Parameter: Sampling_design_label

Dataset: 
HPLC pigment data collected during the Tara Pacific expedition
Parameter: 
sample identification
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 sample
Short Description:
 sample identification
Official Name:
 sample
No Data Value:
Description:
 

unique sample identification or number; any combination of alpha numeric characters; precise definition is file dependent

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Sampling_design_label
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

Sampling design label, follows Tara Pacific data conventions. Provided to facilitate the identification and integration of data that originate from the same open ocean station (OA###), island (I##), site (S##) or coral colony (C###), and hence share provenance and environmental context.

Refer to Lombard et al. (2022) for more information on the labeling protocols.