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©2020 Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office.CTD Data with Chemical and Biological Discrete Samples
Biological survey of phytoplankton in the northern Gulf of Mexico
Comments on parameter names, definitions and units:
Depth (m)
Salinity: practical salinity units
Fluorescence: ~micrograms per liter. Calibrated by the ship's technician
PE (phycoerthrin): micrograms per L. Not considered reliable, provided by the ship
CDOM: mg per meter cubed. Provided by ship, not considered reliable.
Oxygen: ship's sensor, ml or mg per L. calibrated by Technician.
Beam attenuation: ship's equipment
Chlorophyll: micrograms per liter
Nutrient concentrations: micromoles per liter
cell counts: cells per liter for all but Trichodesmium
Trichodesmium: filaments per liter
Villareal, T. A. (2012) CTD data with chemical and biological discrete samples from R/V Cape Hatteras cruise CH0711 in the Gulf of Mexico; 2007 (GoMX - N2 Fixation project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 29 November 2012) Version Date 2012-11-29 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/3805 [access date]
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