BODC - British Oceonographic Data Centre - Roy Lowry Parameters group version 2005-05-02 Luis Bermudez MMI BODC Parameter- Group Dictionary Parameter Group codes More information: http://wwwtest.bodc.ac.uk/data/codes_and_formats/parameter_codes/http://wwwtest.bodc.ac.uk/data/codes_and_formats/parameter_codes/ 2005-08-01T08:55:53 Group definition id short name long name Dummy parameter ZZZZ ZZZZ Dummy Vert. Plat. Velocity Vertical platform movement APZA APZA Zooplankton reproduction rate parameters MeszEggProd MSEP All parameters related to zooplankton reproduction rates MSEP O2_SedPW DGPW DGPW Dissolved oxygen concentration parameters in sediment pore waters All concentration parameters (including saturation) for dissolved oxygen in sediment pore waters Microzooplankton surface area per unit volume of the water column parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. These may be at any taxonomic level from sub-species upwards. A999 A999 Microzooplankton taxonomy-related biosurface area per unit volume of the water column A999 Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column PHOS Phosphate concentration parameters (including statistical parameters such as standard deviation) in the water column PO4 PHOS PHWC Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column Includes all variants of phaeopigment (chlorophyll degradation products) expressed in terms of per unit volume or unit area of the water column. Does not include data expressed per unit mass of SPM. Phaeo_WC PHWC Zoobenthos taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed Zoobenth_tax_abund Zoobenthos abundance per unit area parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. Includes animals considered as planktonic if they have been returned from sediment samples. ZBTX ZBTX Carb_SPM Concentrations of total, organic and inorganic carbon per unit weight of suspended particulate material collected by water column filtration, centrifugation or sediment trapping. CBSP Carbon concentrations in suspended particulate material CBSP Concentrations of metal elements in the particulate phase of the water column as extracted by a fitration technique. This is the particle-bound concentration of the metal per unit volume of the water column. Consequently, it is both a function of the SPM concentration in the water column and the concentration of the metal per unit weight of the SPM. Particulate metal concentrations in the water column Met_WC_Part MTWP MTWP Biota_PAH PAH concentrations in either whole organisms or their constituent parts BCAH Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in biota BCAH Fish_nontaxa_morph FNTM FNTM Fish (Chondrichthyes, Agnatha and Osteichthyes ) size and shape parameters not included under FATM. Most commonly used for the generic term 'fish' that maps to multiple taxa. Fish non taxonomy-related morphology OMWC All organometallic compound concentration parameters (including saturations for gaseous species) in all phases of the water column OrgMet_WC Organometallic species concentration parameters in the water column OMWC SPM_PAH PAH concentrations in suspended particulate material, regarded as anything sampled by a water bottle, SAP, sediment trap etc. This group is for SPM composition measurements (concentration per unit weight) and NOT concentrations per unit volume of the water column in the particulate phase. Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in suspended particulate material PCAH PCAH PHYC PHYC Phycobolin pigment concentrations in the water column Phycobol Concentration of phycobolin group pigments such as phycocyanin and phycoerythrin in the water column PPRD PrimProd Primary production in the water column Parameters associated with the quantification of primary production. This is defined as the fixation of carbon dioxide into either organic or inorganic carbon by living entities and so includes photosynthesis and calcification. PPRD MFAB Zoobenth_nontax_abund Zoobenthos non taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed MFAB Any zoobenthos abundance per unit area of the seabed parameters that are not included in parameter group ZBTX. Fluxes of any gaseous species from water column to atmosphere Gas fluxes between the water column and the atmosphere WCAt_GasFlux FDMS FDMS Fish taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed FBAB Fish (Osteichthyes, Agnatha and Chondrichthyes) abundance per unit area of bed (sea, river, lake etc.) parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. Includes animals normally considered as planktonic if they have been returned from sediment samples. Fish_tax_aubund_bed FBAB Zooplankton (mesozooplankton plus larger pelagic animals excluding fish, reptiles and mammals) abundance parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. These may be at any taxonomic level from sub-species upwards. Zooplankton taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column Zoo_taxa_abund ZATX ZATX MATC Microzoo_taxa_C_biomass Microzooplankton taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column Microzooplankton carbon biomass parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. These may be at any taxonomic level from sub-species upwards., but exclude morphological classifications such as 'heterotrophic flagellate'. MATC OMET Oth_met OMET Bucket group for parameters that cannot be classified elsewhere 'Other' meteorological measurements MLFX Sedimentation flux of metals in the water column MLFX Fluxes expressed as amount of metallic element per unit area per unit time Metal_flux Plankton biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column EukBiom CYEU Used for plankton carbon biomass parameters where no differentiation between phytoplankton, microzooplankton or zooplankton is possible CYEU FR11 Chlorofluorocarbon concentrations in the water column freon_WC Concentrations of chlorofluorocarbons (also known as freons or CFCs) in the atmosphere FR11 AAWC Alkanamine concentrations in all phases of the water column Concentration of alkanamines (amines) in the water column WC_Amines AAWC Sed_Fossil_Morph Sediment microfossil morphology parameters GHDX Parameters relating to the size, shape and form of microfossils in sediment samples GHDX WC_Met_Uptake Metal uptake rates in the water column CDRU Parameters relating to the uptake rates of metals from the dissolved phase into the particulate phase CDRU OptBS Optical backscatter OPBS OPBS AALK At_Alkane AALK Concentration of alkanes in the atmosphere Alkane concentrations in all phases of the atmosphere ZCTC Zooplankton taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column ZCTC Zooplankton (mesozooplankton plus larger pelagic animals excluding fish, reptiles and mammals) carbon biomass parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. These may be at any taxonomic level from sub-species upwards. Zoo_taxa_C_biomass Insect and earthworm taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the littoral zone InsWorm_Tax_Litabund Insect (Class Insecta) and earthworm (Subclass Oligochaeta) abundance per unit area of the littoral zone (between spring tide high and low water) parameters. INLZ INLZ Parameters related to the rates of TCO2 production and consumption based on light/dark bottle incubations TNRP TCO2_Prod Dissolved inorganic carbon production and respiration in the water column TNRP Terrdetritus_WC TD00 Parameters quantifying and categorising terrestrially-derived detritus (eg dust and pollen) in the water column Terrestrial detritus in the water column suspended particulate material TD00 OPWC OPWC Unclassified pigment concentrations in the water column Oth_Pig_WC Includes all pigments that cannot be explicitly classified as chlorophylls, phaeopigments or carotenoids. Generally, these are parameters where different pigments have been grouped together. Concentrations are expressed in terms of per unit volume or unit area of the water column. Does not include data expressed per unit mass of SPM. ZNLG Metal ligand parameters in the water column Parameters concerned with the complexation of metals as ligands in the water column ZNLG MetLig_WC STOM Sediment total organic matter STOM SedTotOrgMat OHAT 'Other' (not alkanes, alkenes, alkynes or PAHs) hydrocarbon concentration parameters (including saturation of gaseous species) in all phases of the atmosphere. Concentration of 'other' hydrocarbons in the atmosphere At_OthHcar OHAT TEMP SeaTemp TEMP Temperature of the water column Turb_WC EPSI Turbulence in the water column Measured parameters expressing turbulence in the water column plus parameters derived from these measurements EPSI Parameters expressing the variation of temperature in the water column either as a function of space or of time PTDZ Temp_var Temperature variation in the water column PTDZ Cetacean (Order Cetacea) count parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. These may be at any taxonomic level from sub-species upwards. CETA CETA Cetacean taxonomy-related counts Ceta_taxa_count AA_sed HAAC Amino acids in sediment HAAC CBFX Carb_flux CBFX Sedimentation flux of carbohydates in the water column InsWorm_tax_abund_bed Insect and earthworm taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed Insect (Class Insecta) and earthworm (Subclass Oligochaeta) abundance per unit area of bed (sea, river, lake etc.) parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. Includes animals normally considered as planktonic if they have been returned from sediment samples. This parameter group has been implemented to separate predominantly freshwater taxa from predominantly marine taxa. IWAB IWAB All parameters associated with radioactivity in benthic sediment, including fluff lying on the sediment surface SRAD SRAD Radioactivity in sediment Sed_RadAct Biota_PCB BCPB Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in biota PCB concentrations in either whole organisms or their constituent parts BCPB Distribution coefficients of species between the dissolved and particulate phases of the water column Distribution coefficients in the water column DSCO DSCO WC_DistCoeff MZCT Microzoo_graz Microzooplankton grazing MZCT Parameters that express the consumption of the phytoplankton population by the microzooplankton. Generally the results of dilution experiments on water samples screened through a 200-micron mesh. LWRD LWRD Long-wave radiation LWRad Sediment water content, porosity and surface area Sed_water_cont Sediment porosity (water content by volume) and water content by weight parameters WCWT WCWT All vertical spatial parameters including depth, height and pressure when used as an independent variable. Vertical spatial coordinates Vert_spac_coord AHGT AHGT PYTT PYTT Used for plankton abundance parameters where no differentiation between phytoplankton, microzooplankton or zooplankton is possible Plankton abundance per unit volume of the water column TotCellNo TADN Concentration of adenylates in sediment Aden_sed Concentrations of adenylates (ADP, ATP etc) per unit mass or unit volume of sediment (material collected by a corer including fluff) TADN Sea level ASLV Measurements of the displacement of the water column surface from a fixed, stable reference SeaLvl ASLV UndifAlgFr PU02 Macroalgae (seaweed) abundance parameters that are not linked to any entity mappable to the ITIS taxonomy Macroalgae non taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column PU02 Animal_morph Morphological parameters of zooplankton and zoobenthos (essentially any animal except for insects, earthworms or fish), such as size, shape and weight. Benthic and planktonic animals have not been seggregated because there is a degree of overlap (eg shrimps). BLEN BLEN Zooplankton and zoobethos morphological parameters Microzoo_nontax_C_biomass Basically, any microzooplankton carbon biomass measurement that isn't included in parameter group MATC. May include data integrations such as 'total microzooplankton'. Microzooplankton non taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column MZBC MZBC VDFC Parameters describing the transport of material, heat or energy in the water column VDFC Transport in the water column Trans_WC Zoo_DW_biomass Zooplankton dry weight biomass per unit volume of the water column MSBD Zooplankton (mesozooplankton and larger, exclusing fish, mammals, reptiles and insects) biomass determined by drying to constant weight. MSBD Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column DOXY All dissolved oxygen parameters (including saturation and utilisation) for the water column O2_WC DOXY EXCO EXCO Extco Light extinction and diffusion coefficients BRDA Bird_taxa_count BRDA Bird (Class Aves) count parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. These may be at any taxonomic level from sub-species upwards. Bird taxonomy-related counts MDSV SPM_Svel MDSV Suspended particulate material setting velocity parameters SiO4 Silicate concentration parameters in the water column Silicate concentration parameters (including statistical parameters such as standard deviation) in the water column SLCA SLCA Moor_dep Parameters expressing depth (possibly as pressure) of an instrument on a suspended underwater mooring. These are primarily collected to monitor mooring performance by quantifying knock-down and should not be regarded as instrument z co-ordinates (accurate calibration is rare) or as sea level measurements. Moored instrument depth MPMN MPMN CLTY Cloud type CLTY Cld_typ Parameters categorising cloud cover Total dissolved inorganic carbon (TCO2) concentration in the water column TCO2 TCO2 TCO2 Raw_fluor_out Raw fluorometer output FVLT Output as logged from any type fluorometer. FVLT Concentration of other organic contaminants in the water column WCOC 'Other' organic contaminant (substances regarded as harmful other than PCBs and PAHs) concentrations per unit volume of the water column. Includes measurements of contaminants held in both the dissolved and particulate phases. WC_Orgcontam WCOC Humidity CHUM Parameters that either quantify the water content of moist air or are specifically used in its determination (eg wet bulb air temperature) CHUM Atmospheric humidity MSBO MSBO Zoo_AFDW_biomass Zooplankton (mesozooplankton and larger, exclusing fish, mammals, reptiles and insects) biomass determined by gravimetric measurement of loss on ignition Zooplankton ash-free dry weight biomass per unit volume of the water column A01X Sedimentation flux of alkenones and alkenoates in the water column AlkenoFlux A01X Microzoo_nontax_abund MZBN MZBN Microzooplankton non taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column Basically, any microzooplankton abundance measurement that isn't included in parameter group MATX. May include data integrations such as 'total microzooplankton'. SALK Alkane concentrations in sediment, which is considered to be anything from the bed sampled by a grab or corer, including 'fluff' Concentration of alkanes in sediment samples Sed_Alkane SALK Dissolved noble gas concentration parameters in the water column All concentration parameters including saturations and statistics such as standard deviations Diss_NG_WC HEXC HEXC V999 V999 Microzooplankton taxonomy-related biovolume per unit volume of the water column Microzooplankton biovolume parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. These may be at any taxonomic level from sub-species upwards. V999 Concentration of other organic contaminants in sediment samples 'Other' organic contaminant (substances regarded as harmful other than PCBs and PAHs) concentrations in sediment, which is considered to be anything from the bed sampled by a grab or corer, including 'fluff' Sed_Orgcontam SCOC SCOC APDA APDA All parameters relating to horizontal platform travel, including distance run Horiz_Plat_Vel Horizontal platform movement BPBP BactPopBiomProt Bacteria non taxonomy-related biomass expressed as protein per unit volume of the water column BPBP Insecta taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column Insecta carbon biomass parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. These may be at any taxonomic level from sub-species upwards. IATC Insect_txax_C_abund IATC Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in sediment samples PCB concentrations in sediment, which is considered to be anything from the bed sampled by a grab or corer, including 'fluff' SPCB Sed_PCB SPCB Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column MTWD Met_WC_Diss MTWD Concentrations of metal elements in the dissolved phase of the water column. This may include a contribution from the particulate phase if this has not been totally removed by filtration and the metal in question is reactive (ie detected as if it were dissolved) to the analytical technique used. Fish_taxa_morph Fish (Chondrichthyes, Agnatha and Osteichthyes ) size and shape parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. These may be at any taxonomic level from sub-species upwards. Fish taxonomy-related morphology FATM FATM Includes all variants of chlorophyll. Sediment includes anything collected by a grab or corer, including the fluff layer from the top of the consolidated sediment CPSD Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in sediment CPSD Cphl_Sed Dissolved concentration parameters for 'other' gases in the water column OthGas_WC SCOX All concentration parameters for inorganic dissolved gases other than oxygen and the noble gases in the water column SCOX CellFlux PNFX PNFX Fluxes expressed as number per unit area per unit time of any biota or remains thereof (excluding faecal pellets which are classed as SPM) downwards through the water column Sedimentation flux of identified biota in the water column PREX Measurements of the displacement of the water column surface from a fixed, stable reference expressed as either total pressure or sea pressure Sea level expressed as pressure PREX SeaLvl_Press SSTB Sed_IsoEnrich SSTB Stable isotope enrichment in sediment Stable isotope enrichment parameters in sediment, including biota-associated parameters such as isotope enrichment in foraminifera tests Bacteria_taxa_abund Bacteria taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column Bacteria abundance parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. These may be at any taxonomic level from sub-species upwards. Bacteria are defined as all taxa that fall into Kingdom Monera in the ITIS taxonomy, which includes cyanobacteria. BATX BATX Sedimentation flux of identified biota expressed as carbon in the water column PCFX PCFX CellCarbFlux Fluxes of any biota or remains thereof (excluding faecal pellets which are classed as SPM) downwards through the water column Concentrations of dissolved organic carbon in sediment pore waters DOC_SedPW OCPW Dissolved organic carbon concentrations in sediment pore waters OCPW Cond CNDC CNDC Electrical conductivity of the water column Skin_temp Skin temperature of the water column PSST Temperature of the water column surface as measured by a radiometer. It does NOT include temperature measurements in the upper few metres of the water column such as thermosalinograph data PSST Phyto_taxa_abund PATX PATX Phytoplankton abundance parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. These may be at any taxonomic level from sub-species upwards., but exclude morphological classifications such as 'nanophytoplankton' or 'flagellate'. Phytoplankton taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column MagSus Measurements of magnetic susceptability on both cores and sediment samples XMGS XMGS Magnetic susceptibility of sediment Magnetic Anomaly MagAnom MMAN MMAN Bacteria morphology and physiology CBCC CBCC Parameters describing the size, shape or physiological activity of bacteria, defined as Kingdom Monera (includes cyanobacteria). Includes parameters both parameters mapped to taxa and those mapped to non-taxonomic groupings. Bacteria_morph_phys abs Light absorption PPAB PPAB TRIS TRIS Concentration of inorganic sulphur species in sediment Sulph_Sed Concentration parameters for inorganic sulphur species in sediment (anything collected by a corer including fluff) REFF Sediment resistivity Sed_res REFF NTSP Nitrogen concentrations in suspended particulate material NTSP Concentrations of total, organic and inorganic nitrogen per unit weight of suspended particulate material collected by water column filtration, centrifugation or sediment trapping. Note that it is common practice to assume all nitrogen in SPM is organic. N_SPM Wave_stat Wave height and period statistics WVST Statistical parameters derived from wave records to express wave height and period. WVST Nutrient (nitrate, nitrite, ammonium, phosphate, silicate and urea) concentrations in sediment pore waters NTPW Nutrient concentrations in sediment pore waters Nuts_SedPW NTPW Salinity of the water column Salinity PSAL PSAL UPTH Bacterial production in the water column UPTH ThydUp Parameters related to bacterial production determination by measurement of thymidine or leucine uptake rates MNGS Sed_GrSize MNGS Includes all sediment grain size measurements and derived statistics Sediment grain size parameters Noise NOYS Acoustic noise in the water column NOYS ACO2 ACO2 AtpCO2 Partial pressure (pCO2) and fugacity (fCO2) of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere Raw parameters (usually membrane current and temperature) from dissolved oxygen sensors Raw oxygen sensor output Raw_O2_out OXYC OXYC MFLZ Zoobenthos taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the littoral zone MFLZ Zoobenth_Tax_Litabund Any zoobenthos abundance per unit area of the littoral zone (between spring tide high and low water) parameters that are not fish or terrestrial animals (insecta/oligochaeta) Concentrations of total and organic phosphorus in the particulate phase of the water column, which is a function of both the SPM concentration in the water column and the concentration of phosphorus per unit weight of SPM. Part_P Particulate total and organic phosphorus concentrations in the water column TPHS TPHS BDWC Bacteria_taxa_AFDW_sed Bacteria ash-free dry weight biomass in sediment parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. The taxa may be at any taxonomic level from sub-species upwards. Bacteria are defined as all taxa that fall into Kingdom Monera in the ITIS taxonomy, which includes cyanobacteria. Bacteria taxonomy-related ash-free dry weight biomass in sediment BDWC Concentration of halogens in the water column HLWC Concentrations of halogens and their compounds in all phases of the water column HLWC WC_Halog Concentration parameters (including saturation if gaseous) for inorganic sulphur species in all phases of the water column SPWC Concentration of inorganic sulphur species in the water column SPWC Sulph_WC CD10 Lipid (fatty acids, sterols or isoprenoid compounds) concentrations in sediment Lipid_Sed Lipids are defined as small water-insoluble biomolecules generally containing fatty acids, sterols, or isoprenoid compounds. Sediment is defined as material collected by a corer including fluff). CD10 Bacteria non taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column Basically any bacteria abundance parameters that aren't included in parameter group BATX because they cannot be mapped to specific taxa in the ITIS taxonomy. Bacteria are defined as Kingdom Monera, which includes cyanobacteria. Bacteria_nontax_abund BNTX BNTX MSIC Integrated zooplankton (mesozooplankton and larger, exclusing fish, mammals, reptiles and insects) carbon biomass parameters Zooplankton carbon biomass per unit area of the water column Int_zoo_C_biomass MSIC FPRT Zooplankton defaecation rates in the water column FPRT Faecal pellet production and gut evacuation rates Def_Rate SPHT Concentration of inorganic sulphur species in sediment pore water Concentration parameters (including saturation if gaseous) for inorganic sulphur species in all phases of sediment pore waters SPHT Sulph_PoreWat SVEL SVEL Sound velocity and travel time in the water column SoundVel_WC ALKY ALKY Alk_Ac_pH Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column CORG CORG Concentrations of total and organic carbon in the particulate phase of the water column as extracted by a fitration technique. This is the particle-bound concentration per unit volume of the water column and is both a function of the SPM concentration in the water column and the concentration of carbon per unit weight of SPM. Total and organic carbon are classed together to circumvent confusion caused by total carbon data sets labelled 'POC' on the assumption that the inorganic carbon fraction is negligible Particulate total and organic carbon concentrations in the water column POC N_Sed NTSD Concentrations of total, organic and inorganic nitrogen per unit weight of sediment. Sediment is understood to be the solid phase of the bed, including the recently settled material sometimes known as fluff collected from the bed surface. Nitrogen concentrations in sediment NTSD Si_WC Concentration parameters for silicon species (including opal) in all phases of the water column SIXX SIXX Concentration of silicon species in the water column SIGT Absolute determinations of water column density plus parameters (generally expressed as density anomaly) derived from temperature and salinity Density of the water column Dens_WC SIGT SPRO Concentrations of proteins per unit mass or unit volume of sediment (material collected by a corer including fluff) Prot_sed SPRO Concentration of proteins in sediment DMST OrgS_WC All organosulphur compound concentration parameters (including saturations for gaseous species) in all phases of the water column Organosulphur species concentration parameters in the water column DMST Zoob_cond Zoobenthos physiological condition parameters Parameters indicating the health of zoobenthos taxa, such as fecundity, egg condition, presence of parasites/diseases etc. ZFIT ZFIT At_Part Parameters quantifying and categorising the particulate phase of the atmosphere, excluding particulate chemistry ATPC Atmospheric particulates ATPC Ammonium concentration parameters (including statistical parameters such as standard deviation) in the water column Ammonium concentration parameters in the water column NH4 AMON AMON Dissolved organic carbon uptake and production in the water column DOCU DOC_dyn_WC DOCU Any parameter relating to the rate of DOC concentration change in the water column Concentration of proteins in the water column WPRO WPRO Concentrations of proteins in all phases of the water column Prot_WX CAKN Akenone+alkenoate_WC Concentration of alkenones and alkenoates in the water column CAKN Concentrations of alkenones and alkenoates in all phases of the water column ATTN Transmittance and attenuance Trans+Attn ATTN PHUP Uptake of 'other' nutrients in the water column PHUP OthNut_WCUp Uptake of nutrients other than nitrogen species (ie phosphate and silicate) by the water column CAPH Air_Press Measurements of air pressure as the dependent variable (ie excluding air pressure measured to specify the z co-ordinate of a balloon or sonde) Air pressure CAPH Insect (Class Insecta) and earthworm (Subclass Oligochaeta) ash-free dry weight biomass per unit area of the littoral zone (between spring tide high and low water) parameters. IALZ InsWorm_Tax_LitAFDW Insect and earthworm taxonomy-related ash-free dry weight biomass per unit area of the littoral zone IALZ DOCC DOCC DOC per unit volume of the water column. Note that this includes some parameters that are strictly defined as total carbon, because the water was unfiltered on the assumption that POC was negligible. DOC Dissolved organic carbon concentration in the water column Includes all parameters relating to all mechanisms of waste release except respiration. EXCR Excretion EXCR Excretion rate parameters in the water column Parameters describing the horizontal and vertical extent of cloud cover CHEX Cloud cover height and extent CHEX Cld_Ht_Ext WaveDir GWDR Direct measurements (including visual estimates) plus statistically derived parameters GWDR Wave direction Haloc_WC DCMX Concentrations of halocarbons other than freons (chlorofluorocarbons) in the water column. 'Other' halocarbon concentrations in the water column DCMX Concentrations of adenylates (ADP, ATP etc) in all phases of the water column ATPX Concentration of adenlylates in the water column Aden_WC ATPX Fish (Chondrichthyes, Agnatha and Osteichthyes ) abundance per unit volume parameters not included under FATX. Most commonly used for the generic term 'fish' that maps to multiple taxa. FNTX FNTX Fish_nontaxa_abund Fish non taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column DALK Concentration of alkanes in the water column WC_alkane Alkane concentration parameters (including saturation of gaseous species) in all phases of the water column. Does not include parameters expressed per unit weight of SPM. DALK Bacteria environmental parameters BATT BATT PartBact Metal concentrations in either whole organisms or their constituent parts. Concentration of metals in biota BCMT BCMT Biota_metals Any parameters relating to molecular biology or genetics RBHY Molecular biology parameters Mol_biol RBHY Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in the water column Cphl_WC CPWC Includes all variants of chlorophyll expressed in terms of per unit volume or unit area of the water column. Does not include data expressed per unit mass of SPM. CPWC LERR Raw current meter output parameters Raw_CM_Parm Parameters as logged by measuring devices, including raw counts/voltages and ADCP relative velocities LERR Parameters related to the rates of oxygen production and consumption Oxygen production and respiration in the water column GOXP O2_Prod GOXP CDTA CDTA Air temperature DryBulbT PHSD Includes all variants of phaeopigment (chlorophyll degradation products). Sediment is defined as any solids collected by a corer, including fluff.. PHSD Phaeo_Sed Phaeopigment concentrations in sediment Concentrations of carbohydrates per unit mass or unit volume of sediment (material collected by a corer including fluff) Concentration of carbohydrates in sediment CASD CASD Carb_sed Concentrations of metal elements per unit weight of suspended particulate material collected by water column filtration, centrifugation or sediment trapping. MTSP Met_SPM MTSP Metal concentrations in suspended particulate material TFrAmAc Dissolved amino acid concentrations in the water column TFAA TFAA Partial pressure (pCO2) and fugacity (fCO2) of carbon dioxide in the water column pCO2_WC PCO2 PCO2 Microzoo_taxa_abund Microzooplankton abundance parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. These may be at any taxonomic level from sub-species upwards., but exclude morphological classifications such as 'heterotrophic flagellate'. Microzooplankton taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column MATX MATX BCOS Concentration of other substances in biota Biota_Other_Subst BCOS 'Other' (than metals or organic contaminants) substance concentrations in either whole organisms or their constituent parts. This is a 'bucket' grouping that may be reclassified as the dictionary developes. Phytoplankton surface area per unit volume of the water column parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. These may be at any taxonomic level from sub-species upwards., but exclude morphological classifications such as 'nanophytoplankton' or 'flagellate'. AATX Phyto_taxa_area AATX Phytoplankton taxonomy-related biosurface area per unit volume of the water column SedAge SAGE SAGE Sediment age TSED Parameters quantifying SPM concentration in the water column by weight, by volume or in terms of turbidity TSED Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column SPM_WC Parameters expressing the velocity (including scalar speeds and directions) of water column horizontal movement, commonly termed currents RFVL RFVL Horiz_Currents_WC Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents) Includes all SPM grain size measurements and derived statistics SPGS Suspended particulate material grain size parameters SPM_GrSize SPGS Nutrient fluxes between the bed and the water column SAMO Parameters quantifying the exchange of nutrients between the bed (ie the sediment) and the water column sometimes termed benthic fluxes NutFlux_WCBed SAMO Carotene_WC Carotenoid pigment concentrations in the water column CARO CARO Zoobenth_nontax_ww_biom MFWW MFWW Any zoobenthos wet weight biomass per unit area of the seabed parameters that are not included in parameter group ZWTX. Zoobenthos non taxonomy-related wet weight biomass per unit area of the bed Solar Radiation CSLR SolRad CSLR P_SPM Phosphorus concentrations in suspended particulate material PXSP PXSP Concentrations of total, organic and inorganic phosphorus per unit weight of suspended particulate material collected by water column filtration, centrifugation or sediment trapping. Concentration of alkenes and alkynes in the atmosphere At_Alkene+yne AEYN Alkene and alkyne concentrations in all phases of the atmosphere AEYN Reg_prod AMUP Parameters relating to regenerated production, defined as the uptake of nitrogen from excretion products (ammonium and urea) Regenerated production in the water column AMUP Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column NO2 Nitrite concentration parameters (including statistical parameters such as standard deviation) in the water column NTRI NTRI All date and time parameters Date and time AYMD Date + Time AYMD GREF Bact_Growth GREF Bacterial growth Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in suspended particulate material PPCB PCB concentrations in suspended particulate material, regarded as anything sampled by a water bottle, SAP, sediment trap etc. This group is for SPM composition measurements (concentration per unit weight) and NOT concentrations per unit volume of the water column in the particulate phase. SPM_PCB PPCB PAH concentrations in sediment, which is considered to be anything from the bed sampled by a grab or corer, including 'fluff' Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment samples Sed_PAH SCAH SCAH Lipid_WC Concentrations of lipds in all phases of the water column excluding concentrations of lipid per unit weight of the SPM. Lipids are defined as small water-insoluble biomolecules generally containing fatty acids, sterols, or isoprenoid compounds. F001 F001 Lipid (fatty acids, sterols or isoprenoid compounds) concentrations in the water column Vertical water movement parameters including non-directional speeds LRZA Vertical velocity of the water column (currents) LRZA CurrVert Zooplankton non taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column ZNTX Zoo_nontaxa_abund Zooplankton (mesozooplankton plus larger pelagic animals excluding fish, reptiles and mammals) abundance per unit volume parameters not included in group ZATX. Usually used for generic names such as 'mesozooplankton'. ZNTX NTUP NTUP New_prod Parameters relating to new production, defined as the uptake of nitrate New production in the water column DAAW Particulate amino acid concentrations in the water column DAAW Water_coll_part_AA Structure and stability of the water column MXLM MXLM Parameters describing or predicting water column structure plus parameters quantifying the dynamic stability of that structure Struct_WC PCOC PCOC SPM_Orgcontam Concentration of other organic contaminants in suspended particulate material 'Other' organic contaminant (substances regarded as harmful other than PCBs and PAHs) concentrations in suspended particulate material, regarded as anything sampled by a water bottle, SAP, sediment trap etc. This group is for SPM composition measurements (concentration per unit weight) and NOT concentrations per unit volume of the water column in the particulate phase. Concentration of silicon species in sediment SICN SICN Si_Sed Concentration parameters for silicon species (including opal) in sediment (anything collected by a corer including fluff) DENS Parameters that do not easily fit into any of the other SPM data categories. Other physical and chemical properties of suspended particulate material DENS SPM_MiscProp PCHW PAH concentrations in all phases of the water column. This group includes concentrations per unit volume of the water column in the particulate phase, but not concentrations per unit wieght of SPM. Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water column WC_PAH PCHW ZV00 ZooplVol Zooplankton biovolume ZV00 Bacteria_nontax_C_abund BNTC Basically any bacteria carbon biomass parameters that aren't included in parameter group BATC because they cannot be mapped to specific taxa in the ITIS taxonomy. Bacteria are defined as Kingdom Monera, which includes cyanobacteria. Bacteria non taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column BNTC PCB concentrations in all phases of the water column. This group excludes SPM composition measurements (concentration per unit weight). PPWC WC_PCB Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in the water column PPWC Any zoobenthos ash-free dry weight biomass per unit area of the littoral zone (between spring tide high and low water) parameters that are not fish or terrestrial animals (insecta/oligochaeta) Zoobenthos taxonomy-related ash-free dry weight biomass per unit area of the littoral zone Zoobenth_Tax_LitAFDW MFAZ MFAZ SPOL SedPollCont SPOL Sediment pollen content Concentrations of halogens and their compounds in all phases of sediment pore water PoreWat_Halog CLXX CLXX Concentration of halogens in sediment pore waters RPOT RdxPot RPOT Redox potential in sediment Metadata_param Metadata parameters TMES Data parameters that carry information relating to a measured parameter such as measurement temperatures, integration depths, quantities sampled and incubation durations TMES IS4R Sed_Red_Rt Reduction rates in bed sediments Reduction rates of any species in sediment cores IS4R Sed_OH CA11 Concentration of alkanols (alcohols), phenols and ethers in sediment CA11 Concentration of alkanols, phenols and ethers per unit mass or unit volume of sediment (material collected by a corer including fluff) Concentrations of halogens as elements or simple inorganic compounds (eg iodate) in sediments (anything collected by a corer including fluff Concentration of halogens in sediment CLCN CLCN Halog_sed SICO 'Other' fluxes between the bed and the water column SICO OthFlux_WCBed Fluxes of species other than metals and nutrients between the bed (ie the sediment) and the water column sometimes termed benthic fluxes or sediment demand FCRT FdClrRt Zooplankton feeding FCRT Colloidal organic carbon per unit volume of the water column. Colloidal organic carbon concentration in the water column COCC COCC Colloid_OC Insect and earthworm taxonomy-related ash-free dry weight biomass per unit area of the bed IWDX IWDX Insect (Class Insecta) and earthworm (Subclass Oligochaeta) ash-free dry weight biomass per unit area of bed (sea, river, lake etc.) parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. Includes animals normally considered as planktonic if they have been returned from sediment samples. This parameter group has been implemented to separate predominantly freshwater taxa from predominantly marine taxa. InsWorm_tax_afdw_biomass Bacteria taxonomy-related abundance in sediment BAUC BAUC Bacteria_taxa_abund_sed Bacteria abundance in sediment parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. The taxa may be at any taxonomic level from sub-species upwards. Bacteria are defined as all taxa that fall into Kingdom Monera in the ITIS taxonomy, which includes cyanobacteria. LIFX Fluxes of terrestrial biological or lithological material Sedimentation flux of terrestrially derived material in the water column LIFX Terr_Flux Sulph_SPM Concentration parameters for inorganic sulphur species in suspended particulate material (anything collected by filtration or sediment trapping). Group does not include parameters expressing data per unit volume of the water column Concentration of inorganic sulphur species in suspended particulate material SXCN SXCN MEPH Zooplankton egg hatch proportion MEPH MesozooEggHatch InorgC_WC_Part Concentrations of inorganic carbon in the particulate phase of the water column as extracted by a fitration technique. This is the particle-bound concentration per unit volume of the water column. Consequently, it is both a function of the SPM concentration in the water column and the concentration of inorganic carbon per unit weight of the SPM. CING Particulate inorganic carbon concentrations in the water column CING Platform or instrument orientation Plat_orientation HEAD HEAD Parameters that describe the displacement of platforms or instruments in space relative to various origins Phytoplankton growth PHYG Phyt_Growth PHYG Hydrolytic activity in sediment Hyd_Act_Sed SHTA SHTA BCOC Concentration of other organic contaminants in biota Biota_Orgcontam BCOC 'Other' organic contaminant (substances regarded as harmful other than PCBs and PAHs) concentrations in either whole organisms or their constituent parts OPFX OPFX Quantity of any silicon species, including opal, passing through unit area of the water column in unit time Sedimentation flux of silicon species in the water column Si_WCFlux Quality control flags ACFL ACFL QC_Flag AQYN AQYN Alkene and alkyne concentrations in all phases of the water column Concentration of alkenes and alkynes in the water column WC_Alkene+yne MTPW Concentrations of metal elements in sediment pore waters Metal concentrations in sediment pore waters Met_SedPW MTPW Phyto_taxa_biovol VATX Phytoplankton biovolume parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. These may be at any taxonomic level from sub-species upwards., but exclude morphological classifications such as 'nanophytoplankton' or 'flagellate'. Phytoplankton taxonomy-related biovolume per unit volume of the water column VATX Acoustic backscatter in the water column Acc_bksctr ASAM Includes all parameters covering the strength of acoustic signal return, including absolute measurements of returning signal strength as well as parameters expressed as backscatter (the proportion of transmitted signal returned) ASAM Carbon concentrations in sediment Concentrations of total, organic and inorganic carbon per unit weight of sediment. Sediment is understood to be the solid phase of the bed, including the recently settled material sometimes known as fluff collected from the bed surface. CBSD CBSD Carb_Sed TBGZ Bacterial consumption in the water column Bact_Cons_WC TBGZ Concentrations of metal elements in the colloidal phase of the water column. Usually the dissolved concentration difference between conventionally filtered water and ultra-filtered water. Met_WC_Coll MTWC MTWC Colloidal metal concentrations in the water column Concentrations of both organic (eg amines) and inorganic (eg ammonia and oxides of nitrogen) nitrogen species in all phases of the atmosphere Concentration of nitrogen species in the atmosphere AAMN At_N AAMN CPRP Precipitation Precip CPRP WC_OthHcar Concentration of 'other' hydrocarbons in the water column 'Other' (not alkanes, alkenes, alkynes or PAHs) hydrocarbon concentration parameters (including saturation of gaseous species) in all phases of the water column. Does not include parameters expressed per unit weight of SPM. OHWC OHWC Bacteria taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column BATC Bacteria carbon biomass parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. These may be at any taxonomic level from sub-species upwards. Bacteria are defined as all taxa that fall into Kingdom Monera in the ITIS taxonomy, which includes cyanobacteria. Bacteria_taxa_C_biomass BATC Fish taxonomy-related ash-free dry weight biomass per unit area of the bed FBAF Fish_tax_afdw_biomass FBAF Fish (Osteichthyes, Agnatha and Chondrichthyes) ash-free dry weight biomass per unit area of bed (sea, river, lake etc.) parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. Includes animals normally considered as planktonic if they have been returned from sediment samples. XRFC XRFC Raw X-Ray fluorometer (XRF) output from sediment samples XRFCnt WRAD Radioactivity in the water column WC_RadAct All parameters associated with radiocativity in the water column, including radiation counts, isotope activities and activity ratios. Activities per unit mass of SPM are included WRAD DBDX DBDX Sed_dens Sediment density Oth_Wave_Stat Statistical parameters derived from wave data expressing wave properties other than height, period and direction KRTS KRTS 'Other' wave statistics Ultra-violet (UV) radiation UVRad UVRD UVRD CARS Carot_Sed CARS Sediment includes anything collected by a grab or corer, including the fluff layer from the top of the consolidated sediment Carotenoid pigment concentrations in sediment Bacteria non taxonomy-related abundance in sediment Bacteria_nontaxa_abund_sed BNUC BNUC Bacteria abundance in sediment parameters that are not linked to specific taxa. Bacteria are defined as all taxa that fall into Kingdom Monera in the ITIS taxonomy, which includes cyanobacteria. Horizontal spatial co-ordinates ALAT All forms of horizontal spatial coordinates such as lat/lon and grid references ALAT Horiz_spat_coord WC_Nitrif AMOX AMOX Nitrification rate in the water column Parameters relating to the rate of nitrification (oxidation of reduced nitrogen such as ammonium) in the water column NTRA Nitrate concentration parameters (including statistical parameters such as standard deviation) in the water column. ****NB**** Befor using parameters from this group ensure that the data are not nitrate+nitrite, which are often loosely referred to as nitrate. NO3 NTRA Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column. GutPig GPIG GPIG Parameters identifying or quantifying zooplankton gut pigments Zooplankton gut pigments Vis_Rad_WC Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column Includes measurements at discrete wavelengths and PAR integrated values, measurements as photon and energy fluxes. VSRW VSRW TDNT TDNT Dissolved total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column Concentration of total (organic plus inorganic) or organic dissolved nitrogen per unit volume of the water column. Grouped together as organic nitrogen frequently determined as total nitrogen. DissTotalN Concentrations of metal elements per unit weight of sediment. Sediment is understood to be the solid phase of the bed, including the recently settled material sometimes known as fluff collected from the bed surface. MTSD Metal concentrations in sediment Met_Sed MTSD CCPW Carbonate system parameters (DIC/TCO2, pH, alkalinity, pCO2) in sediment pore waters Total dissolved inorganic carbon (TCO2) in sediment pore waters CCPW Carb_SedPW Basically, any phytoplankton carbon biomass measurement that isn't included in parameter group CATX. May include data integrations such as 'total phytoplankton'. CNTX CNTX Phytoplankton non taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column Phyto_nontax_C_biomass AminoAcid_SedFlux AAFX Sedimentation flux of amino acids in the water column AAFX Determinations of the abundance of diatom remains in sediment linked to taxonomic identifications that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. These may be at any taxonomic level from sub-species upwards Diatom taxonomy-related abundance per unit mass of sediment D000 D000 D000 All concentration parameters for inorganic dissolved gases other than oxygen and the noble gases in sediment pore water samples OGPW Dissolved concentration parameters for 'other' gases in sediment pore waters OGPW OthGas_SedPW WSTB Stable isotope enrichment in the water column Stable isotope enrichment parameters in both the dissolved and particulate phases of the water column WC_IsoEnrich WSTB Urea concentration parameters (including statistical parameters such as standard deviation) in the water column Urea Urea concentration parameters in the water column UREA UREA NO3+NO2 NTRZ Nitrate+nitrite concentration parameters (including statistical parameters such as standard deviation) in the water column Nitrate+nitrite concentration parameters in the water column NTRZ PNTX PNTX Basically, any phytoplankton abundance measurement that isn't included in parameter group PATX. May include data integrations such as 'total phytoplankton'. Phyto_nontax_abund Phytoplankton non taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column Snow+Ice Snow and ice parameters CRYS Measurements of quantity (mass), thickness and spatial extent of snow and ice CRYS OrgMet_PoreWat Organometallic species concentration parameters in sediment pore waters All organometallic compound concentration parameters (including saturations for gaseous species) in all phases of sediment pore waters OMPW OMPW RACC RACC AccumRate Sediment accumulation rate FOCA FOCA Seal taxonomy-related counts Seal_taxa_count Seal (Family Phocidae) count parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. These may be at any taxonomic level from sub-species upwards. MBAN BathDpth MBAN Bathymetric Depth Insecta taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column Insecta abundance parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. These may be at any taxonomic level from sub-species upwards. IATX IATX Insect_taxa_abund Sed_resus Parameters quantifying the critera for and extent of sediment resuspension Sediment resuspension BEST BEST VIRU VIRU Virus abundance Viruses TDIN DissInorgN Total concentration of all dissolved inorganic nitrogen species in the water column, usually derived by summation of individual nutrient concentrations (NO3+NO2+NH4). Some workers may also include urea. TDIN Dissolved inorganic nitrogen concentration in the water column Raw light meter output LVLT LVLT Raw_Light TCFX Org_Flux Fluxes of particulate total, organic and inorganic carbon (including as CaCO3) and nitrogen (often measured as 'total' but assumed to be 'organic'). Organic matter is defined as matter lost on ignition. Sedimentation flux of carbon, nitrogen or organic matter in the water column TCFX Data record, event, sample or measurement reference numbers Refno ACYC ACYC Reference numbers CMFL CMFL IV_Fluor In-vivo fluorescence Pump and probe fluorometer parameters Reflectance R410 Reflectance R410 AXFX Pig_flux AXFX Sedimentation flux of pigments in the water column Secchi disk depth Secchi SECC SECC TVLT Raw_Trans+Neph TVLT Raw transmissometer and nephelometer output Zoobenthos wet weight biomass per unit area parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. Includes animals considered as planktonic if they have been returned from sediment samples. Zoobenth_tax_ww_biomass ZWTX Zoobenthos taxonomy-related wet weight biomass per unit area of the bed ZWTX CSDE CSDE Parameters relating to the rates of creation and consumption of organic sulphur compounds (such as DMS and carbonyl sulphide) in the water column Organic sulphur compound dynamics in the water column WC_OrgS_Dyn SPM_agg Suspended particulate material aggregates ABAG Parameters relating to the abundance, size and morphology of particle aggregates in the SPM ABAG Biological detritus in the water column suspended particulate material EXUV Biodetritus_WC EXUV Parameters quantifying and categorising biological detritus (eg exuvia and faecal pellets) in the water column that have been derived from the water column Concentration of carbohydrates in the water column TOCH TOCH Carbhy_WC Concentrations of carbohydrates in all phases of the water column Si_SPM Concentration parameters for silicon species (including opal) in SPM (material gathered by filtration or sediment trapping). Only includes parameters expressed per unit mass of SPM and not per unit volume of the water column OPCN Concentration of silicon species in suspended particulate material OPCN Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column PON NTOT NTOT Concentrations of total and organic nitrogen in the particulate phase of the water column, which is a function of both the SPM concentration in the water column and the concentration of nitrogen per unit weight of SPM. Note that it is commonly assumed that all particulate nitrogen is organic. Dissolved total or organic phosphorus concentration in the water column TDPX TDPX DissTotalP Concentration of total (organic plus inorganic) or organic dissolved phosphorus per unit volume of the water column. Grouped together as organic phosphorus frequently determined as total phosphorus. Phyto_taxa_C_biomass Phytoplankton carbon biomass parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. These may be at any taxonomic level from sub-species upwards., but exclude morphological classifications such as 'nanophytoplankton' or 'flagellate'. Phytoplankton taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column CATX CATX Zoo_nontaxa_C_biomass ZNTC Zooplankton non taxonomy-related biomass expressed as carbon per unit volume of the water column Zooplankton (mesozooplankton plus larger pelagic animals excluding fish, reptiles and mammals) carbon biomass per unit volume parameters not included in group ZCTC. Usually used for generic names such as 'mesozooplankton'. ZNTC MSFX MSFX Sedimentation flux quantification in the water column SedFlux Parameters expressing the total sedimentation flux in terms of particle mass, volume or counts Fish taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column Fish_taxa_abund Fish (Chondrichthyes, Agnatha and Osteichthyes ) abundance parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. These may be at any taxonomic level from sub-species upwards. FATX FATX Wind EWSB Wind speed and direction All parameters pertaining to wind velocity in either cartesian or polar co-ordinates. Units are a watchpoint as some codes specify knots. EWSB Sed_min Sediment mineralogy parameters Includes any parameters describing the mineralogical composition of sediment CLAY CLAY Flux of biological detritus (material derived from the water column such as exuvia and faecal pellets) in the water column Biodetritus_WCFlux FPFX Sedimentation flux of biological detritus in the water column FPFX NuclAcid_sed SDNA Concentration of nucleic acids in sediment Concentrations of nucleic acids (DNA, RNA etc.) per unit mass or unit volume of sediment (material collected by a corer including fluff) SDNA ZADX Zoobenth_tax_afdw_biomass Zoobenthos (benthic animals other than insects, Oligochaeta (earthworms) and fish) ash-free dry weight biomass per unit area of bed (sea, river, lake etc.) parameters presented at the level of taxa that may be mapped to entities in the ITIS taxonomy. Includes animals normally considered as planktonic if they have been returned from sediment samples. Zoobenthos taxonomy-related ash-free dry weight biomass per unit area of the bed ZADX CPCN Unclassified pigment concentrations in sediment CPCN Includes all pigments that cannot be explicitly classified as chlorophylls, phaeopigments or carotenoids (usually groups of pigments). Sediment includes anything collected by a grab or corer, including the fluff layer from the top of the consolidated sediment. Oth_Pig_Sed Raw temperature and/or salinity instrument output Direct output parameters from TS instruments such as thermosalinograph or CTD Raw_TS TCNT TCNT Sec_Key XKEY Security tags and keys XKEY SCDO SCDO Parameters quantifying the exchange of metalsbetween the bed (ie the sediment) and the water column sometimes termed benthic fluxes MetFlux_WCBed Metal fluxes between the bed and the water column Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the atmosphere Includes measurements at discrete wavelengths and PAR integrated values, measurements as photon and energy fluxes. Vis_Rad_Atmos VSRA VSRA WVSP Parameters for directional and non-directional spectral wave data, excluding wave directions derived from spectral data. Spectral wave data parameters Spec_wave WVSP PXSD P_Sed Phosphorus concentrations in sediment Concentrations of total, organic and inorganic phosphorus per unit weight of sediment. Sediment is understood to be the solid phase of the bed, including the recently settled material sometimes known as fluff collected from the bed surface. PXSD