microplankton

 PI:              David Caron and Darcy Lonsdale
 of:              Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 
 dataset:         Microplankton abundance and biomass
 project/cruise:  AESOPS/NBP-97-3 - Ross Sea Process Cruise 3
 ship:            Nathaniel B. Palmer

 Methodology 
 
 Parameter        Description                                       Units

 event            event number from event log
 sta              station number from event log
 cast             CTD cast number
 cast_type        CTD = CTD rosette
                  TM = Trace Metal rosette
 bot              rosette bottle number
 depth_n          nominal sample depth                              meters
 ciliate_n        total non-loricate ciliate abundance              cells/liter
 ciliate_n_c      total non-loricate ciliate biomass                micrograms carbon/liter
 ciliate_n_het    heterotrophic non-loricate ciliate abundance      cells/liter
 ciliate_n_het_c  heterotrophic non-loricate ciliate biomass        micrograms carbon/liter
 tint             tintinnid abundance                               cells/liter
 tint_c           tintinnid biomass                                 micrograms carbon/liter
 dino             total dinoflagellate abundance                    cells/liter
 dino_c           total dinoflagellate biomass                      micrograms carbon/liter
 dino_het         heterotrophic dinoflagellate abundance            cells/liter
 dino_het_c       heterotrophic dinoflagellate biomass              micrograms carbon/liter
 flagel_sil       silicoflagellate abundance                        cells/liter
 flagel_sil_c     silicoflagellate biomass                          micrograms carbon/liter
 diatom           diatom abundance                                  cells/liter
 diatom_c         diatom biomass                                    micrograms carbon/liter
 colcell          colonial Phaeocystis antarctica cell abundance    cells/liter
 colcell_c        colonial Phaeo ant. cell biomass                  micrograms carbon/liter