Parameter: N_f

Dataset: 
NBST flux measurements
Parameter: 
total organic Nitrogen
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 TON
Short Description:
 total organic Nitrogen
Official Name:
 TON
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

total organic Nitrogen

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
N_f
Supplied Units: 
milligrams of nitrogen per square meter per day
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Total nitrogen flux of the sinking fraction operationally defined as particles <350 um. The nitrogen measured in all process blanks from the five cruises was averaged to determine the mean process blank in sediment trap tubes for the field program (0.015 +/- 0.006 mg N). This mean process blank was subtracted from the total nitrogen measured in each trap sample and the result was divided by the trap collection area (0.0113 m^2) and the deployment length to yield flux. Reported fluxes are the mean of measurements from 2 or 3 tubes.