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- Parameter or Variable: Dissolved Inorganic Carbon; Abbreviation: DIC; Unit: umol/kg; Observation type: profile, discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: Niskin Bottle; Analyzing instrument: Apollo Scitech; Detailed sampling and analyzing information: Apollo Scitech analyzer. Measurements at 15 degree C.; Replicate information: 2 replicates; CRM manufacturer: UCSD, Andrew Dickson; Preservation method: HgCl2; Uncertainty: less than 0.2%; Researcher name: Najid Hussain; Researcher institution: University of Delaware.
- Parameter or Variable: Total alkalinity; Abbreviation: TA; Unit: umol/kg; Observation type: Profile, discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: Niskin Bottle; Analyzing instrument: Apollo SciTech; Cell type (open or closed): Open; Curve fitting method: Linear; CRM manufacturer: Andrew Dickson's lab at Scripps Institute of Oceanography; Preservation method: HgCl2; Uncertainty: less than 0.2%; Method reference: Used spectrometric method from Dickson, A.G., Sabine, C.L. and Christian, J.R. (Eds.) 2007. Guide to best practices for ocean CO2 measurements. PICES Special Publication 3, 191 pp.; Researcher name: Andrew King; Researcher institution: Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
- Parameter or Variable: pH; Abbreviation: pH; pH scale: Total; Observation type: profile, discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: Amber 250 ml polyproplene bottles; Analyzing instrument: Varian Cary 100 Spectrometer; Temperature of pH measurement: 20 C; Detailed sampling and analyzing information: Varian Cary 100 Spectrometer, M-cresol purple Lot #1080-253; Standardization description: none; Uncertainty: Values were not corrected for the dye; Method reference: Used spectrometric method from Dickson, A.G., Sabine, C.L. and Christian, J.R. (Eds.) 2007. Guide to best practices for ocean CO2 measurements. PICES Special Publication 3, 191 pp.; Researcher name: Andrew King; Researcher institution: Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
- Parameter or Variable: Water pressure where samples are taken; Abbreviation: CTDPRS; Unit: dbar; Observation type: Profile, discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Measured or calculated: measured; Sampling instrument: SBE49; Analyzing instrument: SBE49; Researcher institution: The University of southern Mississippi.
- Parameter or Variable: Temperature at the sampling depth, as recorded from CTD; Abbreviation: CTDTMP; Unit: degree Celsius; Observation type: Profile, continuous; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Measured or calculated: measured; Sampling instrument: SBE49; Analyzing instrument: SBE49; Researcher name: Kjell Gundersen; Researcher institution: The University of southern Mississippi.
- Parameter or Variable: Salinity at the sampling depth, as recorded from CTD; Abbreviation: CTDSAL; Unit: none; Observation type: Profile, continuous; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Measured or calculated: measured; Sampling instrument: SBE49; Analyzing instrument: SBE49; Method reference: Fofonoff, P. and Millard, R.C. Jr, Unesco 1983. Algorithms for computation of fundamental properties of seawater, 1983. _Unesco Tech. Pap. in Mar. Sci._, No. 44, 53 pp.; Researcher name: Kjell Gundersen; Researcher institution: The University of southern Mississippi.
- Parameter or Variable: Dissolved oxygen measured from the oxygen sensor mounted on the CTD.; Abbreviation: CTDOXY; Unit: mg/L; Observation type: Profile, continuous; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Measured or calculated: measured; Sampling instrument: SBE43; Analyzing instrument: SBE43; Uncertainty: 0.1-0.2%; Researcher institution: The University of Southern Mississippi.
- Parameter or Variable: chlorophyll concentration from fluoresence: mass concentration of chlorophyll in sea water; Abbreviation: Chl-fluor; Unit: micro gram/L; Observation type: Profile, continuous; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Measured or calculated: measured; Sampling instrument: Wetlabs FL3; Analyzing instrument: Wetlabs FL3; Uncertainty: 0.02 micro g/l; Researcher institution: The University of Southern Mississippi.
- Parameter or Variable: Phaeopigments fluoresecence; Abbreviation: Phae-fluor; Unit: ppb; Observation type: Profile, continuous; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Measured or calculated: measured; Sampling instrument: Welabs FL3; Analyzing instrument: Wetlabs FL3; Uncertainty: 0.03 ppb; Researcher institution: The University of Southern Mississippi.
- Parameter or Variable: Colored Dissolved Organic Matter; Abbreviation: CDOM; Unit: ppb; Observation type: Profile, continuous; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Measured or calculated: measured; Sampling instrument: Welabs FL3; Analyzing instrument: Welabs FL3; Uncertainty: 0.09 ppb; Researcher institution: The University of Southern Mississippi.
- Parameter or Variable: Dissolved oxygen measured from discrete bottles; Abbreviation: DO; Unit: mg/L; Observation type: Profile, discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Calculation method and parameters: measured; Sampling instrument: Niskin bottle; Analyzing instrument: Photometric Winkler Titrator; Uncertainty: 0.1-0.2% ; "+/- 1 micromol"; Method reference: Pai, S.-C., Tsau, Y.-J. and Yang, T.-I., 2001. pH and buffering capacity problems involved in the determination of ammonia in saline water using the indophenol blue spectrophotometric method. Analytica Chimica Acta 434, 209-216.; Researcher institution: The University of Southern Mississippi.
- Parameter or Variable: salinity at the sampling depth, as measured from discrete bottle; Abbreviation: SALNTY; Unit: none; Observation type: Profile, discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: Niskin bottle; Analyzing instrument: Guildline 8400 salinometer; Uncertainty: "+/- 0.003"; Method reference: Guildline Instruments (1981). Technical Manual for 'Autosal' Laboratory Salinometer Model 8400..
- Parameter or Variable: Concentration of Chlorophyll a; Abbreviation: CHLORA; Unit: micro g/L; Observation type: Profile, continuous; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: Niskin bottle; Detailed sampling and analyzing information: Samples for the photosynthetic pigment Chl-a are collected in-situ and transported back to the lab at ambient temperature. In the lab, samples for Chl-a are immediately collected on Whatman GFFfilters and flash-frozen. Prior to analysis, all Chl-a samples are extracted in methanol and pigment fluorescence is measured according to Welshmeyer (1994).; Method reference: N. A. Welschmeyer, Fluorometric analysis of chlorophyll a in the presence of chlorophyll b and pheopigments. Limnol. Oceanogr. 39, 1985-1992 (1994).; Researcher institution: The University of Southern Mississippi.
- Parameter or Variable: Ammonium measured from discrete bottles; Abbreviation: AMMONIUM; Unit: micro Molar; Observation type: Profile, discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: Niskin bottle; Analyzing instrument: UMCES Nutrient Analysis Lab; Detailed sampling and analyzing information: Samples for dissolved inorganic nitrogen (NO3, NO2, NH4), phosphate (PO4) and silicate (SiO3) are collected in-situ and transported back to the lab at ambient temperature. In the lab, the samples are immediately pre-filtered (0.8 um acid-washed polycarbonate filter) and stored frozen until analysis. The samples are shipped to Nutrient Analytical Services Lab (http://nasl.cbl.umces.edu) in Maryland for final analysis.; Researcher institution: UMCES Nutrient Analysis Lab.
- Parameter or Variable: Nitrate (NO3-) measured from discrete bottles; Abbreviation: NITRAT; Unit: micro Molar; Observation type: Profile, discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: Niskin bottle; Analyzing instrument: UMCES Nutrient Analysis Lab; Detailed sampling and analyzing information: Samples for dissolved inorganic nitrogen (NO3, NO2, NH4), phosphate (PO4) and silicate (SiO3) are collected in-situ and transported back to the lab at ambient temperature. In the lab, the samples are immediately pre-filtered (0.8 um acid-washed polycarbonate filter) and stored frozen until analysis. The samples are shipped to Nutrient Analytical Services Lab (http://nasl.cbl.umces.edu) in Maryland for final analysis.; Researcher institution: UMCES Nutrient Analysis Lab.
- Parameter or Variable: Nitrite (NO2-) measured from discrete bottles; Abbreviation: NITRIT; Unit: micro Molar; Observation type: Profile, discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: Niskin bottle; Analyzing instrument: UMCES Nutrient Analysis Lab; Detailed sampling and analyzing information: Samples for dissolved inorganic nitrogen (NO3, NO2, NH4), phosphate (PO4) and silicate (SiO3) are collected in-situ and transported back to the lab at ambient temperature. In the lab, the samples are immediately pre-filtered (0.8 um acid-washed polycarbonate filter) and stored frozen until analysis. The samples are shipped to Nutrient Analytical Services Lab (http://nasl.cbl.umces.edu) in Maryland for final analysis.; Researcher institution: UMCES Nutrient Analysis Lab.
- Parameter or Variable: Phosphate (PO4) measured from discrete bottles; Abbreviation: PHSPHT; Unit: micro Molar; Observation type: Profile, discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: Niskin bottle; Analyzing instrument: UMCES Nutrient Analysis Lab; Detailed sampling and analyzing information: Samples for dissolved inorganic nitrogen (NO3, NO2, NH4), phosphate (PO4) and silicate (SiO3) are collected in-situ and transported back to the lab at ambient temperature. In the lab, the samples are immediately pre-filtered (0.8 um acid-washed polycarbonate filter) and stored frozen until analysis. The samples are shipped to Nutrient Analytical Services Lab (http://nasl.cbl.umces.edu) in Maryland for final analysis.; Researcher institution: UMCES Nutrient Analysis Lab.
- Parameter or Variable: Silicate (H4SiO4, SiO2, Sil) measured from discrete bottles; Abbreviation: SILCAT; Unit: micro Molar; Observation type: Profile, discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: Niskin bottle; Analyzing instrument: UMCES Nutrient Analysis Lab; Detailed sampling and analyzing information: Samples for dissolved inorganic nitrogen (NO3, NO2, NH4), phosphate (PO4) and silicate (SiO3) are collected in-situ and transported back to the lab at ambient temperature. In the lab, the samples are immediately pre-filtered (0.8 um acid-washed polycarbonate filter) and stored frozen until analysis. The samples are shipped to Nutrient Analytical Services Lab (http://nasl.cbl.umces.edu) in Maryland for final analysis.; Researcher institution: UMCES Nutrient Analysis Lab .
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