote oxygen bad. STATION 122 Cast 1 CTD Processor: "Bottle salts high compared to CTD trace." The salinities may be 0.001 higher than adjoining stations, suspect this is just a noise level and does not indicate a problem with the bottles. 121 Sample Log: "Oxy T from 2nd draw - NaOH dispenser problem 1st." 115-116 Nutrient: "Bubble stuck in flowcell, lost NO2 data." 111 Sample Log: "Oxy flask 961 has hair line crack redraw oxygen in flask 1435 (w/questionable labcal)." Oxygen: "Flask 1435 had air bubble." Value high. Used flask 961 value, more in-line than flask 1435. Flask was recalibrated and oxygen data is acceptable. STATION 123 Cast 1 Marine tech log: "4 styrofoam cups taped to rosette near bottle number 1. Okayed by PI. He will sample number 1 to see if it causes any contamination." 138 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." PI: "Looks ok." Delta-S at 206db is 0.0317. No analytical problem noted. CTD Processor: "CTD salinity is acceptable." 123 Sample Log: "Top lanyard." No samples were drawn. 102-110 See 101 PI NO3 comment. Leave data as is, acceptable. 101 PI: "NO3 is low in comparing NO3/theta to PO4/theta plots." Nutrient analyst: "No obvious analytical error." Leave data as is, acceptable. STATION 124 105 Delta-S at 4366db is 0.0037. No analytical problem noted. Salinity agrees with adjoining stations. STATION 125 106 Marine tech log: "Large orange tentacle on lanyard, no obvious evidence of contamination in bottle." STATION 126 141 Sample Log: "O2 value from draw 2." STATION 127 Cast 1 No comments on Sample Log. STATION 128 139 CTDO Processor: "3-min. stop at 16-20db distorted surface fit." Code 0-20 db CTDO bad. 138 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." Delta-S at 187db is -0.0276. No analytical problem noted. CTD Processor: "CTD salinity is acceptable." STATION 129 Cast 1 Marine tech log: "Changed winches again." CTD Processor: "Bottle salts high compared to CTD." Whatever the problem was it seems to be okay for final data. 139 NO2: "Oscillation in baseline, value bad." Oscillation during shallow water samples, footnote NO2 bad. 135 NO2: "Oscillation in baseline, value bad." Oscillation during shallow water samples, footnote NO2 bad. 138 NO2: "Oscillation in baseline, value bad." Oscillation during shallow water samples, footnote NO2 bad. 133 NO2: "Oscillation in baseline, value bad." Oscillation during shallow water samples, footnote NO2 bad. 141 NO2: "Oscillation in baseline, value bad." Oscillation during shallow water samples, footnote NO2 bad. 131 NO2: "Oscillation in baseline, value bad." Oscillation during shallow water samples, footnote NO2 bad. 120 Delta-S at 2123db is -0.003. No analytical problem noted. Salinity appears slightly low compared with adjoining stations, however, there are changes in this area. Code salinity questionable. 109 Delta-S at 4007db is -0.0037. No analytical problem noted. Salinity appears slightly low compared with adjoining station. Code salinity questionable. 106 Sample Log: "Top o-ring failed to seal." No samples were drawn. STATION 130 Cast 1 Sample Log: "TCO2/ALK sampled simultaneously." 137 Sample Log: "Bottom leaked, but sampled anyways." Marine tech log: "Bottom o-ring leak, stopped when pressed on bottom lid." Oxygen as well as other data are acceptable. 125 Sample Log: "Bottom o-ring." No samples were drawn. 101-109 PI: "NO3 appears 1.0-1.5uM/kg high comparing NO3/theta to PO4/theta plots." Nutrient analyst: "No obvious analytical error." NO3 is low compared with next stations and high compared with previous stations. Footnote NO3 questionable. STATION 131 Cast 1 Sample Log: "No comments." STATION 132 Cast 1 Sample Log: "500 ml volumes taken for TCO2- includes TALK aliquot." 139 Marine tech log: "Bottom o-ring problems." Sample Log: "Leaking from bottom-endcap reseated once on deck." 129 Sample Log: "Lanyard in top end cap." Delta-S at 769db is 0.2924. Oxygen not drawn. nuts: "Sample drawn despite lanyard problem." PO4/NO3 look low; salt definitely high. salts: "Sample drawn despite lanyard problem." Footnote bottle leaking, salinity bad, oxygen not drawn, and nutrients bad. 128 Sample Log: "O2 flask recorded as 1147, actual 1149." 119 Sample Log: "Vent open; nuts/salts drawn anyways." Oxygen not drawn. PI: "Salt and nuts ok even though vent was open." 114-117 Nutrient samples were not drawn-sampler error. 111 PI: "Bottle salt slightly high." 3 units diff between 2 conductivity ratios. Delta-S at 3599db is 0.0045. Footnote salinity questionable. 105 PI: "Bottle salt slightly high." Delta-S at 4519db is 0.0035. No analytical problem noted. Footnote salinity questionable. 101 PI: "Bottle salt slightly high." Analyst: "Standby value 4 units higher than surrounding samples." Delta-S at 5046db is 0.0056. Footnote salinity bad. STATION 133 Cast 1 CTD Processor: "Bottle salts high compared to CTD." Whatever the problem was, the salinities are okay now. 139 Oscillation during shallow water samples, footnote NO2 bad. 135 Oscillation during shallow water samples, footnote NO2 bad. 138 Oscillation during shallow water samples, footnote NO2 bad. 133 Sample Log: "Top end cap did not seat properly." No samples were drawn. 141 Oscillation during shallow water samples, footnote NO2 bad. 131 Oscillation during shallow water samples, footnote NO2 bad. 116 Delta-S at 2577db is -0.0037. No analytical problem noted. Code salinity questionable. 115 Delta-S at 2728db is -0.0043. Autosal took 4 tries before getting a good reading. Code salinity bad. 114 Delta-S at 2879db is -0.0031. No analytical problem noted. Salinity does appear lower than adjoining stations, and so do the next (shallower) 2 samples. Footnote salinity questionable. 113 Sample Log: "Top endcap has lanyard from 12 slightly in it. No apparent air leak. Re-sampled o2 after cleaning MnCl2 dispenser." 105 Sample Log: "Broken bottom hose clamp needs to be replaced." Data are acceptable. STATION 134 139 Sample Log: "Bottle inadvertently dumped before salts drawn." 141 Sample Log: "Freon syringe 9895 recorded for both 32 and 34, syringe C355 used to redraw 32 "just in case"." 117 Sample Log: "Lanyard in top end cap, leaked." No samples were drawn. 107 Sample Log: "Lanyard in top end cap, leaked." No samples were drawn. STATION 135 133 PI: "Low bottle salt, maybe real, high salt gradient." Analyst: "No obvious analytical error." Delta-S at 257db is -0.0431. CTD Processor: "CTD salinity is acceptable." 117 Sample Log: "Top lanyard." No samples were drawn. STATION 136 139 CTDO Processor: "Raw surface signal low compared to nearby casts and bottle data." Code 0-104 db CTDO bad. 133 PI: "Low bottle salt, may be real, high salt gradient." Analyst: "No obvious analytical error." STATION 137 Cast 1 CTD Processor: "Bottle salts high compared to CTD." This salinity analyst has had a few runs that have not agreed well with the other data sets. Suspect that this is due to inexperience. Salinities are within specs, and the inconsistency is not due to a bottle or tripping therefore, salinities are acceptable unless otherwise noted. Comments from PDR watchstander: "Winch trouble delayed launch by 4 hrs; co2 chemicals dumped over side shortly before cast." 141 Sample Log: "Leaking bottom o-ring, nuts and salts drawn." No gas samples were drawn, other data are acceptable. 121 Delta-S at 1696db is -0.0054. Autosal took 4 tries to get readings to agree, this is usually an indication that the salinity would be bad. Footnote salinity bad. 115 Delta-S at 2581db is -0.003. No analytical problem noted. 108 Delta-S at 3650db is -0.0047. Autosal took 3 tries to get readings to agree, this is usually an indication that the salinity would be bad. Footnote salinity bad. Other data are acceptable. STATION 138 Cast 5 Sample Log: "No comments." 538 PI: "Low bottle salt, may be real, high salt gradient." Analyst: "No obvious analytical error." Delta-S at 177db is -0.0264. CTD Processor: "CTD salinity is acceptable." 523 PI: "Slightly high bottle salt." Analyst: "No obvious analytical error." Delta-S at 1516db is 0.0074. Footnote salinity questionable. STATION 139 Cast 1 Sample Log: "No comments." 138 PI: "Low bottle salt, high salt gradient area, may be real." Analyst: "No obvious analytical error." CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks okay." Delta-S at 187db is -0.0491. CTD Processor: "CTD salinity is acceptable." STATION 140 Cast 1 Sample Log: "No comments." 139 CTDO Processor: "Low surface raw oxy signal, fit looks low." Code 0-80 db CTDO bad. 135 See 139 CTDO comment; code CTDO bad. STATION 141 Cast 1 Sample Log: "No comments." 108 Delta-S at 3517db is -0.0034. No analytical problem noted. Salinity is out of specification, but usable. STATION 142 139 CTDO Processor: "High surface raw oxy signal, bad fit." Code 0-100 db CTDO bad. 135 See 139 CTDO comment; code CTDO bad. 141 nuts: "Sample not drawn, sampler error; sample taken from salt bottle." salts: "Reopened 45 mins. after sample collection to take nuts sample." 137 nuts: "Sample not drawn, sampler error; sample taken from salt bottle." salts: "Reopened 45 mins. after sample collection to take nuts sample." 129 PI: "Bottle salt high, appears to have been drawn from bottle 41." Delta-S at 481db is 0.4963. Footnote salinity bad. 102-117 See 101 PI PO4 comments. Leave PO4 and NO3 as acceptable. 101 PI: "PO4 appears low by about 0.02uM/kg when comparing PO4/theta and NO3/theta plots." Nutrient analyst: "No obvious analytical error." Leave PO4 and NO3 as acceptable. STATION 143 139 CTDO Processor: "Low surface raw oxy signal, fit looks low." Code 0-84 db CTDO bad. 135 See 139 CTDO comment; code CTDO bad. STATION 144 139 Sample Log: "Leaked from the bottom, sampled anyways/surface." Oxygen as well as other data are acceptable. CTDO Processor: "Low surface raw oxy signal, fit looks low." Code 0-84 db CTDO bad. 135 See 139 CTDO comment; code CTDO bad. 133 Sample Log: "Bad top o-ring seal." No samples were drawn. 122 Sample Log: "Bad o-ring seal." No samples were drawn. STATION 145 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Some bottles exposed to sun, even though cart pulled far back/door lowered - sun was low." Comments from PDR watchstander: "Second/shallower bottom appeared on pdr at cast start." 124 Sample Log: "Rosette bottle exposed to sun - see note above." 122 Sample Log: "Rosette bottle exposed to sun - see note above." 120 Sample Log: "Rosette bottle exposed to sun - see note above." 119 Sample Log: "Lower o-ring leak problem." No samples were drawn. Marine tech log: "Reseated o-ring." 140 Sample Log: "Rosette bottle exposed to sun - see note above." 116 Sample Log: "Rosette bottle exposed to sun - see note above." 114 Sample Log: "Rosette bottle exposed to sun - see note above." 112 Sample Log: "Flask 856 has a crack." PI: "O2 ok although flask has a crack." Oxygen analyst: "No analytical error." 102 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy looks slightly low compared to CTD trace. Oxygen analyst: "No analytical error." PI: "O2 low relative to CTD trace, but it is in agreement with nutrient vertical profile, do not flag." CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." Delta-S at 3901db is -0.006. No analytical problem noted. CTDO Processor: "Looks ~high relative to nearby CTD casts and own bottles." Code 3818-3970 db CTDO questionable. Footnote salinity bad. STATION 146 Cast 1 Sample Log: "No comments." Comments from PDR watchstander: "Strong subsurface current - ship had to steam east at 0.7kn to maintain good wire angle; up/especially top 1000m may not sample same water as down cast CTD." 140 PI: "Bottle oxy looks low compared to CTD trace-probable dup draw on bottle 119 (shallower); nuts look ok." Oxygen analyst: "No analytical error." Footnote oxygen bad. 102 CTD Processor: "Bottle oxy looks slightly low compared to CTD trace." PI: "Bottle oxy slightly lower than CTD trace, but in agreement with nutrient vertical profile. Do not flag." oxy analyst: "No analytical error." STATION 147 139 CTDO Processor: "Low surface raw oxy signal, fit looks low." Code 0-90 db CTDO bad. 135 See 139 CTDO comment; code CTDO bad. 137 Sample Log: "Slow leak at bottom o-ring when vent was opened." Oxygen as well as other data are acceptable. STATION 148 139 CTDO Processor: "Low surface raw oxy signal, fit looks low." Code 0-94 db CTDO bad. 135 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks ok." See 139 CTDO comment; code CTDO bad. 125 Sample Log: "Bottom o-ring seal leaked." No samples were drawn. 105 PI: "Bottle salt high." No obvious analytical error. Delta-S at 3444db is 0.0096. Bottle salinity appears high compared with CTD, but seems to agree with adjoining stations. Since PI indicated the salinity was high, footnote as questionable. Footnote salinity questionable. STATION 149 133 Sample Log: "Bad bottom o-ring seat." No samples were drawn. 128 Sample Log: "O2 flask 1221 replaced with 1082 prior to drawing of sample." STATION 150 Cast 1 Marine tech log: "Trip arm between 35 & 36 (Bottle 39). Winchman came to surface and back down 10 before deck watch check for 1 open bottle. Winchman said only one bottle open, but evidence shows 2 were open, one still open when came on board. Need to change pinger!" 139 CO log/Sample Log: "Bottle (39) open, not tripped/never triggered." 135 See 137 bottle tripping comment; code bottle did not trip correctly, data is acceptable. 138 See 137 bottle tripping comment; code bottle did not trip correctly, data is acceptable. 142 CO log: "New bottle 42 replaces 33 beginning this cast. Oxygen analyst: "Bottle oxygen missing due to computer problem at analysis." Footnote oxygen lost. See 137 bottle tripping comment; code bottle did not trip correctly, oxygen lost, other data are acceptable. 141 See 137 bottle tripping comment; code bottle did not trip correctly, data is acceptable. 131 See 137 bottle tripping comment; code bottle did not trip correctly, data is acceptable. 137 It appears that a bottle (37) should have been tripped at 526 db and it was not. There should have been 36 bottles tripped and there were only 35. Therefore, bottles 37, 31, 41, 42, 38, and 35 were all tripped one level shallower than originally intended and bottle 39 was not tripped at all. Code bottle did not trip correctly, but all data is acceptable as pressure reassigned. 105 Delta-S at 3127db is 0.0035. No analytical problem noted. Salinity is changing fairly rapidly in this area. Salinity is acceptable. STATION 151 135 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." PI: "Salinity looks okay." Delta-S at 59db is -0.0262. CTD Processor: "CTD salinity is acceptable." 142 Delta-S at 165db is -0.4734. See 141 bottle comments. Footnote bottle leaking and samples bad. 141 Suspect malfunction/interaction between bottle 41,42. Possible lanyard hung up due to position of bottle 42. CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 255db is 0.2751. Footnote bottle leaking and samples bad. 122 PI: "Bottle salt too high, other measurements appear ok." No obvious analytical error. Delta-S at 1111db is 0.0179. Footnote salinity questionable. 109 Sample Log: "Top o-ring problems." No samples were drawn. STATION 152 142 CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly low compared to CTD." See 141 comments. Delta-S at 169db is -0.2011. Footnote bottle leaking, samples bad. 141 Suspect malfunction/interaction between bottle 41,42. Possible lanyard hung up due to position of bottle 42. CTD Processor: "Bottle salt slightly high compared to CTD." Delta-S at 254db is 0.1358. Footnote bottle leaking, samples bad. STATION 153 Cast 1 Sample Log: "Bottles 1-18(40), 35, 36(39) sampled this cast." 138 No samples collected as per sampling schedule. 142 No samples collected as per sampling schedule. 141 No samples collected as per sampling schedule. 131 No samples collected as per sampling schedule. 137 No samples collected as per sampling schedule. 119-129 No samples collected as per sampling schedule. 113 PI: "Bottle salt low, high salt gradient area." Delta-S at 142db is -0.0348. CTD value is probably good on its own merit just not to compare with the bottle data. No CTDO is calculated because the CTD Salinity is coded bad. Code CTD salinity bad and CTD oxygen not reported. 104 No nutrient samples taken. Sampler error. 101-102 CTDO Processor: "Bottom 2 bottles look high, but match a T/S trend; they are probably fine and the CTD Oxygen have been coded as questionable. Shallow casts are traditionally hard to fit anyways, although the signal is absolutely straight for a long distance here." CTDO Processor: "Bottom of cast may be low because of slowdown for approach, or bottles may be hi." Code 490-566 db CTDO questionable. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ DATA QUALITY EVALUATION: A15 NUTRIENTS AND DISSOLVED OXYGEN (Joe C. Jennings, Jr. and Louis I. Gordon) 1999 DEC 28 OVERALL IMPRESSIONS: The WOCE A15 section is a South Atlantic transect along the nominal longitude of 19° West. We were assigned stations numbered 28 - 109 running from 7.5° North to 32° South as listed in the ".SUM" file. Additional station data in the ".HYD" file was not part of the main A15 section, but we have assigned quality flags to all data in the ".HYD" file. The data was collected in April/May 1994 on R/V KNORR. Dissolved oxygen, silicate, nitrate, nitrite, and phosphate were all reported. Overall, the data quality appears to be very high and the initial QC checking by the data originators caught the vast majority of the questionable data. A considerable number of the dissolved oxygen values were flagged by the data originators, apparently on the basis of poor agreement with the CTD oxygen rather than problems obvious on vertical profiles or oxygen/theta plots. We agreed with flagging some of these as questionable, but think the data originators may have been over zealous in some of their flagging. Most of the oxygen samples flagged as questionable were from the upper water column where there are strong gradients and the poor fit with the CTD oxygen sensor may be due to the lag time of the sensor response more than to the bottle oxygen sampler. The depth range or effective sampling position of the rosette bottles relative to the CTD oxygen sensor might also be a factor. COMPARISONS WITH OTHER WOCE CRUISES: There are several zonal WOCE lines that are crossed by the A15 section. We made very preliminary comparisons of the data at the intersections of A15 with A10 and A08. (We have been funded separately to do a detailed examination of WOCE line crossings that is presently underway.) The A15 and A10 data sets appear to agree well. Below about 3500 m, the A15 phosphate and nitrate fall within the "envelope" of the A10 data. Dissolved oxygen and silicate mostly overlap although the oxygen at A10 station 46 is higher by ca. 2 - 4µM/kg below 3500m than at the other stations and the silicate is lower by 5 - 8µM/kg. A15 station 104 has higher oxygen and lower nutrients at the oxygen maximum/nutrient minimum (2000m - 3000m) than do the other stations at the crossing, but the salinity at this station is also higher in this depth range so these differences are probably real. The A15 cruise track crosses the A08 track at ca 11.5° South. In the upper 1000m, there is some overlap of the oxygen data, but the oxygen concentrations diverge below this depth. Here, there is a notable difference in the deep-water oxygen concentrations, with A08 being some 20µM/Kg lower than the A15 oxygen below 2000m. The A08 nitrates are ca 1 - 2µM/Kg lower than the A15 data, and the silicates are ca. 2 - 3µM/Kg lower. There is no readily apparent difference in the t/s structures of the stations at the crossover. No phosphate was reported for the A08 cruise. A15/AR15 BTL DQE COMMENTS ON SPECIFIC STATIONS: Five stations had one of the nutrients flagged in entirety by the data originator. Stations 32: and 33: All of the phosphate was flagged as "bad". The deep values all appear to be too high by 0.03 - 0.05 µM/Kg. The shallower values at these two stations appear to be consistent with those at adjacent stations, but we have flagged them as questionable because the data originator flagged all of these values as bad. Since only the deep values are obviously offset, the problem may have been an uncorrectable baseline shift or drift in the phosphate channel of the nutrient analyzer. Station 84 and 85: All of the nitrate values were flagged as questionable by both the data originator and ourselves. The nitrate at these stations appears to be too high at the nutrient maximum, too low at the minimum, and high again in the deepest waters. Station 97: We flagged all phosphate as questionable. It had been flagged as bad by the data originator. The values as reported are low from about 1000db to 3500db, then shift up abruptly and appear too high below 3500db. At station 39, the nutrient values for bottle 23 look too high while those for bottle 24 seem too low. It seems possible that a sampling error was made and that the samples from these two bottles were reversed, either when the samples were drawn, or when they were analyzed. We note that samples from sampler # 42 were questionable four times during the middle to latter part of the leg, indicating possible tripping problems with this sampler. A15/AR15 BTL DQE A COMPLETE LISTING OF FLAGGED DATA IS ATTACHED. A15 DQE NOTES: NUTRIENTS AND OXYGEN STATION|SAMPLE|PRESSURE| O2 | SIL | NO3 | PO4 | COMMENTS -------|------|--------|------|------|------|------|---------------------------------------- 2 | 17 | 727.4 | | Low | Low | Low | 2 | 20 | 505.4 | | Low | Low | Low | 3 | 6 | 1868 | | | | High | 3 | 7 | 1766.2 | | | | High | 4 | 18 | 1046.1 | High | | | | 5 | 13 | 1860.4 | | Low | Low | | 7 | 2 | 3654 | Low | | | | 7 | 8 | 2905.2 | High | | | | 7 | 9 | 2779.9 | Low | Low | High | High | 8 | 8 | 2883.6 | | High | 8 | 14 | 1969.9 | | Low | High | High | 8 | 17 | 1767.5 | | | High | High | 9 | 39 | 4.8 | | High | High | | 14 | 12 | 3136.4 | | | High | | 21 | 2 | 4403.9 | | Low | Low | | 26 | 10 | 3795.4 | | Low | | High | 26 | 12 | 3795 | | | | High | 32 | All | | | | | High | All flagged as "bad" by data originator 33 | 28 | 454 | | Low | Low | | 33 | All | | | | | High | All flagged as "bad" by data originator 37 | 14 | 2710.2 | | High | | | 37 | 15 | 2504.7 | | High | | | 39 | 13 | 3036.2 | High | | | | 39 | 23 | 1415.3 | | High | High | High | 40 | 13 | 2933.7 | High | | | | 41 | 42 | 50.6 | | High | High | High | 42 | 15 | 2531.5 | High | | | | 43 | 5 | 3903.8 | High | | | | 45 | 1 | 5300.2 | Low | | | | 45 | 15 | 2531.5 | High | | | | 45 | 16 | 2731.8 | High | | | | 48 | 33 | 174 | High | High | High | High | Could these have been reversed? 48 | 38 | 103.9 | Low | Low | Low | Low | #38 looks low and #33 a bit high. 49 | 42 | 554.6 | Low | | Low | Low | 50 | 25 | 1195.7 | | High | High | High | 50 | 28 | | High | | | | 55 | 14 | 2220.9 | Low | High | High | High | 55 | 40 | 1817.5 | High | | | | 56 | 10 | 3190.1 | | Low | | | 62 | 7 | 3566.8 | | High | | | 64 | 11 | 2681.3 | Low | Low | Low | Low | 71 | 11 | 3549.5 | Low | Low | Low | Low | 76 | 16 | 2018.7 | | High | | | 84 | All | | | | Bad | | All nitrate flagged 85 | All | | | | Bad | | All nitrate flagged 88 | 22 | 1564.8 | High | | | | 91 | 9 | 3190.1 | High | | | | 92 | 25 | 1130.8 | High | | | | 93 | 5 | 3854.5 | High | | | | 97 | 1 | 4428.3 | High | | | | 97 | All | | | | | Bad | All phosphate flagged; shift problem. 109 | 11 | 2653 | Low | Low | Low | | 109 | 16 | 1992.8 | Low | | | | 112 | 28 | 207.9 | High | High | Low | Low | 132 | 29 | 769.3 | | Low | Low | Low | 146 | 40 | 1750.4 | Low | | | | 151 | 41 | | | Low? | Low | Low | Sil may be ok, but PO4 and NO3 are low 151 | 42 | 164.9 | | High | High | High | 152 | 41 | 253.5 | | Low? | Low | Low | Sil may be ok, but PO4 and NO3 are low 152 | 42 | 169.2 | | High | High | High | ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ DATA QUALITY EVALUATION REPORT FOR A15 AND AR15 CTD DATA. (Bob Millard) December 27, 1999 The data quality evaluation report for WOCE sections A15 and AR15 is divided into three sections. First a check of the internal consistency of the CTD salinity and oxygen data in the bottle file A15.hyd is carried out. Next the two decibar CTD salinity and oxygen data are compared with the "good" QUAL1 flagged up profile water sample and CTD salinity and oxygen data. Finally the consistency of the CTD salinity data from A15 is compared with other WOCE sections A8 & A9 collected in the same region and two other historical data sets; the GEOSEC expedition in 1972 and also a pre-WOCE cruise in 1983. Another equatorial section collected on the R/V Knorr cruise 142 in June 1994 was also found for comparison with the AR15 equatorial data. A cruise track is shown in figure 1 with stations indicated from both WOCE sections A15 and AR15. Also indicated on figure 1, with diamond symbols in magenta, are the four places where comparison station data from other cruises was located. The A15 and AR15 stations can be divided geographically into: Equatorial stations near 36 W in conjunction with a current meter array (AR15), the one time A15 is a North- South section along 19 W from 7.5 N to 30 S crossing the Mid-Atlantic ridge near the Equator at the Romanche fracture zone, and finally an East-West section along 18.5 S (AR15). The regional water mass variations of these stations contribute to the large envelope of salinity and oxygen variations seen versus potential temperature in the overall plots of these data shown in figure 2 and figure 3. Only the "good" bottle data is shown on these plots but both "good & questionable" 2-decibar down CTD data are included. The salinity and oxygen variations on potential temperature surfaces in the deeper water is much smaller as can be seen in figure 4 and figure 5. Except for the surface layer, most of the salinity variation in figure 2 occurs along the N-S section at 19 W in the Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) centered at 5 °C. The AAIW is found to become progressively saltier at any potential temperature towards the North and the Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) is seen to become warmer at any salinity which contributes to the salinity variation of the deep waters seen in the theta/s of figure 4. The salinity variations at any temperature for the E-W section data along 18 S shows much less salinity variability than found in the N-S section along 19 W. The oxygen variation centered around the oxygen minimum at 10 C occurs mainly along the N- S section at 19 W although some E-W oxygen variations on the 18 S section is also seen. An odd increase in the deep 2 decibar CTD oxygen profiles is observed in a few of the stations shown in figure 5. As discussed later, these CTD oxygen's were found to be correctly flagged as either questionable or bad in the 2 decibar data files. All of the bottle data marked good "2" in the water sample file as well as CTD data are shown on these theta/s and theta/oxygen plots. The CTD and water sample salinities and oxygen's appear to closely match each other. A15/AR15 CTD DQE WATER SAMPLE FILE QUAL2 CHECKS The water sample bottle data salinity and oxygen data were checked as follows. The profiles were divided into shallow and deep layers at 1200 decibars after looking at the vertical gradients of temperature, salinity and oxygen. Histograms of the "good" salinity and oxygen differences (CTD-WS) shallow and deep show all to be normally distributed with a standard deviation deep of 0.0013 psu and shallow equal to 0.0073 psu for salinity (figure 6a & b) and for oxygen the standard deviation deep is 1.14 µmol/kg and shallow equals 4.32 µmol/kg (see figures 7a & b). To look for data possibly flagged incorrectly, all questionable or bad observations with a difference (CTD-WS) less than 1.5 times the deep water standard deviation were flagged in the DQE quality word (Qual2) as good (2) and then reexamined. The shallow water standard deviation multiplied by 5.0 was used to screen all data flagged as good in QUAL1. Any observations (CTD or WS) failing this edit criteria had both quality words (CTD and water sample) flagged as questionable (3) in the appropriate DQE quality word fields. The follow summarizes those bottle file data flagged as questionable that had differences less than 1.5 standard deviations of deep water (i.e. pressure >1200 dbars). The edit criteria for changing questionable and bad data to good is ~0.002 psu for salinity and the oxygen edit criteria is 1.71 µmol/kg. A total of 54 water sample quality words were set to "good"; 20 water sample salinities in stations 8, 16, 22, 50, 79 & 80; 3 CTD salinities in stations 42 & 50; 11 water sample oxygen in stations 22,33,37, 52, 91, 96, 99, 108, & 151 and 20 CTD oxygen in stations 8, 9, 14, 16, 20, 29, 33, 49, 51, 52, 72, 100, 103, 104, & 121. Most are isolated occurrences within a station except for the water sample salinities of stations 79 (a total of 10 values changed) and station 80 (a total of 6 values change). For stations 79 and 80, an inconsistency in flagging salinity seems to exist as the CTD salinity was marked as "good" while the water bottle salinity flagged as either questionable or bad even though they lay within 0.002 psu of the CTD salt. A second category of water sample quality word change involves those few observations flagged as good in the QUAL1 word but found to exceed 5 standard deviations of the shallow variability. The edit criteria for changing a "good" PI QUAL1 data flag to questionable are those values greater than 0.0365 psu for salinity and the oxygen edit criteria is 21.17 µmol/kg. Because the CTD and water sample data form the difference, both are marked as questionable in the DQE Qual2 quality word. Only 10 additional Water sample & CTD salinity values were flagged as questionable (3) while an additional 8 water sample & CTD oxygen values were flagged as questionable (3). All of these values were found in the upper 300 decibars. A new water sample file was created with the second quality word (QUAL2) set as described above is found in A15DQE.hyd. A list of revised WOCE water sample observations can be found the file called A15DQE.CNG. A15/AR15 CTD DQE COMPARING 2 DECIBAR CTD DATA WITH GOOD WATER SAMPLE DATA The salinity differences at water samples (CTD minus water sample) are plotted versus station number in figure 8a and for deeps greater than 1000 decibars in figure 8b. The scatter of the salinity differences below 1000 decibars is remarkably tight with a standard deviation of 0.0014 psu. There are a few stations with an average deep difference greater than 0.001 psu . These are station numbers [22], [32], 39, 47, 50, 76, 87, 102, 109, [122], 133, [137], and [141]. The down and up salinity differences of these stations were examined individually versus pressure and those enclosed with brackets [ ] have consistent salinity differences below 1000 decibars that are also seen to occur in the down profiles. Figure 6c shows the up cast CTD salinity has no systematic depth dependence when compared to the bottle salts. The down CTD salts are compared to the up cast water sample salinities at common pressures. The scatter in the deep down-profile salinity differences shown versus station in figures 7a & 7b are somewhat greater (0.005 versus 0.0014) as indicated on figure 7b. This is probably due to temporal and spatial salinity changes on pressure surfaces between the down and up casts. The station average salinity shifts at stations 22 and 122 seen earlier in figure 6b are reinforced in figure 7b. Figure 7c again indicates that the down profile CTD salinity has no depth dependence when compared to the bottle salts. Histograms of CTD minus bottle salinities are shown for various depth intervals in figure 8 containing up cast comparisons and in figure 9 for the corresponding down-profile pressure levels. Again, the histograms indicate that the CTD data is very consistent with the water sample salinities particularly in the deep (>3000 dbar) down- profiles. The oxygen differences at bottle stop locations (CTD minus Water Sample) are plotted versus station number in figure 10a and for deeps greater than 1000 decibars in figure 10b. The scatter of the oxygen differences below 1000 decibars is 1.21 µmol/kg. Figure 10c shows the CTD oxygen has a slight pressure dependent shape characterized as the CTD oxygen value is slightly overestimated in a pressure range between 50 & 250 dbars and also at the maximum pressure while the CTD oxygen is slightly underestimated in the pressure range between 600 & 1100 dbars. Note that these depth dependent deviations are typically less than 2 µmol/kg. The station average oxygen shifts at station 26 with the CTD low by 2 µmol/kg at depths greater than 1000 dbars. Histograms of CTD minus bottle oxygen are shown for various depth intervals in figure 11 for up cast bottle comparisons. The histograms indicate the CTD oxygen data is consistent with the water sample oxygen over intervals of 1000 decibars. Several stations were observed to have excessively high CTD oxygen values near the bottom of the cast (stations 29, 34, 52-57) but they are appropriately marked in the 2 decibar data files. A15/AR15 CTD DQE STABILITY The stability of the CTD data is checked by first difference of 2 decibar potential density anomaly values within a station and then looking for unstable density anomaly differences (i.e. denser above lighter) that exceed -0.0075 kg/dbar and a more stringent -0.005 kg/dbar. A table indicating stations with observations failing these edit criteria is given below. All of the density unstable data are in the strong temperature gradient upper 200 meters of the water column. Station Dsg/dp Pres. Salt dsg/dp< -0.0075 kg/m3/dbar 19 -0.02307 4.0 36.1427 30 -0.00803 66.0 35.6875 86 -0.00788 2.0 36.8946 103 -0.00810 4.0 36.2294 Station Dsg/dp Pres. Salt dsg/dp< -0.005 kg/m3/dbar 19 -0.02307 4.0 36.1427 19 -0.00730 6.0 36.1446 30 -0.00803 66.0 35.6875 32 -0.00579 2.0 35.9982 36 -0.00590 2.0 35.1736 54 -0.00611 50.0 36.1575 69 -0.00555 88.0 36.7510 71 -0.00554 98.0 36.6594 77 -0.00618 96.0 36.6078 82 -0.00576 112.0 36.4861 86 -0.00788 2.0 36.8946 97 -0.00515 152.0 35.6560 99 -0.00575 2.0 36.2865 99 -0.00690 84.0 35.8924 103 -0.00810 4.0 36.2294 104 -0.00602 100.0 35.8341 107 -0.00609 78.0 35.7391 115 -0.00511 92.0 36.5854 116 -0.00531 166.0 35.9384 122 -0.00646 194.0 35.7023 140 -0.00520 118.0 36.6436 144 -0.00608 138.0 36.6684 152 -0.00581 108.0 36.6232 A15/AR15 CTD DQE SALINITY & OXYGEN COMPARISONS WITH OTHER DATA SETS The salinity and oxygen of WOCE lines A8 and A9 were compared to A15 data at sections crossings. The equatorial repeat section AR15 and Knorr cruise 142 leg 4 (June 1994) are also compared for equatorial stations. These cruises all occur within a few months of each other. Data from two other earlier cruises (GEOSEC in 1972 and Oceanus cruise 133 in 1983) are also examined although no comparison plots are shown for Oceanus 133 in this report. WOCE section A8 along 11.33 S crossed A15 at 19 W (A8 stations 205 & 206) about 2 weeks earlier than the corresponding A15 stations. A potential temperature/salinity over plot of the crossing stations, given in figure 15, shows the A8 salinity data to be approximately 0.002 psu salty. Oceanus 133 stations 180 to 182 collected in March 1983 around 11 S and 19 W were found to be 0.006 saltier than A15. It is not clear whether this difference is due to temporal changes in the 11 years separating these data or a salinity calibration problem with Oceanus cruise 133. WOCE section A9 along 19 S follows along roughly the same latitude as the later stations of A15 but only the section crossings with A15 at 19 W and stations around 31 W close to GEOSECS Atlantic station 55 are also examined. The comparisons at 19 W involves two groups of A15 stations (81-83 & 111-113) along with the A9 stations 158 to 160 at the 19 W crossing. The deep water salinity comparison versus potential temperature for these data is shown in figure 16 and the match is closer than 0.001 psu with A15 slightly salty but within the uncertainties between standard water batches. Also one should note the excellent consistency for salinity in station 81-83 (A15) versus 111-113 (AR15) taken 2 weeks later. A15 stations 134 to 136 are taken close to GEOSEC station 55 (18 S & 31 W) but roughly one degree north of the A9 stations 142 & 143 (19 S & 31 W). The match of salinity between A9 & A15 are again within 0.001 psu but the there is an indication that both of these sections are slightly fresher than the GEOSEC salinities as shown in figure 17. The salinity for equatorial stations from Knorr cruise 142 leg 4 (June 1994) and AR15 (April 1994) are compared with potential temperature for geographically neighboring stations in figure 18. The salinity of AR15 is found to be 0.004 psu saltier at the coldest depths. Oxygen data of A15 are compared with WOCE section A9 and GEOSEC station 55 around 18 S and 31 W for deep potential temperatures in figure 20. The deepest oxygen's of A9 and GEOSEC station 55 are in slightly better agreement and are about 2.5 µmol/kg higher but when the geographically closer crossing at 19 W and 18 40 S is examined in figure 19 we find little difference between these sections and excellent agreement within repeated occupations of A15. SUMMARY The CTD and water sample salinities of A15 and AR15 are well matched and agree well with other recent data collected in the region, in particular WOCE sections A8 and A9. The CTD and water sample oxygen's of A15 and AR15 are also in close agreement at all depths except for CTD observations near the bottom as flagged in the data set. The deep water oxygen's of A15 and AR15 are in reasonably close agreement with the oxygen data WOCE section A9. A15/AR15 CTD DQE FIGURE LEGENDS Figure 1: Plot of annotated station positions with 3500 and 5000 meter depth contour from GEBCO. Figure 2: Overall plot of Salinity versus Potential temperature for all down profile 2-decibar CTD salinities plus QUAL1 "good bottle file water sample (+) and CTD (o). Figure 3: Overall plot of oxygen versus Potential temperature below 2 °C for down profile 2-decibar CTD oxygen's plus QUAL1 "good bottle file water sample (+) and CTD (o). Figure 4: Deep water plot of Salinity versus Potential temperature for all down profile 2-decibar CTD salinities plus QUAL1 "good bottle file water sample (+) and CTD (o). Figure 5: Deep water plot of oxygen versus Potential temperature below 2 °C for down profile 2-decibar CTD oxygen's plus QUAL1 "good bottle file water sample (+) and CTD (o). Figure 6: Histograms of QUAL1 "good" water sample salinity differences (CTD- WS) psu. a) Those differences at pressures less than 1200 dbars b) Those differences at pressures greater than 1200 dbars Figure 7: Histograms of QUAL1 "good" water sample oxygen differences (CTD-WS) in µmol/kg a) Those differences at pressures less than 1200 dbars b) Those differences at pressures greater than 1200 dbars Figure 8: 3 Plot panels of up cast salinity differences Ds = (CTD-WS) psu versus station number (a) all pressures (b) below 1000 dbars and (c) versus pressure. Figure 9: 3 Plot panels of downcast salinity differences Ds = (CTD-WS) psu versus station number (a) all pressures (b) below 1000 dbars and (c) versus pressure. Figure 10: 4 histogram panels of up cast salinity differences Ds = (CTD-WS) psu for various pressure intervals as labeled. Figure 11: 4 histogram panels of downcast salinity differences Ds = (CTD-WS) psu for various pressure intervals as labeled. Note a much higher standard deviation in 2 shallowest histogram panels compared to up cast. Figure 12: 3 Plot panels of up cast oxygen differences Dox = (CTD-WS) in µmol/kg versus station number (a) all pressures (b) below 1000 dbars and (c) versus pressure. A15/AR15 CTD DQE Figure 13: 4 histogram panels of up cast oxygen differences Dox = (CTD-WS) in µmol/kg for various pressure intervals as labeled. Figure 14: A plot of pressure versus station indicating unstable values of density change with pressure: b) x exceeding -0.005 kg/M3/dbar a) * exceeding -0.0075 kg/M3/dbar Figure 15: A comparison of salinity on potential temperature at 11.3 S and 19 W of A15 stations 67 to 69 versus WOCE line A8 stations 205 to 206 collected April 14, 1994. Salinity of A8 is approximately 0.002 psu saltier than A15. Figure 16: A comparison of salinity versus potential temperature at 18.75 S and 19 W of A15 stations 81 to 83 and 111 to 113 versus WOCE line A9 stations 158 to 160 collected February 22, 1991. The salinity of A9 is less than 0.001 psu fresher than A15. The salinity of A15 stations 81- 83 & 111-113, taken less than 2 weeks apart, are indistinguishable. Figure 17: A comparison of salinity versus potential temperature at 18 S and 31 W of A15 stations 134 to 136 (May 15, 1994) versus WOCE line A9 stations 143 to 144 (Feb. 14, 1991) and also GEOSECs station 55 collected November 11, 1972. Again, the salinity of A9 is within 0.001 psu but the earlier GEOSEC's station appears a little salty. Figure 18: A comparison of salinity versus potential temperature at the Equator and 36 W of A15 stations 16 to 18 (April 8, 1994) versus Knorr cruise 142 leg 4 in June 1, 1994. The salinity of Knorr cruise 142-4 is 0.004 psu fresher than A15. Figure 19: A comparison of oxygen versus potential temperature at 18.75 S and 19 W of A15 stations 81 to 83 and 111 to 113 versus WOCE line A9 stations 158 to 160 collected February 22, 1991. The oxygen values of A9 and A15 are indistinguishable from one another. The oxygen of A15 stations 81-83 & 111-113, taken less than 2 weeks apart, a show as much variation as between A15 and A9. Figure 20: A comparison of oxygen versus potential temperature at 18 S and 31 W of A15 stations 134 to 136 (May 15, 1994) versus WOCE line A9 stations 143 to 144 (Feb. 14, 1991) and also GEOSECs station 55 collected November 11, 1972. The oxygen of A9 is higher than A15 below a Pot. Temperature of 1.5 C by 2 µmol/kg. The earlier GEOSEC's station appears to agree with the A9 oxygen's. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ WHPO-SIO DATA PROCESSING NOTES Date Contact Data Type Data Status Summary -------- ------------ ----------- ----------------------------------------- 08/10/94 Smethie DOC Cruise Rpt Submitted 08/24/94 Joyce DOC Sent to DIU 03/21/95 Kozyr CO2 Agreed to do DQE 11/22/96 Smethie CTD/BTL Submitted for DQE; CFCs not ready 02/04/98 Kozyr CO2 Final Data Submitted I have put 2 files with final CO2-related data to your ftp area: File a15co2fin.dat is the data obtained during the R/V Knorr cruise along WOCE Section A15. The data were submitted to CDIAC by Dr. Catherine Goyet of WHOI. File a5co2fin.dat is the data obtained during Spanish R/V Hesperides cruise along WOCE Section A5. These data were submitted to CDIAC by Dr. Frank Millero of RSMAS. 03/10/98 Smethie CTD/BTL Data Not Public I'm sorry to be so long in replying to this, but I wanted to get Georges Weatherly's opinion. I just heard from him today. He is currently in France working with French investigators on WOCE South Atlantic. The French have not yet released their data so for now, I would like it not to be made public, but I have released it to whom ever has requested it and will continue to do so. 07/16/98 Swift CFCs No Data Submitted; Request sent to Smethie 01/12/99 Smethie BTL Status Changed to Public Yes Jim, please make these data public. -- Bill Bill - Referring to your message yesterday: Although A15 was part of WOCE rather than part of SAVE, considering that you are the PI on A15, can we make the CTDO and bottle S/O2/nuts/CFC data public for A15? Jim 01/22/99 Diggs CTD/BTL Website Updated, data unencrypted A15 (Smethie: 316N142_3) is now public, both CTD and Bottle. The Bottle file only contains Nuts/O2, no CFCs, but we have CO2 waiting to be merged in. Date Contact Data Type Data Status Summary -------- ------------ ----------- ----------------------------------------- 04/16/99 Jenkins He/Tr Not collected/processed; no funding 05/25/99 Jennings-Jr. NUTs/S/O DQE Report Submitted to WHPO-SIO We've finished up our notes on the A15 oxygen and nutrients. I'll attach them as a WORD 97 document. If an Excel spreadsheet summary would be easier for you to handle, just let us know. I will ftp the A15.HY2 file to your site in a few minutes. 05/26/99 Kozyr CO2 Final Data Submitted to WHPO-SIO I have put the final CO2-related data file for the Atlantic Ocean WOCE Section A15 to the WHPO ftp INCOMING area. There are two CO2 parameters: Total CO2 and alkalinity with quality flags. Please let me know if you received the data okay. 11/15/99 Kozyr SUM Data Update needed, data missing There is no station data for stations 1-27, but there is bottle data. Missing stations are for ar15. They exist in an earlier sum file for this cruise which will be reformatted & linked to the website. - jk 12/28/99 Millard CTD DQE Complete Figs, hyd file, changes file submitted for dqe report. No text. Tried logging on to transfer A15 report and graph files a couple of times today with no luck. Off tomorrow so may have to wait until the year 2000. 01/18/00 Huynh DOC PDF Version OnLine 02/14/00 Kozyr CO2 Final Data Submitted to WHPO-SIO I've just put a total of 13 files [carbon data measured in Indian (6 files) and Atlantic (7 files) oceans] to the WHPO ftp area. Please let me know if you get data okay. Date Contact Data Type Data Status Summary -------- ------------ ----------- ----------------------------------------- 03/13/00 Smethie CFCs Submitted to WHPO-SIO The final A15 CFC data was sent to you on March 13, 2000. After you have merged these data with the final hydrographic data, the CFC data should be made public. 03/29/00 Newton CFCs Data Merged into HYD file Existing .sum file probably has BE time wrong on stn=138 cst=1. 1359? Existing .hyd file has missing values as "-9" instead of "- 9.00". Some Fortran code will read this incorrectly. In a15_cfc_Smethie.dat changed: stn=19 cst=1 to cst=2. cst=1 was aborted for winch trouble. stn=33 cst=1 btlnbr=32 to btlnbr=41 stn=33 cst=1 btlnbr=30 to btlnbr=37 stn=45 cat=1 to cst=2. cst=1 was bio-optics stn=55 cst=1 btlnbr=36 to btlnbr=38 stn=108 cst=1 to cst=2. cst=1 was aborted. stn=138 cst=1 to cst=5. cst=1 was aborted. 29Mar2000 DMN 04/12/00 Diggs CFCs Data Merged into OnLine File Bill, Your new values for A15 CFCs have been merged and placed on the website. 05/24/00 Huynh DOC Website Updated txt file online 10/11/00 0KJU sum Data located, moved to correct directory Files were found in incoming directory under whp_reports. This directory was zipped, files were separated and placed under proper cruise. All of them are sum files. Received 1997 August 15th. 12/11/00 Uribe DOC Submitted File contained here is a CRUISE SUMMARY and NOT sumfile. Documentation is online. 06/19/01 Swift CTDTMP Update Needed An oceanographically-insignificant error in CTDTMP data for this cruise has been found (ca. -0.00024*T - 0.00036 degC). A data update is forthcoming. In the interim the corrected data files can be obtained from: ftp://odf.ucsd.edu/pub/HydroData/woce/crs Date Contact Data Type Data Status Summary -------- ------------ ----------- ----------------------------------------- 06/20/01 Johnson CTD Data Update; Processing error corrected revised data available by ftp ODF has discovered a small error in the algorithm used to convert ITS90 temperature calibration data to IPTS68. This error affects reported Mark III CTD temperature data for most cruises that occurred in 1992-1999. A complete list of affected data sets appears below. ODF temperature calibrations are reported on the ITS90 temperature scale. ODF internally maintains these calibrations for CTD data processing on the IPTS68 scale. The error involved converting ITS90 calibrations to IPTS68. The amount of error is close to linear with temperature: approximately -0.00024 degC/degC, with a -0.00036 degC offset at 0 degC. Previously reported data were low by 0.00756 degC at 30 degC, decreasing to 0.00036 degC low at 0 degC. Data reported as ITS90 were also affected by a similar amount. CTD conductivity calibrations have been recalculated to account for the temperature change. Reported CTD salinity and oxygen data were not significantly affected. Revised final data sets have been prepared and will be available soon from ODF (ftp://odf.ucsd.edu/pub/HydroData). The data will eventually be updated on the whpo.ucsd.edu website as well. IPTS68 temperatures are reported for PCM11 and Antarktis X/5, as originally submitted to their chief scientists. ITS90 temperatures are reported for all other cruises. Changes in the final data vs. previous release (other than temperature and negligible differences in salinity/oxygen): S04P: 694/03 CTD data were not reported, but CTD values were reported with the bottle data. No conductivity correction was applied to these values in the original .sea file. This release uses the same conductivity correction as the two nearest casts to correct salinity. AO94: Eight CTD casts were fit for ctdoxy (previously uncalibrated) and resubmitted to the P.I. since the original release. The WHP- format bottle file was not regenerated. The CTDOXY for the following stations should be significantly different than the original .sea file values: 009/01 013/02 017/01 018/01 026/04 033/01 036/01 036/02 I09N: The 243/01 original CTD data file was not rewritten after updating the ctdoxy fit. This release uses the correct ctdoxy data for the .ctd file. The original .sea file was written after the update occurred, so the ctdoxy values reported with bottle data should be minimally different. ====================================================================== DATA SETS AFFECTED: WOCE Final Data - NEW RELEASE AVAILABLE: WOCE Section ID P.I. Cruise Dates ------------------------------------------------------------ S04P (Koshlyakov/Richman) Feb.-Apr. 1992 P14C (Roemmich) Sept. 1992 PCM11 (Rudnick) Sept. 1992 P16A/P17A (JUNO1) (Reid) Oct.-Nov. 1992 P17E/P19S (JUNO2) (Swift) Dec. 1992 - Jan. 1993 P19C (Talley) Feb.-Apr. 1993 P17N (Musgrave) May-June 1993 P14N (Roden) July-Aug. 1993 P31 (Roemmich) Jan.-Feb. 1994 A15/AR15 (Smethie) Apr.-May 1994 I09N (Gordon) Jan.-Mar. 1995 I08N/I05E (Talley) Mar.-Apr. 1995 I03 (Nowlin) Apr.-June 1995 I04/I05W/I07C (Toole) June-July 1995 I07N (Olson) July-Aug. 1995 I10 (Bray/Sprintall) Nov. 1995 ICM03 (Whitworth) Jan.-Feb. 1997 non-WOCE Final Data - NEW RELEASE AVAILABLE: Cruise Name P.I. Cruise Dates ------------------------------------------------------------ Antarktis X/5 (Peterson) Aug.-Sept. 1992 Arctic Ocean 94 (Swift) July-Sept. 1994 Preliminary Data - WILL BE CORRECTED FOR FINAL RELEASE ONLY NOT YET AVAILABLE: Cruise Name P.I. Cruise Dates ------------------------------------------------------------ WOCE-S04I (Whitworth) May-July 1996 Arctic Ocean 97 (Swift) Sept.-Oct. 1997 HNRO7 (Talley) June-July 1999 KH36 (Talley) July-Sept. 1999 "Final" Data from cruise dates prior to 1992, or cruises which did not use NBIS CTDs, are NOT AFFECTED. post-1991 Preliminary Data NOT AFFECTED: Cruise Name P.I. Cruise Dates ------------------------------------------------------------ Arctic Ocean 96 (Swift) July-Sept. 1996 WOCE-A24 (ACCE) (Talley) May-July 1997 XP99 (Talley) Aug.-Sept. 1999 KH38 (Talley) Feb.-Mar. 2000 XP00 (Talley) June-July 2000 Date Contact Data Type Data Status Summary -------- ------------ ----------- ----------------------------------------- 06/21/01 Uribe CTD/BTL Online EXCHANGE Files Added and/or Modified The exchange bottle file name in directory and index file was modified to lower case. CTD exchange files were put online. 06/21/02 Wanninkhof CFCs Data Added to Kozyr's file A15 - Our position data was slightly different than the WOCE position data probably due to different times when the position was recorded (e.g one file prabably used CTD at depth and other CTD in water). Added CFC data to our file which was missing from the file we obtained from Alex. 07/30/02 Muus CO2/CTDTEMP Data merged into online file Merged revised ODF tempertures, TCO2 and Alkalinity into current web bottle file. Replaced CTD files with revised ODF files. New bottle and ctd files now on web with new exchange files. Details in notes file sent to Jerry. Notes on A15/AR15 merging: 1. Merged A15 CTDTMP and THETA from ODF Revised Temperature file: /usr/export/ftp/pub/HydroData/woce/a15ar15/a15ar15hyd.zip into bottle file (a15hy.txt 20010329WHPOSIOKJU) 2. Merged A15 TCARBN and ALKALI from CDIAC web site into new bottle file: http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/ftp/oceans/a15woce/a15dat/txt 3. Replaced CTD data files with Revised ODF CTD files with corrected temperatures from: /usr/export/ftp/pub/HydroData/woce/a15ar15/a15ar15ctd.zip. Changed file names from ssscc.ctd to a15_0sss.wct for Cast 1 to a15_0sss.2.wct for Cast 2 where sss = Station Number cc = Cast Number to conform to present WOCE file name format. 4. Made new exchange files for CTD and Bottle data. 5. Checked new data files with Java Ocean Atlas. 08/09/02 Muus CTD Website Updated; Station files renamed Modified CTD exchange zip file by renaming station files so they are in chronological order. Used a15 instead of ar15 for all file names as in woce format ctd file. 10/16/03 Millard CTD DQE Report Submitted to WHPO-SIO I believe this is the final A15 DQE report. I'm attaching the report in both word and text formats. I've also attached the last group of figures 10 - 20. Look it over & let me know if it is complete. 10/21/03 Kappa DOC Online Cruise Reports (PDF & Text) Updated o replaced WHPO-SIO formatted ODF Report with ODF's original report o added Bob Millard's CTD DQE report o added AR15 stations to WHPO-SIO station plot o added PDF doc links to the ODF Data Report. Linked text is now red o updated figures for greater clarity, esp. magnified, & increased download speed o reformatted most tables and entire text doc o added these WHPO-SIO Data Processing Notes