Dataset: All Bottle

ECOHAB/PNW - All Bottle Data
PSEUDO_NITZSCHIA, NUTRIENT, DOMOIC ACID and CTD Data

METADATA
Station = ECOHAB-PNW station sampled.
Survey = Designated Survey or Period defined for each cruise.
Date (GMT) = Date of sample.
Event = Name assigned to the sampling event.
Source = Sample source type (BKT=bucket; CTD=conductivity,temperature,depth; NET=net tow).
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POSITION Information
Depth(M) = Depth in meters of sample.
depthID = Unique ID in ECOHAB-PNW database; can delete.
long dd = Longitude in decimal degrees.
lat dd = Latitude in decimal degrees.
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PSEUDO_NITZSCHIA DATA
PN RelAbund = Quantative measurement of Pseudo-nitzschia relative abundance as opposed to
other organisms present in a net tow sample viewed under the microscope.
PN Total (cells/L) = Total number of Pseudo-nitzschia cells present. (cell counts)
%PN (p/m) = Percentage of Pseudo-nitzschia comprised of pungens/multiseries species.
%PN (a/f/h) = Percentage of Pseudo-nitzschia comprised of australis/fraudulenta/heimii species.
%PN (pd/d) = Percentage of Pseudo-nitzschia comprised of pseudo-deli/delicatissima series.
Chl-a(µg/L) = Chlorophyll-a.
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NUTRIENT DATA
NO3+NO2(µM) = Nitrate + Nitrite.
SiO2(µM) = Silicate.
H2PO4(µM) = Phosphorus.
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DOMOIC ACID DATA
RBA pDA (nM) = Particulate domoic acid measured using the Receptor Binding Assay method.
ELISA pDA (ng/L) = Particulate domoic acid measured using the ELISA method.
dDA(nM) = Dissolved domoic acid.
Bacteria(cells/L) = Bacteria.
Cyanobacteria(cells/L) = Cyanobacteria.
Fe(nM) = Iron.
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CTD DATA COLLECTED AT TIME BOTTLE WAS TAKEN
bottle = Niskin Bottle position of the CTD Rosette.
Pr = Pressure (deciBars).
DepS = Actual Depth (meters).
temp1 = Primary Temperature (degrees Celsius).
temp2 = Secondary Temperature (degrees Celsius).
sal1_uncorrected = Salinity from primary Temperature and Conductivity sensors, uncorrected (psu).
sal2_uncorrected = Salinity from secondary Temperature and Conductivity sensors, uncorrected (psu).
sal1_corrected = Salinity from primary Temperature and Conductivity sensors, corrected by calibration (psu).
sal2_corrected = Salinity from secondary Temperature and Conductivity sensors, corrected by calibration (psu).
par = Irradiance, Photosynthetically Activated Radiation (a measure of light intensity).
v_fl = Fluorescence Voltage.
fls = Seapoint Fluorometer measurement of Chloraphyll concentration (mg per liter), uncalibrated.
v_transmiss = Transmissonmeter Voltage.
bat = Beam Attenuation (no units).
v_ox = Oxygen voltage from SeaBird SBE43 oxygen sensor, uncalibrated.
sbeox0ML_L = Oxygen concentration from SeaBird SBE43 oxygen sensor (ml per liter), uncalibrated.
v_par = Photosynthetically Activated Radiation - voltage.

References: These include analysis methods.
Trainer, V. L., B. M. Hickey, E. J. Lessard, W. P. Cochlan, C. G. Trick, M. L. Wells, A. MacFadyen, and S. K. Moore. 2009.
Variability of Pseudo-nitzschia and domoic acid in the Juan de Fuca eddy region and its adjacent shelves.
Limnol. Oceanogr. 54: 289-308.

Trainer, V. L., M. L. Wells, W. P. Cochlan, C. G. Trick, K. A. Baugh, B. D. Bill, B. F. Beall, and N. Lundholm. submitted.
A massive toxigenic bloom of Pseudo-nitzschia cuspidata off the Washington State coast.
Limnol. Oceanogr.

Wells, M. L., C. G. Trick, W. P. Cochlan, M. P. Hughes, and V. L. Trainer. 2005.
Domoic acid: The synergy of iron, copper, and the toxicity of diatoms.
Limnol. Oceanogr. 50: 1908-1917.