Contributor:Ted Durbin, et. al.

Note:This is the initial attempt at putting these biological sample data on-line. Please provide feedback to the Data Management Office. Once more data are available, access to them will be via the correct subcategories. Thanks.

  Parameter		Description                    Units
  cruiseid		Cruise identification		text
  station		Station number			none
  net			Net identifier, includes	none
  			   MOCNESS size as Mxx
  			   where xx is either 01
  			   or 10, and net number as
  			   Nyy where yy is 1,2,3,...
  date			Date field			mm/dd/yr
  depth_upper		Upper depth of tow		meters
  depth_lower		Lower depth of tow		meters
  mesh_size		Mess size			µm
  vol_net		Volume of water filtered	cubic meters
  technician		Person(s) who identified	none
  			   and counted the samples 
  			   (initials only)
  taxon			Name of taxon			none
  stage			Developmental (age) stage  	none
  density_taxon		Number of species counted	#/cubic meters
  			   per cubic meter