Parameter codes for using of markuping up data
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2005-08-10T01:43:24
Luis Bermudez MMI
Parameters
BODC - British Oceonographic Data Centre - Roy Lowry
version 2005-05-02
BODC Parameter Markup Dictionary
Parameter
UNIT_CODE
CODE
SHORT_TITLE
DEFINITION
FULL_TITLE
GROUP_CODE
ZBN01585
ZBN01585
ZBN01585
IWAB
Not specified
Abundance of Trichoptera (ITIS 115095) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UPMS
P16601
UCML
P166M01Z
P166M01Z
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Diplochloris lunata per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
PATX
GXJ5GCXX
Concentration (v/v) of 2,2-dimethylpropane {neopentane} per unit volume of the atmosphere [gaseous phase] by gas chromatography-flame ionisation detection
GC-FID
GXJ5GCXX
AAXJ5
UTRV
AALK
SPMA563A
Light absorption (563nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
PPAB
SPMA563A
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
SPMA563A
UPRM
ATTNZR02
UPRM
ATTNZR02
ATTN
Red light unspecified path length transmissometer
Red
Attenuance (red light wavelength) per unit length of the water column by transmissometer
Temperature of the water column
This is an alternative term for this definition. Only use to cover cases where there are multiple sensors of the same type contributing to the data set and referential integrity considerations prevent a usage of a single code.
TEMPPR03
UspTmp3
TEMPPR03
UPAA
TEMP
UZoo<11312
ZV00C00P
ZV00
Biovolume of Zooplankton <11312um per unit volume of the water column by optical plankton counter
Optical Plankton Counter
UBLV
ZV00C00P
UMMC
Carb_C565M01Z
Optical microscopy
MATC
C565M01Z
C565M01Z
Carbon biomass of Helicostomella edentata (ITIS 615932) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C337M00Z
Carbon biomass of Chrysophyceae (ITIS 1448) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C337M00Z
CATX
UMMC
Carb_C337M00Z
Optical microsopy
Significant height of waves {Hs} on the water column by shipborne wave recorder and manual record analysis
ULAA
GTDHMB01
GTDHMB01
ManSBW
Manually analysed shipborne wave recorder
WVST
SPMA415A
UPRM
SPMA415A
PPAB
Light absorption (415nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
SPMA415A
UPRM
SWLA239A
SWLA239A
Light absorption (239nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
SWLA239A
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
PPAB
SWLA355A
SWLA355A
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
SWLA355A
Light absorption (355nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
UPRM
PPAB
Not specified
PCBBMK04
Concentration of 2,2',4,5,5'-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB101) per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 48-57mm] flesh
UUKG
BCPB
PCBBMK04
Biota_PCB101
BLENOMCP
Metasome length of Centropages (ITIS 85761) by optical microscopy
MetLenCentro
Optical microscopy
UXMM
BLEN
BLENOMCP
SWLA606A
SWLA606A
Light absorption (606nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
PPAB
UPRM
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
SWLA606A
UPOX
NTRZNS01
NTRZ
NTRZNS01
Concentration of nitrate+nitrite {NO3+NO2} per unit volume of the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate phase] by in-situ nutrient analysis system
NO3+NO2_insitu
NAS in-situ nutrient analyser
Not specified
Concentration of 2,2',5,5'-tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB52) per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 58-70mm] flesh
UUKG
Biota_PCB52
BCPB
PCBBME05
PCBBME05
PPAB
SWLA303A
Light absorption (303nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
SWLA303A
UPRM
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
SWLA303A
SPMA681A
SPMA681A
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
Light absorption (681nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
UPRM
SPMA681A
PPAB
GPSWEV01
Swell period of waves on the water column by visual estimation
UTBB
GPSWEV01
VisSwlPrd
Visual estimation
WVST
UMMC
C500M17G
Carbon biomass of Ciliatea (ITIS 46212) fusiform large size per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Carb_C500M17G
Optical microscopy
MATC
C500M17G
C093M14A
CarbP09314
Optical microscopy
UMMC
Carbon biomass of Rhizosolenia hebetata hebetata (ITIS 2896) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
CATX
C093M14A
ZBN00232
ZBN00232
ZBN00232
Not specified
UPMS
Abundance of Cestoda (ITIS 57307) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBTX
Not specified
ZBVV0565
ZBVV0565
ZADX
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Gammaridea (ITIS 93295) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
UGMS
ZBVV0565
Count of Calidris maritima (ITIS 176646)
B027M05Z
UUUU
Count of taxonomically identified entity collected in the field
B027M05Z
B027M05Z
BRDA
Optical microsopy
Carbon biomass of Scenedesmus longispina per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C289M21Z
C289M21Z
CATX
Carb_C289M21Z
UMMC
Concentration of chlorophyll-a {chl-a} per unit volume of the water column [particulate phase] by in-situ fluorometer and unspecified type of calibration applied
In-situ fluorometer with either manufacturer, laboratory or sample calibration applied.
UMMC
CPHLPR01
ISFluor_Chl-a
CPHLPR01
CPWC
Abundance of Oithona similis (ITIS 88805) C5 per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCPL
Optical microscopy
Z306M04E
Z306M04E
ZATX
Z306M04E
ALKY
PHXXZZXX
PHXXZZXX
pH of the water column
Unspecified methodology
pH (unspec.)
UUPH
PRESPS01
Pressure (measured variable) exerted by the water column by bottom mounted sensor and corrected to read zero at sea level
UPDB
PREX
PrSens
Fixed pressure sensor (e.g. SFPG)
PRESPS01
BATX
P990B00Z
UCPL
P990B00Z
Not specified
P990B00Z
Abundance of Quadriooccus ellipticus per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
PRSCSNTU
Particle sizer after removal of carbonates by acidification
Proportion of particles in the sediment <2um non-carbonate by acidification and particle sizer
PrNCSSzClss<2
PRSCSNTU
MNGS
UPCT
BCPB
UUKG
Not specified
PCBBPSA4
Biota_PCB138 + PCB163
PCBBPSA4
Concentration of 2,2',3,4,4',5'-hexachlorobiphenyl plus 2,3,3',4',5,6-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB138 + PCB163) per unit wet weight of biota [Platichthys flesus (ITIS 172894) male length 316-350mm] liver
LTZBM057
LTZBM057
Not specified
Abundance of Obelia (ITIS 49514) per unit area of the littoral zone by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
MFLZ
LTZBM057
UPMS
Carbon biomass of Peridinium depressum (ITIS 10223) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Optical microscopy
C366M97Z
C366M97Z
UMMC
Carb_C366M97Z
CATX
UCML
MZBN
PU0300
Abundance of aloricate organisms per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
PU03M00Z
Optical microscopy
PU03M00Z
SPMA745A
SPMA745A
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
Light absorption (745nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
SPMA745A
UPRM
PPAB
Gas chromatography (0.45um pore filtered)
OHWC
SQNEGCD2
Concentration of squalene per unit volume of the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.4um phase] by filtration and gas chromatography
SQNEGCD2
UPML
DSqne
Abundance of Chrysococcus skujae per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P145M05Z
P145M05Z
UCML
P14505
PATX
Optical microscopy
AHBDM240
AHBDM240
Not specified
IWDX
UGMS
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Micronecta minutissima per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
AHBDM240
DyContBulkSed
UMKG
MTSD
DYCNICXT
DYCNICXT
Inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)
Concentration of dysprosium {Dy} per unit dry weight of sediment by inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Abundance of Actinocyclus cholnokyi per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
PATX
Optical microscopy
P002M04Z
P00204
P002M04Z
UCML
MBANZZ01
Echo sounder
U?
ULAA
MBANZZ01
Sea-floor depth (below instantaneous sea level)bathymetric depth in the water column by echo sounder
MBAN
ZBVV1068
UGMS
Not specified
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Onchidoris bilamellata (ITIS 78394) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZADX
ZBVV1068
ZBVV1068
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Stagnicola palustris-complex per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
UGMS
AHBDM406
ZADX
Not specified
AHBDM406
AHBDM406
Biota_PCB149
PCBBPT05
Concentration of 2,2',3,4',5',6-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB149) per unit wet weight of biota [Platichthys flesus (ITIS 172894) length >280mm] liver
PCBBPT05
BCPB
Not specified
UUKG
Optical microscopy
ZATX
Z314M01Z
Abundance of Paracalanus parvus (ITIS 85323) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z314M01Z
UCPL
Z314M01Z
Light absorption (537nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
SWLA537A
SWLA537A
SWLA537A
UPRM
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
PPAB
Biota_PCB95
BCPB
PCBBMZ21
Not specified
Concentration of 2,2',3,5',6-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB95) per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 48-57mm] flesh
UUKG
PCBBMZ21
U234APXT
SRAD
Activity of uranium-234 {234U} per unit dry weight of sediment by plated purified digestion and alpha spectroscopy
BulksedU234
U234APXT
Alpha spectroscopy on plated purified digestion
UBQK
Carbon biomass of Goniochloris mutica per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Optical microsopy
C184M02Z
CATX
Carb_C184M02Z
UMMC
C184M02Z
CATX
Carbon biomass of Chaetoceros (ITIS 2758) skeleton per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C030M00D
C030M00D
Optical microscopy
CarbP03055
UMMC
Concentration of 2,2',3,4,4',5'-hexachlorobiphenyl {PCB138} per unit dry weight of sediment <63um by gas chromatography-electron capture detection
KGNM
PCBSD114
SPCB
Not specified
PCBSD114
PCBSD114
UDBL
ASAM
Signal return amplitude from the water column by shipborne acoustic doppler current meter
Shipborne acoustic doppler current profiler
ADCPSA
ASAMAS01
ASAMAS01
Carbon biomass of Gloeoactinium europaeum per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C180M01Z
C180M01Z
UMMC
CATX
Optical microsopy
Carb_C180M01Z
MGCNPEXX
Concentration of magnesium {Mg} per unit dry weight of suspended particulate material by sediment trapping and inductively-coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy
ICP-AES analysis of trap material
MGCNPEXX
MTSP
UPCT
TrapMatMgCont
P21908
P219M08Z
PATX
Optical microscopy
UCML
P219M08Z
Abundance of Dinophysis contracta per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
ZATX
Z254M00Z
Optical microscopy
UCPL
Abundance of Isopoda (ITIS 92120) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z254M00Z
Z254M00Z
UGMS
ZADX
ZBVV1521
ZBVV1521
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Succineidae (ITIS 76908) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV1521
Not specified
F041GCP1
F001
UPNM
Concentration as carbon of cis-11-eicosenoic acid {gondoic acid} per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/F phase] by filtration and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
GCMS (GF/F filtered)
20:1(n-9)
F041GCP1
UCML
P073M53Z
P073M53Z
Abundance of Navicula digito-radiata (ITIS 3668) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
PATX
P07353
Optical microscopy
BactPopNos1
BCPCAFZ1
Automated flow cytometry
Abundance of Bacteria (ITIS 202421) Zubkov population 1 per unit volume of the water column by automated flow cytometry
UCML
BCPCAFZ1
BNTX
ZBN00835
Abundance of Limnodrilus claparedeianus per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00835
ZBN00835
Not specified
IWAB
UPMS
IWDX
ZBVV1499
ZBVV1499
Not specified
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Stempellina (ITIS 129962) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV1499
UGMS
UMKG
MTSP
Atomic absorption (0.4/0.45um pore filtered
Concentration of strontium {Sr} per unit dry weight of suspended particulate material >0.4um by filtration and atomic absorption spectroscopy
SPMSrCont
SRCNAAP2
SRCNAAP2
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Piona coccinea per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
AHBDM291
ZADX
AHBDM291
AHBDM291
Not specified
UGMS
PATX
Optical microscopy
P257M07Z
P257M07Z
UCML
P25707
Abundance of Prorocentrum triestinum (ITIS 9881) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
C018M07Z
Carb_C018M07Z
UMMC
Optical microscopy
C018M07Z
Carbon biomass of Bacteriastrum biconicum (ITIS 2873) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
CATX
P972M00A
Abundance of Oligotrichida (ITIS 46594) large size per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P97200A
Optical microscopy
P972M00A
UCML
MATX
Not specified
UGMS
AHBDM206
AHBDM206
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Jassa dentex per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
AHBDM206
ZADX
SCRGCNPL
Carbon/Nitrogen analysis of particulates on a GF/F filter filtering water previously filtered through a 20um pore filter. Often regarded as POC because acidification omitted when suspended particulate material believed to be carbonate-free.
PTC_GFF-20um
UPOX
Concentration of carbon (total) {'POC'} per unit volume of the water column [particulate GF/F-20um phase] by filtration, no acidification and C/N elemental analysis
CORG
SCRGCNPL
SWLA665A
SWLA665A
UPRM
PPAB
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
SWLA665A
Light absorption (665nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
Optical microsopy
UMMC
C498M06Z
Carbon biomass of Dinobryon sociale (ITIS 1525) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
CATX
C498M06Z
Carb_C498M06Z
Concentration of nitrate {NO3} per unit volume of the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate phase] by colorometric autoanalysis and corrected for nitrite
CHEMM012
NTRA
UPOX
CHEMM012
Concentration of nitrate and NOT nitrate+nitrite
CHEMM012
Concentration of trichlorofluoromethane {freon-11 or CFC-11} per unit volume of the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate phase] by gas chromatography
FR11GCTX
FR11GCTX
Gas chromatography (unfiltered)
UPML
Fr-11
FR11
Optical microscopy
ZATX
Z26DM01Z
Abundance of Calliopius laeviusculus (ITIS 93542) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCPL
Z26DM01Z
Z26DM01Z
Abundance of Branchiura (ITIS 68619) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
This is a homonym that refers to either an oligochaete worm or a crustacean. Use the ITIS codes to differentiate.
UPMS
IWAB
AHBDM931
AHBDM931
AHBDM931
Not specified
ZADX
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Hydrodroma despiciens (ITIS 83226) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
UGMS
ZBVV0719
ZBVV0719
ZBVV0719
Not specified
PCBBMA05
PCBBMA05
BCPB
Biota_PCB28
UUKG
Concentration of 2,4,4'-trichlorobiphenyl (PCB28) per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 58-70mm] flesh
USUM
Biosurface area of Tropodoneis per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
A11800
AATX
Optical microscopy
A118M00Z
A118M00Z
WRAD
UBQK
R226GSPS
Gamma spectrometry
Activity of radium-226 {226Ra} per unit dry weight of suspended particulate material by sediment trapping and gamma spectroscopy
R226GSPS
TrapRa226
PATX
P213M20Z
Optical microscopy
P213M20Z
Abundance of Ceratium minutum (ITIS 10417) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P21320
UCML
P490A00A
Abundance of Coccosphaerales (ITIS 610061) 5-8um coccolithophore per unit volume of the water column by automated flow cytometry
UCML
PATX
P490A00A
Use this code where the taxonomist has identified specifically Order Coccosphaerales or for the generic term Coccolithophorids
P490A00A
AW06GCTX
AQYN
UPML
Concentration of 1-hexene per unit volume of the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate phase] by purging, cryogenic trapping and gas chromatography
AW06GCTX
GC analysis of gas liberated by trap/purge on unfiltered water
DAW06
ZBN00432
ZBN00432
Abundance of Dryops auriculatus per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00432
Not specified
IWAB
UPMS
Incubation experiment
Consumption rate by zooplankton 200-500um standard error (daily) of oxygen {respiration standard error} per unit time per unit biomass in the water column [particulate 200-500um phase] by incubation and normalisation with biomass expressed as carbon
GOXP
NRSEC00C
NRSEC00C
NormRespC200-500SE
UMUB
Abundance of Ceratium gametes (ITIS 10397) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCML
PATX
Optical microscopy
P213M50Z
P213M50Z
P21350
PPAB
UPRM
Light absorption (375nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
SWLA375A
SWLA375A
SWLA375A
Measurements made by isotope-doped incubation experiment followed by mass spectrometric analysis of particulates collected on a GF/F filter.
AMUP
NH4upt_>GFF
AMUPIIP1
UMMD
AMUPIIP1
Uptake rate (daily) of ammonium per unit time per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/F phase] by tracer doping, incubation at unspecified light level, filtration and mass spectrometry on residue
CPWC
SCHLFLPB
SCHLFLPB
Fluorometric assay of acetone extract from 2um pore filtered particulates
Concentration of chlorophyll-a {chl-a} per unit volume of the water column [particulate >2um phase] by filtration, acetone extraction and fluorometry
Fluor_Chl-a_>2um
UMMC
ASAM
Moored acoustic doppler current meter
Signal return amplitude from the water column by moored acoustic doppler current meter beam 3
UDBL
ADCPSA
ASAMAP03
ASAMAP03
ICP-AES analysis of trap material
Concentration of iron (total) {Fe} per unit dry weight of suspended particulate material by sediment trapping and inductively-coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy
TrapMatFeCont
UPCT
MTSP
FECNPEXX
FECNPEXX
HDCBME01
UUKG
BCOC
HDCBME01
Not specified
Concentration of hexachlorobenzene per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 25-31mm] flesh
HDCBME01
Standard error of measurements using the light/dark bottle incubation method on water samples screened through a 53um mesh. Related data values have parameter code SFGOLDPK.
GOXP
Production rate standard error (gross) of oxygen per unit time per unit volume of the water column [particulate <53um phase] by light and dark bottle incubation
GrossO2_SE_<53um
SESGLDPK
UMMD
SESGLDPK
UMMC
QX000013
Carbon biomass of Daphnia cristata per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Not specified
QX000013
QX000013
ZCTC
ZBN01643
Not specified
ZBN01643
UPMS
ZBN01643
Abundance of Venerupis senegalensis (ITIS 205647) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBTX
Carb_C197M06Z
C197M06Z
C197M06Z
Optical microsopy
CATX
Carbon biomass of Pseudo-nitzschia fraudulenta per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UMMC
ZBN00482
UPMS
ZBN00482
Not specified
ZBN00482
IWAB
Abundance of Enochrus quadripunctatus per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
PCBBMZ41
UUKG
Not specified
BCPB
PCBBMZ41
Concentration of 2,3',4',5-tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB70) per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 32-38mm] flesh
Biota_PCB70
XMETAL47
BCMT
Concentration of zinc (Zn) per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 58-70mm] flesh by inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Not specified
UMKG
XMETAL47
XMETAL47
UCPL
ZATX
Abundance of Acartia bifilosa (ITIS 86095) C4 per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z301M03D
Optical microscopy
Z301M03D
Z301M03D
NTOTZZD2
DTN
Unknown analytical method on water filtered though a 0.4/0.45 micron pore filter
UPOX
TDNT
Concentration of nitrogen (total) per unit volume of the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.4um phase]
NTOTZZD2
Z322X00C
ZATX
Z322X00C
UCPL
Abundance of Pseudocalanus (ITIS 85369) 500-1000um per unit volume of the water column by size fractionation and optical microscopy
Size fractionation followed by optical microscopy
Z322M00Z_500-1000um
ZATX
Optical microsopy
Z39XMZZZ
UCPL
Abundance of Calanidae (ITIS 85259) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z39XMZZZ
Z39XMZZZ
AHBDM102
ZADX
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Cyathura carinata (ITIS 542633) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
AHBDM102
AHBDM102
UGMS
Not specified
Abundance of Gammarus pulex (ITIS 206451) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00575
UPMS
Not specified
ZBN00575
ZBN00575
ZBTX
Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (435nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector spectral radiometer
Cosine-collector spectral radiometer
SubsurE435
IRRDE435
VSRW
UMES
IRRDE435
ZBVV0999
IWDX
ZBVV0999
Not specified
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Nanocladius bicolor (ITIS 128846) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV0999
UGMS
UMMC
Carbon biomass of Pyrrophycophyta (ITIS 9873) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
CATX
C200M00Z
Note that Division Pyrrophycophyta is equivalent to common name Dinoflagellate in ITIS taxonomy, incorporating Orders Chloromonadophyceae and Dinophyceae
C200M00Z
CarbP20000
Physical measurement
Length standard deviation of Liparis (ITIS 167550) by physical measurement
BLSDOX49
BLSDOX49
UXMM
BLSDOX49
FATM
Cosine-collector spectral radiometer
Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (444nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector spectral radiometer
UMES
VSRW
IRRDE444
IRRDE444
SubsurE444
UPCT
SPMCaCont
Concentration of calcium {Ca} per unit dry weight of suspended particulate material >0.4um by filtration and atomic absorption spectroscopy
Atomic absorption (0.45 um pore filtered)
MTSP
CACNAAP2
CACNAAP2
CarbP05000
Optical microscopy
CATX
C050M00Z
Carbon biomass of Eunotogramma (ITIS 2722) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UMMC
C050M00Z
C093M06Z
Optical microscopy
C093M06Z
CarbP09306
CATX
Carbon biomass of Rhizosolenia bergonii (ITIS 2887) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UMMC
Carbon biomass of Protaspis glans per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
MATC
CM000004
Not specified
CM000004
CM000004
UMMC
ZBN00384
ZBN00384
IWAB
ZBN00384
Not specified
UPMS
Abundance of Cymatia coleoptrata (ITIS 103527) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
CARO
ABCRSDP1
Not specified
SDHPLC_ABcarot_>GFF
ABCRSDP1
Concentration standard deviation of alpha-beta-carotene per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/F phase] by filtration, acetone extraction and high performance liquid chromatography
UNGL
Carb_C972M00B
Optical microscopy
C972M00B
C972M00B
UMMC
MATC
Carbon biomass of Oligotrichida (ITIS 46594) medium size per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UPMS
ZBN00623
Not specified
ZBN00623
ZBN00623
Abundance of Graptodytes bilineatus per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
IWAB
P182M00Z
P182M00Z
Optical microscopy
UCML
P18200
PATX
Abundance of Gloeotila per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
AHBDM042
AHBDM042
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Bryophaenocladius muscicola (ITIS 128506) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
Not specified
UGMS
AHBDM042
IWDX
UMMC
C229M92Z
Optical microscopy
Carbon biomass of Gymnodinium sp. B (ITIS 10031) autotrophic per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
CATX
C229M92Z
Carb_C229M92Z
UMMC
Concentration of phaeopigments per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/F phase] by filtration, acetone extraction and spectrophotometry and processing following the Lorenzen protocol
PHAESPP1
PHAESPP1
PHWC
Spectrophotometric assay following the Lorenzen protocol of acetone extract from particulates collected on a GF/F filter.
LorSpec_Phae_>GFF
Optical microscopy
P09321A
P093M21A
Abundance of Rhizosolenia setigera (ITIS 2902) 10um per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P093M21A
PATX
UCML
Abundance of Pontella (ITIS 86053) >2000um per unit volume of the water column by size fractionation and optical microscopy
UCPL
ZATX
Z36FM00Z_>2000um
Z36FX00A
Size fractionation followed by optical microscopy
Z36FX00A
ABNDR090
IWAB
ABNDR090
ABNDR090
Not specified
UPMS
Abundance of Corynoneura scutellata (ITIS 128569) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
MBTOCRM5
MBTOCRM5
UMKG
BCMT
Not specified
MBTOCRM5
Concentration of chromium (Cr) per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 58-70mm] flesh
SPCB
PCBSD141
Concentration of 2,2',3,3',4,4',5-heptachlorobiphenyl {PCB170} per unit dry weight of sediment <63um by gas chromatography
PCBSD141
Not specified
PCBSD141
KGNM
ZBTX
ZBN01251
ZBN01251
Not specified
ZBN01251
UPMS
Abundance of Plea minutissima per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
Note that adult and C6 mean exactly the same thing for Copepods
UCPL
Z359M01U
Z359M01U
ZATX
Z359M01U
Abundance of Candacia armata (ITIS 86024) adult female per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
ZBVV1216
ZADX
ZBVV1216
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Pionopsis (ITIS 83404) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV1216
UGMS
Not specified
UPRM
PIGA407A
PPAB
Light absorption (407nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F [pigment phase] by filtration and spectrophotometry on residue before and after methanol pigment extraction and differencing of the measurements
PigAbs407
PIGA407A
Diff. of spectrophotometric spectra on GF/F filterered material pre and post methanol extraction
UPMS
ZBN01002
Abundance of Nanocladius rectinervis (ITIS 128860) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN01002
IWAB
ZBN01002
Not specified
ZBN00050
ZBN00050
Not specified
IWAB
Abundance of Anabolia nervosa (ITIS 115962) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UPMS
ZBN00050
Centred 2nd order directional energy distribution Fourier sine coefficient of waves on the water column
WVSP
GN2CFA01
GN2CFA01
Coeff. of 2nd harmonic of directional dist'n from co-spectra of horiz translation (Kuik et al 1988)
Fourier waverider
UUUU
CA11
CA31GCTX
CA31GCTX
UMKG
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Concentration of 31-carbon alkanol per unit dry weight of sediment by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
BSAlkanol31Cont
Not specified
ZBVV0070
ZBVV0070
UGMS
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Aonides paucibranchiata (ITIS 66969) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV0070
ZADX
IWDX
UGMS
AHBDM072
AHBDM072
AHBDM072
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Chironomus muratensis per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
Not specified
CATX
Carb_C078M02Z
UMMC
C078M02Z
C078M02Z
Optical microsopy
Carbon biomass of Paralia marina per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UPVT
Gas chromatography on GF/F filtered water incubated in darkness
CSDE
CSDPGCD1
Production rate of carbonyl sulphide {COS} per unit time per unit volume of the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <GF/F phase] by filtration, incubation in the dark, purging, cryogenic trapping and gas chromatography and correction for hyd
COSDarkProd
CSDPGCD1
Cosine-collector spectral radiometer
IRRDE364
UMES
IRRDE364
VSRW
SubsurE364
Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (364nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector spectral radiometer
ZADX
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Valvata (ITIS 70346) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV1633
Not specified
UGMS
ZBVV1633
ZBVV1633
BLENOX07
Physical measurement
BLENOX07
UXMM
Length of Buglossidium luteum (ITIS 173021) by physical measurement
FATM
BLENOX07
UGMS
ZBVV0143
ZBVV0143
ZADX
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Balanus improvisus (ITIS 89622) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
Not specified
ZBVV0143
UPNM
20:0
GCMS (GF/F filtered)
Concentration as carbon of eicosanoic acid {arachidic acid} per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/F phase] by filtration and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
F037GCP1
F001
F037GCP1
Z301M00E
Optical microscopy
UCPL
Z301M00E
Z301M00E
ZATX
Abundance of Acartia (ITIS 86084) C5 per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Not specified
AHBDM366
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Simulium ornatum per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
IWDX
AHBDM366
UGMS
AHBDM366
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Callianassa subterranea (ITIS 552886) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBAF0193
UGMS
ZADX
Not specified
ZBAF0193
ZBAF0193
Biota_PCB105
Not specified
BCPB
PCBBPL04
Concentration of 2,3,3',4,4'-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB105) per unit wet weight of biota [Platichthys flesus (ITIS 172894) male length 316-350mm] liver
UUKG
PCBBPL04
D093M00Z
D09300
UNPG
D093M00Z
D000
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Rhizosolenia (ITIS 2879) per unit mass of sediment by optical microscopy
F010GCP3
Concentration as carbon of 12-methyltetradecanoic acid {12-methylmyristic acid} per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/C phase] by filtration and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
F001
UPNM
F010GCP3
15:0ai
GCMS (GF/C filtered)
UCPL
Z540X00C
ZATX
Z540X00C
Z540M00Z_500-1000um
Abundance of Pteropoda (ITIS 198379) 500-1000um per unit volume of the water column by size fractionation and optical microscopy
Size fractionation and optical microscopy. Order Pteropoda (Pteropods) has been split in the ITIS taxonomy into two orders (Gymnosomata/Thecosomata) and Pteropoda is considered invalid
PPAB
SWLA550A
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
SWLA550A
Light absorption (550nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
UPRM
SWLA550A
Light absorption (607nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
UPRM
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
SPMA607A
SPMA607A
PPAB
SPMA607A
FLBOTP05
BCOS
Concentration of fluid per unit wet weight of biota [Platichthys flesus (ITIS 172894) length >280mm] tissue
FLBOTP05
Not specified
FLBOTP05
UGKG
SDCAGAP1
CAKN
Gas chromatography mass spectromtry (GF/F filtered)
Concentration standard deviation of C36 alkenoates+C37+C38 alkenones per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/F phase] by filtration and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
UNGL
SDComb36ate37+38one
SDCAGAP1
UCPL
Abundance of Harpacticoida (ITIS 86110) nauplii per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Optical microscopy
ZATX
Z363M00M
Z363M00M
Z363M00M
Carbon biomass of Chaetoceros protuberans per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Optical microscopy
C030M64Z
CATX
UMMC
CarbP03064
C030M64Z
Carb_Q138M04Z
UMMC
ZCTC
Optical microsopy
Carbon biomass of Polyarthra vulgaris (ITIS 59277) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Q138M04Z
Q138M04Z
P84501
ZATX
Z148M01Z
Abundance of Simocephalus vetulus (ITIS 83902) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Optical microsopy
UCPL
Z148M01Z
Abundance of Pyrrophycophyta (ITIS 9873) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P200M00Z
UCML
P20000
P200M00Z
Note that Division Pyrrophycophyta is equivalent to common name Dinoflagellate in ITIS taxonomy, incorporating Orders Chloromonadophyceae and Dinophyceae
PATX
DAMOODSS
Analysis of overlying water from on-deck incubation
DAMOODSS
Steady-state flux standard deviation of ammonium {NH4} per unit time per unit area of the bed to water column by on-deck incubation and calculation from rate of change of concentration in overlying water
SAMO
SDNH4OP
UUUD
UUKG
PCBBPC02
PCBBPC02
Biota_PCB47
Not specified
Concentration of 2,2',4,4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB47) per unit wet weight of biota [Platichthys flesus (ITIS 172894) male length 226-250mm] liver
BCPB
Optical microscopy
Z839M05Z
Z839M05Z
Z839M05Z
Abundance of Gaidropsarus mediterraneus (ITIS 164766) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCPL
FATX
DCMX
CHCl3
Trap/purge gas chromatography (GF/C filtered)
Concentration of trichloromethane {chloroform} per unit volume of the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <GF/C phase] by filtration, purging, cryogenic trapping and gas chromatography
TCMXGCD3
UPML
TCMXGCD3
Z870M91Z
Abundance of Brachionus quadridentatus longispinosus per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Optical microsopy
Z870M91Z
UCPL
ZATX
Z870M91Z
Abundance of Corophium lacustre (ITIS 93594) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00329
ZBN00329
UPMS
ZBTX
ZBN00329
Not specified
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Gammarus tigrinus (ITIS 93781) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZADX
ZBVV0578
ZBVV0578
Not specified
UGMS
ZBVV0578
UCPL
Note that adult and C6 mean exactly the same thing for Copepods
ZATX
Abundance of Spinocalanus brevicaudatus (ITIS 85396) adult female per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z319M05H
Z319M05H
Z319M05H
ZU00C00Z
Optical plankton counter (OPC) size class abundance count divided through by the volume of water sampled. Code to use in cases where the information on the size class is stored elsewhere, such as a rank zero dimension.
ZNTX
Zoopl_abundance
ZU00C00Z
UCPL
Abundance of Zooplankton in OPC size class per unit volume of the water column by optical plankton counter and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
MFLZ
Abundance of Polydora ciliata (ITIS 66795) per unit area of the littoral zone by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
Not specified
LTZBM066
LTZBM066
LTZBM066
UPMS
SDSedNO3+NO2SSOP
UUUD
Analysis of overlying water using syringe samples from in-situ incubation
Steady-state flux standard deviation of nitrate+nitrite {NO3+NO2} per unit time per unit area of the bed to water column by in-situ incubation and calculation from rate of change of concentration in overlying water
DNZOISSS
SAMO
DNZOISSS
Not specified
UGMS
AHBDM115
IWDX
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Ecdyonurus per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
AHBDM115
AHBDM115
Optical microscopy
UNPG
D096M01Z
D000
Abundance of Roperia tessellata (ITIS 2653) per unit mass of sediment by optical microscopy
D096M01Z
D09601
UCPL
Z108M01Z
ZATX
Z127M00Z
Optical microsopy
Abundance of Eucyclops serrulatus (ITIS 88729) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z108M01Z
SLCAAAD2
Concentration of silicate {SiO4} per unit volume of the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.4um phase] by filtration and colorometric autoanalysis
SLCA
UPOX
Colorometric autoanalysis of filtrate after 0.4/0.45um pore filtration.
SLCAAAD2
Dsi_<0.4/0.45um
PPAB
SPMA548A
UPRM
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
SPMA548A
Light absorption (548nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
SPMA548A
PigAbs638
PPAB
Light absorption (638nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F [pigment phase] by filtration and spectrophotometry on residue before and after methanol pigment extraction and differencing of the measurements
UPRM
PIGA638A
PIGA638A
Diff. of spectrophotometric spectra on GF/F filterered material pre and post methanol extraction
RXUD560E
VSRW
Alternative and preferred code for this term to avoid leading digit which upsets NetCDF conventions when used in QXF
Downwelling vector irradiance as energy (560nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector radiometer
UWNM
RXUD560E
Ed560
CATX
C316M00Z
UMMC
Carbon biomass of Coolia (ITIS 10167) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Optical microscopy
Carb_C316M00Z
C316M00Z
UCML
P052M13Z
PATX
Abundance of Fragilaria oblonga per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P05213
Optical microscopy
P052M13Z
Q151M02Z
ZCTC
Carb_Q151M02Z
UMMC
Optical microsopy
Q151M02Z
Carbon biomass of Thermocyclops oithonoides per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
ZBAF1484
ZBAF1484
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Spio martinensis (ITIS 66875) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZADX
Not specified
UGMS
ZBAF1484
P330M00Z
P33000
Optical microscopy
P330M00Z
Abundance of Treubaria (ITIS 5919) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
PATX
UCML
BCPB
PCBBMC05
Not specified
Biota_PCB47
Concentration of 2,2',4,4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB47) per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 58-70mm] flesh
UUKG
PCBBMC05
ZBN01182
Abundance of Photis longicaudata (ITIS 94074) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
Not specified
ZBN01182
ZBTX
ZBN01182
UPMS
UMMC
C034M15Z
CATX
C034M15Z
Carbon biomass of Coscinodiscus marginatus (ITIS 2560) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C034M15Z
Optical microscopy
670LRXUU
UWNS
670LRXUU
Upwelling radiance as energy (670nm wavelength) in the water column by radiance sensor
Lu670
Radiance sensor array. Code with leading digit to be AVOIDED as it upsets NetCDF conventions. Use available alternative with identical full_title.
VSRW
PIGA415A
Diff. of spectrophotometric spectra on GF/F filterered material pre and post methanol extraction
Light absorption (415nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F [pigment phase] by filtration and spectrophotometry on residue before and after methanol pigment extraction and differencing of the measurements
UPRM
PigAbs415
PIGA415A
PPAB
ZBN00281
UPMS
ZBTX
ZBN00281
Abundance of Cirratulidae (ITIS 67116) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00281
Not specified
Abundance of Orbinia sertulata (ITIS 204489) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
Sieving and picking
N334S75Z
N33475
UPMS
N334S75Z
ZBTX
Abundance of Hydrophilidae (ITIS 112811) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00721
ZBN00721
IWAB
UPMS
ZBN00721
Not specified
ZBVV0319
IWDX
ZBVV0319
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Corixa panzeri (ITIS 103482) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV0319
Not specified
UGMS
PATX
PP000012
PP000012
PP000012
Not specified
Abundance of Pleurosigma formosum (ITIS 4599) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCML
StauroFluxL
Sedimentation flux of Stauroneis (ITIS 4127) with chl-a and plasma per unit time per unit area of the water column by sediment trapping and optical microscopy
UNDX
PNFXMISL
Optical microscopy
PNFX
PNFXMISL
ZATX
Optical microsopy
Z137M00Z
UCPL
Z118M00Z
Abundance of Lepadella (ITIS 58488) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z118M00Z
ZBN00682
Not specified
UPMS
Abundance of Heptageniidae (ITIS 100504) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00682
IWAB
ZBN00682
PPAB
PIGA666A
PIGA666A
PigAbs666
Diff. of spectrophotometric spectra on GF/F filterered material pre and post methanol extraction
UPRM
Light absorption (666nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F [pigment phase] by filtration and spectrophotometry on residue before and after methanol pigment extraction and differencing of the measurements
UMMC
Carb_Q153M01Z
Q153M01Z
ZCTC
Optical microsopy
Carbon biomass of Trichotria tetractis (ITIS 58565) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Q153M01Z
UGMS
AHBDM064
AHBDM064
AHBDM064
IWDX
Not specified
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Chironomus annularis (ITIS 129626) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
Optical microscopy
PATX
UCML
P027M00Z
P02700
P027M00Z
Abundance of Catenula (ITIS 54061) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
PIGA532A
PPAB
PIGA532A
Light absorption (532nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F [pigment phase] by filtration and spectrophotometry on residue before and after methanol pigment extraction and differencing of the measurements
UPRM
Diff. of spectrophotometric spectra on GF/F filterered material pre and post methanol extraction
PigAbs532
Not specified
AHBDM328
AHBDM328
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Porifera (ITIS 46861) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZADX
AHBDM328
UGMS
UNGL
BECASDP1
Not specified
SDHPLC_BEcarot_>GFF
CARO
BECASDP1
Concentration standard deviation of beta-epsilon-carotene per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/F phase] by filtration, acetone extraction and high performance liquid chromatography
ZBN00181
Not specified
ZBN00181
ZBN00181
ZBTX
UPMS
Abundance of Bryozoa (ITIS 155469) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00796
Abundance of Lebertiidae (ITIS 83033) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00796
ZBN00796
Not specified
UPMS
ZBTX
Concentration of 2,2',3,4,4',5,5'-heptachlorobiphenyl (PCB180) per unit dry weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454)] flesh by gas chromatography-electron capture detection
CBIOM014
CBIOM014
CBIOM014
Not specified
UUKG
BCPB
UGMS
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Scrobicularia plana (ITIS 81320) per unit area of the littoral zone by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ASHLM051
Not specified
ASHLM051
MFAZ
ASHLM051
ZADX
ZBVV0116
Not specified
ZBVV0116
ZBVV0116
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Asteroidea (ITIS 156862) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
UGMS
AHBDM169
AHBDM169
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Harmothoe antilopes per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZADX
Not specified
AHBDM169
UGMS
ZBN00654
ZBTX
ZBN00654
Not specified
Abundance of Harmothoe sarsi per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UPMS
ZBN00654
Carb_C266M02Z
Carbon biomass of Scrippsiella trochoidea (ITIS 10537) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
CATX
Optical microscopy
UMMC
C266M02Z
C266M02Z
MATC
C770M01Z
Carb_C770M01Z
Carbon biomass of Cyphoderia ampulla (ITIS 44025) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Optical microsopy
UMMC
C770M01Z
PHUP
SNPURSPF
Measurements made by radiotracer doped incubation in full natural sunlight followed by counting of particulates collected on a 0.2um pore filter filtering water previously filtered through a 2um pore filter. Rates normalised by dividing total uptake by in
NormPUpt_nat_0.2-2um
Uptake rate (hourly) of phosphate per unit time per unit volume of the water column [particulate 0.2-2um phase] by tracer doping, on-deck incubation at full natural light level, cascade filtration and counting residue
SNPURSPF
UNMH
Optical microscopy
UCML
P254M02Z
Abundance of Nephroselmis olivacea (ITIS 180796) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P25402
PATX
P254M02Z
ZBVV0055
IWDX
ZBVV0055
ZBVV0055
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Anisoptera (ITIS 101594) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
Not specified
UGMS
Abundance of Eurydice pulchra (ITIS 92246) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCPL
Optical microscopy
Z257M01Z
ZATX
Z257M01Z
Z257M01Z
Concentration of 26-carbon alkanoic acid per unit dry weight of sediment by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
BSAlkAcid26Cont
CF26GCTX
CF26GCTX
UMKG
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
CD10
Z349M01E
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Centropages typicus (ITIS 85767) C5 per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z349M01E
UCPL
ZATX
Z349M01E
ZBN00190
Not specified
Abundance of Caenis rivulorum per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00190
UPMS
IWAB
ZBN00190
Z352M05I
UCPL
Note that adult and C6 mean exactly the same thing for Copepods
ZATX
Z352M05I
Abundance of Heterorhabdus papilliger (ITIS 85918) adult male per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z352M05I
Trans_Unspec
ATTN
POPTZZ01
UPCT
POPTZZ01
Transmissometer of unspecified wavelength and pathlength
Transmittance (unspecified wavelength) per unspecified length of the water column by transmissometer
Carbon biomass of Gonyaulax rugosum (ITIS 573399) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UMMC
Carb_C228M23Z
C228M23Z
Optical microsopy
CATX
C228M23Z
BCMT
MBTOZNM2
Not specified
MBTOZNM2
UMKG
MBTOZNM2
Concentration of zinc (Zn) per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 32-38mm] flesh
ZBN00928
ZBN00928
Not specified
UPMS
ZBTX
ZBN00928
Abundance of Microphthalmus fragilis (ITIS 204411) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UMMC
CATX
C407M02Z
Carbon biomass of Kephyrion ovum (ITIS 1766) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Optical microsopy
C407M02Z
Carb_C407M02Z
MTWP
Concentration of calcium {Ca} per unit volume of the water column [particulate >0.4um phase] by acid leaching of filter residue and atomic absorption spectroscopy
Acid leach/atomic absorption (0.45um pore filtered)
CAXXAAP2
PartCa
CAXXAAP2
UPNM
Optical microscopy
Carb_C084M10Z
Carbon biomass of Pleurosigma directum (ITIS 4611) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C084M10Z
CATX
C084M10Z
UMMC
P213M43Z
Abundance of Ceratium concilians (ITIS 10445) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
PATX
Optical microscopy
UCML
P21343
P213M43Z
MSPMM023
UMKG
MSPMM023
MSPMM023
Concentration of zinc {Zn} per unit dry weight of suspended particulate material by inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry
MTSP
Not specified
Optical microscopy
P366M00A
Abundance of Peridiniales (ITIS 9995) large size per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P366M00A
UCML
PATX
P36600
Z203M10Z
Abundance of Alonella exigua (ITIS 84040) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
ZATX
Optical microsopy
UCPL
Z203M10Z
Z203M10Z
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Haliplus (ITIS 111858) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV0637
Not specified
ZBVV0637
UGMS
ZBVV0637
IWDX
Computed by UNESCO SVAN function using potential temperature
SIGTEQ01
Sigma-theta of the water column by computation from salinity and potential temperature using UNESCO algorithm
STUnsp
SIGTEQ01
UKMC
SIGT
C296M02Z
UMMC
C296M02Z
Carb_C296M02Z
Carbon biomass of Spermatozopsis similis per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Optical microsopy
CATX
Cathodic stripping voltammetry
SDLFCVDX
ZNLG
SDFe-compLig
SDLFCVDX
Concentration standard deviation of organic ligand (iron-complexing) per unit volume of the water column [dissolved phase] by cathodic stripping voltammetry
UPNM
ZBTX
ZBN00015
ZBN00015
Not specified
Abundance of Acidostoma obesum (ITIS 202951) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UPMS
ZBN00015
Light absorption (625nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
SWLA625A
UPRM
SWLA625A
PPAB
SWLA625A
SubsurE662
UMES
Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (662nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector spectral radiometer
IRRDE662
VSRW
Cosine-collector spectral radiometer
IRRDE662
Fluorometric assay of acetone extract from trap material
CLFXFLXX
AXFX
CLFXFLXX
Chl-aFlux
Particle-bound sedimentation flux of chlorophyll-a {chl-a} per unit time per unit area of the water column by sediment trapping, acetone extraction and fluorometry
UUDX
Not specified
UGMS
ZBVV1469
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Sphaerium (ITIS 81391) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV1469
ZADX
ZBVV1469
P358M15Z
PATX
Abundance of Protoperidinium curtipes (ITIS 10250) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P358M15Z
UCML
Optical microscopy
P35815
P34998
P349M98Z
P349M98Z
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Oxytoxum sphaeroideum (ITIS 10476) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCML
PATX
SWLA241A
UPRM
PPAB
Light absorption (241nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
SWLA241A
SWLA241A
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
Optical microscopy
P40000
P400M00H
Abundance of Flagellate >5um per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P400M00H
PNTX
UCML
Light absorption (557nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F [pigment phase] by filtration and spectrophotometry on residue before and after methanol pigment extraction and differencing of the measurements
PIGA557A
UPRM
PPAB
Diff. of spectrophotometric spectra on GF/F filterered material pre and post methanol extraction
PigAbs557
PIGA557A
MATC
Carbon biomass of Strombidium rhynchum 20-39um per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion using the equation of Putt & Stoecker (1989)
not specified
M6B10920
M6B10920
UMMC
M6B10920
D092M05Z
D09205
D000
D092M05Z
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Rhaphoneis amphiceros (ITIS 3147) per unit mass of sediment by optical microscopy
UNPG
P230M20Z
P23020
Optical microscopy. Changed from lachryma for ITIS but ITIS error suspected
Abundance of Gyrodinium lacryna (ITIS 202444) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P230M20Z
PATX
UCML
SB7AB495
SB7AB495
SB7AB495
Carbon biomass of Strombidium sp. 6 (ITIS 46608) 20-39um per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion using the equation of Putt & Stoecker (1989)
UMMC
MATC
not specified
P41201
UCML
P412M01Z
PATX
Abundance of Anoplosolenia brasiliensis per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P412M01Z
Optical microscopy
HPLC assay of acetone extraction (GF/F filtered)
UNGL
HPLCCarot+Phaeo
CRPHHPP1
Concentration of carotene+phaeophytin per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/F phase] by filtration, acetone extraction and high performance liquid chromatography
OPWC
CRPHHPP1
UGMS
AHBDM266
AHBDM266
Not specified
IWDX
AHBDM266
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Odontomyia ornata (ITIS 628144) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
UMMC
CarbP03008
CATX
C030M08Z
Carbon biomass of Chaetoceros cinctus (ITIS 2778) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C030M08Z
Optical microscopy. Renamed from Chaetoceros cinctum to conform with ITIS
Concentration of triphenyltin per unit dry weight of sediment <63um by gas chromatography-atomic emission detection
SCOC
AFLGM006
Not specified
AFLGM006
AFLGM006
UUKG
Incubation experiment
Production rate by zooplankton 1000-3000um standard error (daily) of ammonium per unit time per unit biomass in the water column [particulate 1000-3000um phase] by incubation and normalisation with biomass expressed as carbon
UMUB
EXCR
SENrmExNH4C1000-3000
SENXCN0E
SENXCN0E
ZBVV1399
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Rhynchelmis (ITIS 68463) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
IWDX
UGMS
ZBVV1399
ZBVV1399
Not specified
FEXXCLDX
FEXXCLDX
UPNM
DissFe
Flow injection chemiluminescence on unfiltered water
Concentration of iron (total) {Fe} per unit volume of the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate phase] by flow-injection chemiluminescence
MTWD
UGMS
Not specified
ZADX
ZBVV0964
ZBVV0964
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Musculium (ITIS 81427) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV0964
P258M00Z
UCML
Abundance of Oocystis (ITIS 5827) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P25800
P258M00Z
Optical microscopy
PATX
Optical microscopy
P11116
UCML
P111M16Z
PATX
P111M16Z
Abundance of Thalassiosira pseudonana (ITIS 2509) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
FDMSGCD4
FDMSGCD4
Steady-state flux of dimethyl sulphide {DMS} per unit time per unit area of the water column to atmosphere by purging, cryogenic trapping and gas chromatography and calculation from DMS concentration and shipboard wind speed
UMFX
Computed from dissolved DMS (DMSXGCD4) and shipboard windspeed
FDMS
DMSFlux
PIGA632A
UPRM
PIGA632A
Light absorption (632nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F [pigment phase] by filtration and spectrophotometry on residue before and after methanol pigment extraction and differencing of the measurements
Diff. of spectrophotometric spectra on GF/F filterered material pre and post methanol extraction
PPAB
PigAbs632
Spectrophotometric assay following the Lorenzen protocol of acetone extract from particulates on a GF/F filter filtering water previously filtered through a 200um pore filter.
Concentration of chlorophyll-a {chl-a} per unit volume of the water column [particulate GF/F-200um phase] by filtration, acetone extraction and spectrophotometry and processing following the Lorenzen protocol
LorSpec_Chl-a_GFF-200um
SCHLSPPJ
UMMC
CPWC
SCHLSPPJ
ZBVV0864
Not specified
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Lumbriculus variegatus (ITIS 68444) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV0864
UGMS
IWDX
ZBVV0864
Count of taxonomically identified entity collected in the field
UUUU
B026M01Z
BRDA
Count of Calcarius lapponicus (ITIS 179526)
B026M01Z
B026M01Z
IWAB
Not specified
ZBN01386
ZBN01386
Abundance of Rhantus latitans per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UPMS
ZBN01386
UCML
P39902
P399M02Z
Abundance of Chroococcus dispersus (ITIS 665) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Optical microsopy
BATX
P399M02Z
ZBVV0992
ZBVV0992
Not specified
UGMS
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Nais bretscheri (ITIS 68961) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV0992
IWDX
BCMT
UMKG
XMETAL33
XMETAL33
XMETAL33
Concentration of mercury (Hg) per unit dry weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454)] flesh by inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Not specified
Not specified
HDCBAH02
HDCBAH02
BCOC
UUKG
HDCBAH02
Concentration of alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane (aHCH) per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 32-38mm] flesh
UGMS
ASHLM020
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Aricidea minuta (ITIS 66682) per unit area of the littoral zone by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
Not specified
ASHLM020
ASHLM020
MFAZ
ZBVV0592
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Glossiphonia complanata (ITIS 69381) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV0592
ZADX
UGMS
ZBVV0592
Not specified
Practical salinity of the water column by CTD and computation using UNESCO 1982 algorithm and NO calibration against independent measurements
UUUU
PSALCU01
PSALCU01
CTD measurement of salinity that is known not to have been calibrated against independent salinity measurements such as salinometer determinations on bottle samples.
Uncal_CTD_Sal
PSAL
Z361M00Z_1000-2000um
Abundance of Lubbockia (ITIS 88535) 1000-2000um per unit volume of the water column by size fractionation and optical microscopy
UCPL
Z361X00B
Z361X00B
Size fractionation followed by optical microscopy
ZATX
UCML
Abundance of Oxytoxum (ITIS 10463) large size per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P349M00C
P349M00C
Optical microscopy
P34900C
PATX
UNMH
SNPURDPF
NormPUpt_dark_0.2-2um
SNPURDPF
PHUP
Measurements made by radiotracer doped incubation in the dark followed by counting of particulates collected on a 0.2um pore filter filtering water previously filtered through a 2um pore filter. Rates normalised by dividing total uptake by incubation dura
Uptake rate (hourly) of phosphate per unit time per unit volume of the water column [particulate 0.2-2um phase] by tracer doping, incubation in the dark, cascade filtration and counting residue
Optical microscopy
P15204
UCML
P152M04Z
P152M04Z
PATX
Abundance of Crucigenia retangularis (ITIS 6236) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
VSRW
UWNM
710ERXUD
Cosine-collector radiometer. Code with leading digit to be AVOIDED as it upsets NetCDF conventions. Use available alternative with identical full_title.
710ERXUD
Ed710
Downwelling vector irradiance as energy (710nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector radiometer
Size fractionation followed by optical microscopy
FNTX
Z830X0TD
Z830M00T_200-300um
Abundance of Fish eggs 200-500um per unit volume of the water column by size fractionation and optical microscopy
UCPL
Z830X0TD
VSRW
IRRDE639
SubsurE639
Cosine-collector spectral radiometer
Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (639nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector spectral radiometer
UMES
IRRDE639
N455S70Z
Abundance of Dexamine spinosa (ITIS 93666) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBTX
Sieving and picking
N45570
N455S70Z
UPMS
SWLA231A
UPRM
Light absorption (231nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
SWLA231A
SWLA231A
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
PPAB
P439M02Z
PATX
P43902
UCML
P439M02Z
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Pterosperma sp. 2 (ITIS 9581) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
20:0Me
UPNM
F036GCP1
Concentration as carbon of methylnonadecanoic acid per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/F phase] by filtration and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
GCMS (GF/F filtered)
F001
F036GCP1
PPAB
Light absorption (580nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
SWLA580A
SWLA580A
SWLA580A
UPRM
UPNM
F001
16:1(n-7)t
F015GCP3
GCMS (GF/C filtered)
Concentration as carbon of trans-9-hexadecenoic acid {trans-9-palmitoleic acid} per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/C phase] by filtration and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
F015GCP3
MBTOHGP3
Not specified
MBTOHGP3
Concentration of mercury (Hg) per unit wet weight of biota [Platichthys flesus (ITIS 172894) male length 251-280mm] tissue
MBTOHGP3
UMKG
BCMT
CATX
Carb_C235M00Z
Optical microscopy
C235M00Z
UMMC
C235M00Z
Carbon biomass of Heteraulacus (ITIS 10458) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
SPMA615A
SPMA615A
UPRM
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
Light absorption (615nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
SPMA615A
PPAB
Optical microscopy
V197M00Z
V197M00Z
Biovolume of Pseudo-nitzschia (ITIS 584561) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
V19700
UCUM
VATX
ZU03X00C
ZNTX
Size fractionation followed by optical microscopy
ZU03M00Z_500-1000um
Abundance of Zooplankton nauplii 500-1000um per unit volume of the water column by size fractionation and optical microscopy
ZU03X00C
UCPL
ZBVV1343
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Psammoryctides (ITIS 68751) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV1343
ZBVV1343
Not specified
IWDX
UGMS
HDCBBZL3
Concentration of benzo(ghi)perylene per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 39-47mm] flesh
UUKG
BCAH
HDCBBZL3
HDCBBZL3
Not specified
Carb_C292M00Z
Carbon biomass of Selenastrum (ITIS 6249) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
CATX
C292M00Z
C292M00Z
UMMC
Optical microsopy
P03020
Optical microscopy
UCML
PATX
Abundance of Chaetoceros densus (ITIS 2794) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P030M20Z
P030M20Z
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Stempellinella (ITIS 129969) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV1502
UGMS
ZBVV1502
ZBVV1502
Not specified
IWDX
PPAB
UPRM
SPMA596A
SPMA596A
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
Light absorption (596nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
SPMA596A
ZADX
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Mysta picta (ITIS 573729) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
UGMS
ZBVV0977
Not specified
ZBVV0977
ZBVV0977
Optical microscopy
P23099A
P230M99A
P230M99A
Abundance of Gyrodinium sp. B (ITIS 10077) heterotrophic per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
PATX
UCML
ZBVV0970
UGMS
Not specified
ZADX
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Myriochele (ITIS 67650) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV0970
ZBVV0970
Not specified
MMA_SedPW
UPNM
Concentration of monomethyl arsenic per unit volume of the sediment pore water [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.4um phase] by in-situ pore water sampler, filtration and atomic absorption spectroscopy
OMPW
MMASISD2
MMASISD2
UMMC
CATX
Carb_C254M01Z
C254M01Z
Optical microsopy
Carbon biomass of Nephroselmis discoides (ITIS 9524) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C254M01Z
PPAB
Light absorption (435nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
SPMA435A
UPRM
SPMA435A
SPMA435A
ZBTX
ZBN01572
Abundance of Thyasira flexuosa (ITIS 80512) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN01572
Not specified
ZBN01572
UPMS
AZDRZZ01
Sample duration
TMES
AZDRZZ01
Unspecified method
Unspec
UTBB
CA11
BSAlkanol13Cont
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Concentration of 13-carbon alkanol per unit dry weight of sediment by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
CA13GCTX
UMKG
CA13GCTX
Concentration of ornithine per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/F phase] by filtration, ortho-phthalaldehyde reaction and high performance liquid chromatography
FA21HPP1
ortho-phthalaldehyde reaction/ reverse phase HPLC (GF/F filtered)
DAAW
UPNM
ORN
FA21HPP1
C298M03Z
C298M03Z
Carbon biomass of Staurastrum pingue (ITIS 7824) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UMMC
Carb_C298M03Z
Optical microsopy
CATX
UGMS
ZBVV1142
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Paraonis fulgens (ITIS 66697) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZADX
ZBVV1142
Not specified
ZBVV1142
UPRM
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
SPMA623A
SPMA623A
Light absorption (623nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
SPMA623A
PPAB
T234GSP2
UMBQ
WRAD
PartTh234
Activity of thorium-234 {234Th} per unit volume of the water column [particulate >0.4um phase] by filtration and gamma spectroscopy
Gamma spectrometry on filter contents (0.45um pore filtered)
T234GSP2
Not specified
HDCBAP01
Concentration of acenaphtene per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 25-31mm] flesh
HDCBAP01
HDCBAP01
UUKG
BCAH
Concentration of suspended particulate material (inorganic) {SPM} per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/F phase] by filtration, combustion and gravimetry
TSED
ISEDGVP1
Gravimetric analysis (GF/F filtered)
ISPMGv
ISEDGVP1
UMGL
Abundance of Gyrodinium (ITIS 10077) autotrophic per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCML
P230M88Z
PATX
P23088
Optical microscopy
P230M88Z
NPUp_>0.2um_80uE
NPUPRCP4
Measurements made by radiotracer doped constant light incubation at 80 uE/m2/s followed by counting particulates collected on each filter of a filter cascade down to a 0.2um pore filter. Rate normalised by dividing the total uptake by the incubation dura
UNMH
Uptake rate (hourly) of phosphate per unit time per unit volume of the water column [particulate >0.2um phase] by tracer doping, incubation at 80uE/m2/s light level, cascade filtration and counting residue and summation of size-fractionated values
PHUP
NPUPRCP4
UCPL
Abundance of Harpacticus (ITIS 86330) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Not specified
ZX000014
ZX000014
ZX000014
ZATX
Es412_s
412ERSSD
Downwelling vector irradiance as energy (412nm wavelength) in the atmosphere by cosine-collector radiometer and smoothed
412ERSSD
UWNM
VSRA
Cosine-collector radiometer. Code with leading digit to be AVOIDED as it upsets NetCDF conventions. Use available alternative with identical full_title.
UMUB
NRSEC00B
NormRespC500-1000SE
Consumption rate by zooplankton 500-1000um standard error (daily) of oxygen {respiration standard error} per unit time per unit biomass in the water column [particulate 500-1000um phase] by incubation and normalisation with biomass expressed as carbon
NRSEC00B
GOXP
Incubation experiment
P035M20Z
P035M20Z
P03520
Optical microscopy
UCML
PATX
Abundance of Cyclotella meneghiniana (ITIS 2445) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P993M02Z
Abundance of Climacodium frauenfeldianum (ITIS 2735) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
PATX
P99302
UCML
P993M02Z
Optical microscopy
P358M41Z
Optical microscopy
P35841
UCML
PATX
P358M41Z
Abundance of Protoperidinium obtusum (ITIS 10275) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Length of Sprattus sprattus (ITIS 161789) by physical measurement
UXMM
FATM
Physical measurement
BLENOX24
BLENOX24
BLENOX24
Z352M03O
Z352M03O
ZATX
UCPL
Z352M03O
Abundance of Heterorhabdus spinifrons (ITIS 85921) C5-adult per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Optical microscopy
Z623M00Z
ZATX
Z623M00Z
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Diphyidae (ITIS 51270) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z623M00Z
UCPL
PATX
P25200
P252M00Z
Abundance of Phalacroma (ITIS 9929) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Optical microscopy
UCML
P252M00Z
Concentration of 2,2',3,4,4'-pentachlorobiphenyl {PCB85} per unit dry weight of sediment <63um by gas chromatography
KGNM
SPCB
Not specified
PCBSD086
PCBSD086
PCBSD086
UPMS
ZBN00813
ZBN00813
ZBN00813
Abundance of Leucorrhinia albifrons per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
IWAB
Not specified
SWLA382A
Light absorption (382nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
UPRM
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
SWLA382A
PPAB
SWLA382A
ZBN01228
UPMS
Abundance of Pisidium henslowanum inappendiculatum per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN01228
ZBN01228
Not specified
ZBTX
Abundance of Protoperidinium elegans (ITIS 550483) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P35855
Optical microscopy
UCML
P358M55Z
PATX
P358M55Z
UPMS
Not specified
ZBTX
ZBN00593
ZBN00593
ZBN00593
Abundance of Glossiphonia complanata concolor per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
Optical microscopy
P52130
Abundance of Mesodinium rubrum (ITIS 46289) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCML
MATX
P521M30Z
P521M30Z
This is an alternative term for this definition. Only use in cases where there are multiple identical sensors in a data set handled as a series of 1-D arrays
Practical salinity of the water column by in-situ conductivity cell and computation using UNESCO 1982 algorithm
PSALTC02
PSALTC02
ThermChain sal 02
UUUU
PSAL
UCPL
Size fractionation followed by optical microscopy
Z333M00Z_500-1000um
Abundance of Euchaeta (ITIS 85525) 500-1000um per unit volume of the water column by size fractionation and optical microscopy
ZATX
Z333X00C
Z333X00C
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
SPMA455A
Light absorption (455nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
SPMA455A
SPMA455A
UPRM
PPAB
SCHLFLPS
Fluorometric assay of acetone extract from particulates on a 0.8um pore filter filtering water previously filtered through a 2um pore filter.
SCHLFLPS
UMMC
Fluor_Chl-a_0.8-2.0um
CPWC
Concentration of chlorophyll-a {chl-a} per unit volume of the water column [particulate 0.8-2um phase] by filtration, acetone extraction and fluorometry
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
SWLA442A
SWLA442A
SWLA442A
PPAB
UPRM
Light absorption (442nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
UMMC
not specified
M1B23A11
Carbon biomass of Tintinnina sp. 2 (ITIS 46620) <20um per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion using the equation of Putt & Stoecker (1989)
MATC
M1B23A11
M1B23A11
SO10IGP2
SPO10
SO10IGP2
WRAD
Activity standard error of polonium-210 {210Po} per unit volume of the water column [particulate >0.4um phase] by filtration and isotope spiking and ingrowth
Isotope spiking and ingrowth (0.45um pore filtered)
UUBQ
Optical microscopy
PATX
Abundance of Calciosolenia murrayi (ITIS 2197) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P416M01Z
UCML
P41601
P416M01Z
UCML
P282M00Z
Abundance of Pseudopedinella (ITIS 1787) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Optical microscopy
P282M00Z
PATX
P28200
Optical microscopy
Carb_C366M01Z
UMMC
C366M01Z
CATX
Carbon biomass of Peridinium (ITIS 10212) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C366M01Z
Light/dark bottle incubation
TNRP
STNRDCTX
Production rate standard error (hourly) of carbon (inorganic) {DIC respiration standard error} per unit time per unit volume of the water column [particulate phase] by light and dark bottle incubation
SETNormDICResp
STNRDCTX
UMMH
UYBP
Accelerated mass spectrometry on picked tests then Stuiver and Reimer correction
14C age of Globigerina bulloides (ITIS 45797) tests in sediment by picking and accelerated mass spectrometry and Stuiver and Reimer correction
SAGEMCGB
CAMSSedAge
SAGEMCGB
SAGE
CBIOM005
UMKG
Not specified
CBIOM005
Concentration of zinc (Zn) per unit wet weight of biota [Limanda limanda (ITIS 172881) female length 200-249mm] liver
CBIOM005
BCMT
C349M97Z
C349M97Z
UMMC
Carbon biomass of Oxytoxum crassum (ITIS 573456) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
CATX
Optical microscopy
Carb_C349M97Z
P46001
BATX
P460M01Z
Optical microsopy
UCML
P460M01Z
Abundance of Escherichia coli (ITIS 285) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Simulated resuspension event in an on-deck mesocosm
SedNO3+NO2RSOP
Resuspension-event flux of nitrate+nitrite {NO3+NO2} per unit time per unit area of the bed to water column by mesocosm simulated resuspension and calculation from rate of change of concentration in overlying water
SNZOOMRS
UUUD
SNZOOMRS
SAMO
Dummy channel
Unspec
ZZZZZZ29
Unspecified method
UUUU
ZZZZ
ZZZZZZ29
Z295M17Z
Z295M17Z
Optical microscopy
UCPL
ZATX
Abundance of Conchoecia obtusa per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z295M17Z
UPMS
ZBN00889
Abundance of Malacoceros fuliginosus (ITIS 204512) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00889
ZBN00889
ZBTX
Not specified
UMKG
LICNAAWF
LICNAAWF
FineSedLiCont
MTSD
Concentration of lithium {Li} per unit dry weight of sediment <63um by wet sieving, acid digestion and atomic absorption spectroscopy
Not specified
AALK
GXI6GCXX
GC-FID
GXI6GCXX
Concentration (v/v) of 2,2-dimethylbutane {neohexane} per unit volume of the atmosphere [gaseous phase] by gas chromatography-flame ionisation detection
AAXI6
UTRV
Unspecified origin
CHUM
UPCT
Unspec
CRELZZ01
Relative humidity of the atmosphere
CRELZZ01
PCBBPL02
UUKG
Concentration of 2,3,3',4,4'-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB105) per unit wet weight of biota [Platichthys flesus (ITIS 172894) male length 226-250mm] liver
PCBBPL02
BCPB
Not specified
Biota_PCB105
Gravimetric analysis (centrifuged)
TSPMGv
TSEDGVPC
UMGL
TSEDGVPC
TSED
Concentration of suspended particulate material {SPM} per unit volume of the water column [particulate >unknown phase] by centrifugation and gravimetry
IRRDE557
Cosine-collector spectral radiometer
UMES
IRRDE557
Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (557nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector spectral radiometer
SubsurE557
VSRW
PCBBPCC3
BCPB
Concentration of 2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5',6-nonachlorobiphenyl (PCB206) per unit wet weight of biota [Platichthys flesus (ITIS 172894) male length 251-280mm] liver
Biota_PCB206
PCBBPCC3
UUKG
Not specified
ZADX
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Atyaephyra desmaresti per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
BIOLM009
UGMS
BIOLM009
BIOLM009
Not specified
Abundance of Ceraclea dissimilis (ITIS 602722) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00223
IWAB
ZBN00223
Not specified
ZBN00223
UPMS
BCMT
XMETAL32
UMKG
XMETAL32
Not specified
XMETAL32
Concentration of mercury (Hg) per unit dry weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454)] flesh by CV atomic absorption spectroscopy
AHBDM340
Not specified
AHBDM340
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Psammoryctides moravicus per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
UGMS
AHBDM340
IWDX
UGMS
Not specified
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Ophiodromus flexuosus (ITIS 65486) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZADX
ZBVV1077
ZBVV1077
ZBVV1077
Z225M01R
UCPL
ZATX
Abundance of Pasiphaea sivado (ITIS 96174) larvae per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z225M01R
Z225M01R
Optical microscopy
ZBN01373
ZBN01373
Not specified
ZBTX
Abundance of Pygospio elegans (ITIS 66917) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN01373
UPMS
ZZZZZZ03
Unspec
UUUU
Unspecified method
Dummy channel
ZZZZ
ZZZZZZ03
UPMS
ZBN00214
ZBN00214
IWAB
Not specified
Abundance of Cardiocladius fuscus per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00214
SPMA551A
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
SPMA551A
SPMA551A
Light absorption (551nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
UPRM
PPAB
P229M00G
Optical microscopy
UCML
PATX
P22900G
Abundance of Gymnodinium (ITIS 10031) >20um per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P229M00G
P985M30Z
Abundance of Strombidium minutum per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P98530
P985M30Z
UCML
Optical microscopy
MATX
Optical microsopy
ZCTC
Carbon biomass of Rotaria rotatoria (ITIS 58268) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Carb_Q144M02Z
UMMC
Q144M02Z
Q144M02Z
Not specified
Biota_PCB49
Concentration of 2,2',4,5'-tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB49) per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 32-38mm] flesh
PCBBMD02
UUKG
BCPB
PCBBMD02
CATX
C166M00Z
Optical microsopy
UMMC
C166M00Z
Carbon biomass of Diplochloris per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Carb_C166M00Z
Enrichment of 13C in inorganic carbon in the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate phase] by acidification and mass spectrometry
D13CMITX
D13CMITX
UPPT
TCO2d13C
WSTB
Mass spectrometry on acid liberated CO2
Abundance of Lepidasthenia grimaldi (ITIS 609932) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Optical microscopy
Z713M01Z
Z713M01Z
UCPL
ZATX
Z713M01Z
TrapTotCCont
Carbon/nitrogen analyser on trap material
UPCT
CBSP
TCCNCNTM
TCCNCNTM
Concentration of carbon (total) per unit dry weight of suspended particulate material by sediment trapping, no acidification and C/N elemental analysis
SubsurE404
Cosine-collector spectral radiometer
UMES
VSRW
Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (404nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector spectral radiometer
IRRDE404
IRRDE404
ZBN01159
ZBTX
Not specified
Abundance of Pectinaria (ITIS 67706) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN01159
ZBN01159
UPMS
ZBVV1084
Not specified
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Opisthodonta pterochaeta (ITIS 65831) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
UGMS
ZBVV1084
ZBVV1084
ZADX
Not specified
MSPMM014
UMKG
MTSP
MSPMM014
MSPMM014
Concentration of lead {Pb} per unit dry weight of suspended particulate material by inductively-coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy and normalised to organic carbon and lutum content (RIKZ 'standard sediment')
Diff. of spectrophotometric spectra on GF/F filterered material pre and post methanol extraction
PigAbs697
PIGA697A
Light absorption (697nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F [pigment phase] by filtration and spectrophotometry on residue before and after methanol pigment extraction and differencing of the measurements
UPRM
PIGA697A
PPAB
Grain-size arithmetic standard deviation in suspended particulate material aggregates by image analysis
SDGSIXAG
SDGSAgg
MNGS
SDGSIXAG
Image analysis
UMIC
UUUU
Count of taxonomically identified entity collected in the field
BRDA
B084M04Z
Count of Tringa ochropus (ITIS 176632)
B084M04Z
B084M04Z
SCAH
Concentration of benzo(e)pyrene per unit dry weight of sediment <63um by fluorescence high performance liquid chromatography and normalised to organic carbon and lutum content (RIKZ 'standard sediment')
HDCCBEOC
Not specified
KGUM
HDCCBEOC
HDCCBEOC
Optical microscopy
UCML
P110M10Z
P110M10Z
Abundance of Thalassionema frauenfeldii (ITIS 182944) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P11010
PATX
UMES
Cosine-collector spectral radiometer
IRRDE386
Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (386nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector spectral radiometer
VSRW
IRRDE386
SubsurE386
PHAEFLP5
UMMC
PHWC
Fluorometric assay of acetone extract collected from particulates on a 0.2um pore filter.
Concentration of phaeopigments per unit volume of the water column [particulate >0.2um phase] by filtration, acetone extraction and fluorometry
PHAEFLP5
Fluor_Phae_>0.2um
P52004
P520M04B
Optical microscopy. Suborder Tintinnina mapped to common name Tintinnid.
Abundance of Tintinnina (ITIS 46620) medium size per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCML
MATX
P520M04B
Optical microscopy
UCPL
Z300O00A
Z300O00A
Z300O00A
Abundance of Copepoda (ITIS 85257) large size per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
ZATX
PartTotFe
FEXXICP2
Concentration of iron (total) {Fe} per unit volume of the water column [particulate >0.4um phase] by acid leaching of filter residue and inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry
FEXXICP2
MTWP
UPNM
Inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) on acid leachate (0.4/0.45um pore filtered)
GPIGFAIZ
Gut pigment content per individual of Metridia (ITIS 85734) by acetone extraction and fluorometery and computation as chorophyll-a equivalent
MetridGutPig
GPIGFAIZ
Fluorometric analysis of acetone extract
UNPI
GPIG
P966M03B
Abundance of Tintinnopsis lobiancoi (ITIS 46653) loricae per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
MATX
Optical microscopy
UCML
P966M03B
P96603B
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
PPAB
SPMA698A
Light absorption (698nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
SPMA698A
UPRM
SPMA698A
SubsurE618
Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (618nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector spectral radiometer
Cosine-collector spectral radiometer
UMES
IRRDE618
IRRDE618
VSRW
P20400
UCML
PATX
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Haslea (ITIS 573599) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P204M00Z
P204M00Z
PCBSD077
PCBSD077
Concentration of 2,2',3,3',4,5',6,6'-octachlorobiphenyl {PCB201} per unit dry weight of sediment <63um by gas chromatography
SPCB
PCBSD077
Not specified
KGNM
IWAB
ZBN01059
ZBN01059
Not specified
UPMS
Abundance of Odontomyia ornata (ITIS 628144) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN01059
Cosine-collector radiometer. Code with leading digit to be AVOIDED as it upsets NetCDF conventions. Use available alternative with identical full_title.
670ERXSD
Es670
UWNM
VSRA
670ERXSD
Downwelling vector irradiance as energy (670nm wavelength) in the atmosphere by cosine-collector radiometer
UMMC
Carb_Q870M80Z
Carbon biomass of Conochilus (ITIS 59417) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
ZCTC
Optical microsopy
Q870M80Z
Q870M80Z
Optical microscopy
UCML
Abundance of Peridinium brochii (ITIS 10345) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
PATX
P36698
P366M98Z
P366M98Z
ZBTX
Not specified
ZBN00172
UPMS
Abundance of Branchiostoma lanceolatum (ITIS 206925) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00172
ZBN00172
ZX000005
Not specified
UCPL
ZATX
ZX000005
Abundance of Argonotholca foliacea per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
ZX000005
Carbon biomass of Flagellate 40um per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C400M00D
Optical microscopy
CarbP40000D
CNTX
C400M00D
UMMC
PATX
Abundance of Ceratium arietinum (ITIS 550467) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Optical microscopy
UCML
P21300
P213M00Z
P213M00Z
PYTT
UCML
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Picoeukaryotic cells per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
PYEUM00A
PicoEukabund
PYEUM00A
LTZBM040
LTZBM040
Abundance of Marenzelleria viridis (ITIS 573739) per unit area of the littoral zone by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
MFLZ
LTZBM040
Not specified
UPMS
Concentration of carotenoid pigments per unit volume of the water column [particulate GF/F-5um phase] by filtration, acetone extraction and spectrophotometry
UMMC
CARO
Spectrophotometric assay of acetone extract from particulates on a GF/F filter filtering water previously filtered through a 5um pore filter.
Spec_Carot_GFF-5um
SCARSSPM
SCARSSPM
ZBVV1478
Not specified
ZBVV1478
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Sphaeroma rugicauda (ITIS 206320) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV1478
UGMS
ZADX
HDCBDE04
HDCBDE04
Concentration of 4,4'-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethene per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 48-57mm] flesh
HDCBDE04
BCOC
UUKG
Not specified
UPRM
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
SPMA725A
PPAB
SPMA725A
SPMA725A
Light absorption (725nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
Concentration of carbon (organic) {'DOC'} per unit volume of the water column [unknown phase] by high temperature catalytic oxidation
DOCC
DOC?
CORGCOZX
The phase is described as unknown to indicate that there is no information on whether the determination was on filtered or unfiltered water.
UPOX
CORGCOZX
Abundance of Piona pusilla per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN01211
ZBTX
UPMS
ZBN01211
ZBN01211
Not specified
UGMS
IWDX
AHBDM094
AHBDM094
AHBDM094
Not specified
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Cryptochironomus defectus per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
Abundance of Cossura longocirrata (ITIS 67207) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBTX
Not specified
ZBN00338
ZBN00338
UPMS
ZBN00338
490ERXUD
UWNM
VSRW
Cosine-collector radiometer. Code with leading digit to be AVOIDED as it upsets NetCDF conventions. Use available alternative with identical full_title.
Downwelling vector irradiance as energy (490nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector radiometer
490ERXUD
Ed490
Not specified
ZBVV1377
ZBVV1377
UGMS
ZADX
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Radix auricularia (ITIS 76526) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV1377
Not specified
HDCBHP03
HDCBHP03
BCOC
Concentration of heptachloroepoxide per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 39-47mm] flesh
UUKG
HDCBHP03
Carb_Q777M00X
Q777M00X
Carbon biomass of Chlamys (ITIS 79612) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UMMC
Q777M00X
Optical microsopy
ZCTC
Second spectral moment of waves on the water column by shipborne wave recorder and Fourier analysis
2nd Spectral Moment
GMTCFB01
Fourier analysis on shipborne wave recorder data
GMTCFB01
WVSP
UMTC
Carbon biomass of Nitzschia recta (ITIS 5195) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C074M59Z
CATX
Optical microsopy
C074M59Z
UMMC
Carb_C074M59Z
C199M02A
Carbon biomass of Melosira moniliformis var. octogona per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
CATX
Carb_C199M02A
C199M02A
UMMC
Optical microsopy
PPAB
SWLA200A
UPRM
SWLA200A
Light absorption (200nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
SWLA200A
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
Carbon biomass of Thalassiosira (ITIS 2484) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C111M00Z
C111M00Z
CarbP11100
UMMC
Optical microscopy
CATX
UPRM
Light absorption (566nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
SWLA566A
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
PPAB
SWLA566A
SWLA566A
AHBDM388
Not specified
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Thienemanniella flaviforceps per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
AHBDM388
IWDX
AHBDM388
UGMS
BLENOX42
BLENOX42
UXMM
BLENOX42
Physical measurement
FATM
Length of Taurulus lilljeborgi (ITIS 167391) by physical measurement
Count of taxonomically identified entity collected in the field
B017M08Z
B017M08Z
UUUU
BRDA
B017M08Z
Count of Anser rossii (ITIS 175035)
Not specified
ZBVV1452
ZADX
ZBVV1452
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Sipuncula (ITIS 154520) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
UGMS
ZBVV1452
DAX35
UPML
AX35GCD2
Gas chromatography (0.45um pore filtered)
DALK
AX35GCD2
Concentration of 35-carbon alkane per unit volume of the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.4um phase] by filtration and gas chromatography
UMMC
C392M06Z
Carb_C392M06Z
BATC
C392M06Z
Optical microsopy
Carbon biomass of Anabaena solitaria per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UMMC
C345M00B
CATX
C345M00B
Optical microscopy
Carb_C345M00B
Carbon biomass of Noctiluca (ITIS 10148) motile per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Z301M03Y
Abundance of Acartia bifilosa (ITIS 86095) adult male per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z301M03Y
UCPL
Note that adult and C6 mean exactly the same thing for Copepods
Z301M03Y
ZATX
SPCB
ODSDM002
Not specified
KGNM
ODSDM002
Concentration of 2,2',3,4,4',5'-hexachlorobiphenyl {PCB138} per unit dry weight of sediment <63um by gas chromatography-electron capture detection and normalised to organic carbon and lutum content (RIKZ 'standard sediment')
ODSDM002
F018GCP1
Concentration as carbon of cis-11-hexadecenoic acid per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/F phase] by filtration and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
GCMS (GF/F filtered)
16:1(n-5)
UPNM
F018GCP1
F001
ZATX
UCPL
Z715M00Z
Abundance of Pelagobia (ITIS 65421) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Optical microscopy
Z715M00Z
Z715M00Z
Not specified
Abundance of Propappus volki per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UPMS
IWAB
ZBN01337
ZBN01337
ZBN01337
BRDA
B029M01Z
UUUU
Count of Charadrius alexandrinus (ITIS 176510)
B029M01Z
Count of taxonomically identified entity collected in the field
B029M01Z
Abundance of Micracanthodinium (ITIS 10485) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P244M00Z
PATX
P244M00Z
UCML
Optical microscopy
P24400
Abundance of Prochlorococcus (ITIS 610076) per unit volume of the water column by automated flow cytometry
PATX
P701A90Z
UCML
P701A90Z
P701AF
Automated flow cytometry
UCPL
Abundance of Clauso/Cteno/Paracalanus C1-4 per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
ZNTX
Z38AM00W
Z38AM00W
Optical microscopy
Z38AM00W
Optical microsopy
Carbon biomass of Fragilidium subglobosum per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UMMC
C794M01Z
C794M01Z
Carb_C794M01Z
CATX
Optical microscopy
C968M10Z
Carbon biomass of Strobilidium elegans per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Carb_C968M10Z
MATC
UMMC
C968M10Z
Abundance of Scina borealis. (ITIS 95304) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCPL
Z264M01Z
Z264M01Z
Z264M01Z
ZATX
Optical microscopy
Use this code where the taxonomist has identified specifically Order Coccosphaerales or for the generic term Coccolithophorids
UCML
PATX
P490M90Z
P49000
P490M90Z
Abundance of Coccosphaerales (ITIS 610061) liths per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
IWAB
Not specified
Abundance of Helophorus minutus per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UPMS
ZBN00672
ZBN00672
ZBN00672
PATX
Abundance of Epistylis (ITIS 46465) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Not specified
UCML
PP000007
PP000007
PP000007
PCBBMJ05
Not specified
UUKG
PCBBMJ05
BCPB
Biota_PCB97
Concentration of 2,2',3,4',5'-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB97) per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 58-70mm] flesh
PATX
Optical microscopy
P228M16Z
P228M16Z
Abundance of Gonyaulax polyedra (ITIS 10370) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P22816
UCML
ZBN00841
IWAB
Abundance of Limnophora (ITIS 150730) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
Not specified
UPMS
ZBN00841
ZBN00841
F011GCP3
14:1(n-5)
UPNM
GCMS (GF/C filtered)
Concentration as carbon of 9-tetradecenoic acid {9-myristoleic acid} per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/C phase] by filtration and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
F001
F011GCP3
Optical microscopy
PATX
UCML
Abundance of Gymnodinium breve (ITIS 10157) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P229M12Z
P22912
P229M12Z
ZADX
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Actiniaria (ITIS 52485) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV0021
Not specified
UGMS
ZBVV0021
ZBVV0021
SPCB
Concentration of 2,3,3',4,4',5-hexachlorobiphenyl {PCB156} per unit dry weight of sediment by gas chromatography-electron capture detection
KGNM
PCBSD168
PCBSD168
PCBSD168
Not specified
SFGOLDPP
Production rate (gross) of oxygen per unit time per unit volume of the water column [particulate <0.8um phase] by light and dark bottle incubation
SFGOLDPP
Measurements made using the light/dark bottle incubation method on water samples screened through a 0.8um mesh.
UMMD
GOXP
GrossO2_<0.8um
ALAT
Dead reckoning based on GPS fixes and relative velocity sensor (em-log or ADCP)
10**7*GPS+DRLon
SLONGR01
Longitude east (WGS84) by dead reckoning based on GPS and em-log or ADCP and multiplication by 10**7
SLONGR01
UAAA
UCPL
Size fractionation followed by optical microscopy
Z34EX00B
Abundance of Calanoides (ITIS 85285) 1000-2000um per unit volume of the water column by size fractionation and optical microscopy
ZATX
Z34EM00Z_1000-2000um
Z34EX00B
Optical microscopy
D000
UNPG
D018M00Z
Abundance of Bacteriastrum (ITIS 2862) per unit mass of sediment by optical microscopy
D018M00Z
D01800
P228M08Z
UCML
PATX
Abundance of Gonyaulax excavata (ITIS 10381) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P228M08Z
Optical microscopy
P22808
Abundance of Centropages hamatus (ITIS 85766) adult male per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z349M04Y
Z349M04Y
Note that adult and C6 mean exactly the same thing for Copepods
ZATX
Z349M04Y
UCPL
UCML
PNTX
Abundance of Nanophytoplankton per unit volume of the water column by automated flow cytometry
UndiffNanoPhytAbund
PU00A01B
PU00A01B
Automated flow cytometry
Optical Plankton Counter
UZoo<707
ZV00
ZV00C00G
Biovolume of Zooplankton <707um per unit volume of the water column by optical plankton counter
ZV00C00G
UBLV
MNGS
UPCT
PrSedSzClss500-600
PRSCPSTL
Proportion of particles in the sediment 500-600um by particle sizer
PRSCPSTL
Particle sizer
F060GCP1
24:0i
GCMS (GF/F filtered)
Concentration as carbon of 22-methyltricosanoic acid per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/F phase] by filtration and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
F001
UPNM
F060GCP1
PPAB
PigAbs430
Diff. of spectrophotometric spectra on GF/F filterered material pre and post methanol extraction
PIGA430A
Light absorption (430nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F [pigment phase] by filtration and spectrophotometry on residue before and after methanol pigment extraction and differencing of the measurements
UPRM
PIGA430A
P264M00Z
P26400
UCML
Abundance of Phacotus (ITIS 5619) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Optical microscopy
PATX
P264M00Z
Z814X00B
UCPL
Z814X00B
ZATX
Z814M00Z_1000-2000um
Size fractionation followed by optical microscopy
Abundance of Salpida (ITIS 159643) 1000-2000um per unit volume of the water column by size fractionation and optical microscopy
BactBiomProt
Protein biomass of Bacteria (ITIS 202421) per unit volume of the water column by automated flow cytometry and protein fluorescence
UMMC
TBBPAFPZ
TBBPAFPZ
Calculated from cell counts and protein fluorescence determined by automated flow cytometry
BPBP
CPHLPS01
In-situ fluorometer with field sample calibration applied.
Concentration of chlorophyll-a {chl-a} per unit volume of the water column [particulate phase] by in-situ fluorometer and calibrated using extracted chlorophyll data from field samples
UMMC
CPWC
CPHLPS01
ISFluor_Chl-a
Not specified
HDCBPHE1
UUKG
BCAH
HDCBPHE1
HDCBPHE1
Concentration of phenanthrene per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 25-31mm] flesh
AirTemp_AvSens
CDTASSMS
CDTA
Averaged data from two or more dry bulb thermometers
Temperature of the atmosphere by dry bulb thermometer and averaging of multiple sensors
UPAA
CDTASSMS
Abundance of Paraeuchaeta (ITIS 610024) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z303M00Z
UCPL
Z303M00Z
Optical microscopy
ZATX
Z303M00Z
UGMS
ZBVV0077
ZBVV0077
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Apherusa ovalipes (ITIS 206427) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
Not specified
ZBVV0077
ZADX
Optical microscopy
P021M04Z
P02104
UCML
PATX
P021M04Z
Abundance of Biddulphia granulata (ITIS 2700) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
ZBN01033
ZBTX
Abundance of Neumania deltoides per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UPMS
Not specified
ZBN01033
ZBN01033
Concentration of carbohydrates (total) per unit volume of the water column [particulate >unknown phase] by hydrolysis, filtration and photometry
TOCH
Photometry on hydrolised sample (Unspec. filter)
TOCHWCPZ
TPCH
UPOX
TOCHWCPZ
PATX
Abundance of Asterionella japonica (ITIS 3117) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCML
P01104
P011M04Z
P011M04Z
Optical microscopy
HPLC_Chl-a_0.2-2um
CPWC
HPLC assay of acetone extract from particulates on a 0.2um pore filter filtering water previously filtered through a 2um pore filter.
SCHLHPPF
Concentration of chlorophyll-a {chl-a} per unit volume of the water column [particulate 0.2-2um phase] by filtration, acetone extraction and high performance liquid chromatography
UMMC
SCHLHPPF
AHBDM178
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Hemiclepsis per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZADX
Not specified
AHBDM178
UGMS
AHBDM178
Abundance of Cocconeis scutellum (ITIS 3584) per unit mass of sediment by optical microscopy
D000
UNPG
D032M30Z
D032M30Z
Optical microscopy
D03230
Radiotracer incubation at 100 uE/m2/s: phases split by 0.45 um pore filtration
CsKfdc
ULKG
DSCO
CSKDRAX2
Fast distribution coefficient of caesium {Cs} in the water column [dissolved/particulate >0.4um phase] by radiotracer incubation at 100uE/m2/s, filtration and gamma spectroscopy
CSKDRAX2
Optical microscopy
P07800
P078M00Z
UCML
PATX
Abundance of Paralia (ITIS 2345) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P078M00Z
UMMD
Light/dark bottle incubation
SENPLDPX
SENO2
Production rate standard error (nett) of oxygen per unit time per unit volume of the water column [particulate phase] by light and dark bottle incubation
SENPLDPX
GOXP
PCBBMQ03
Concentration of 2,2',3,4,4',5-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB137) per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 39-47mm] flesh
UUKG
Biota_PCB137
Not specified
BCPB
PCBBMQ03
ZADX
Not specified
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Magelona mirabilis (ITIS 67065) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV0886
UGMS
ZBVV0886
ZBVV0886
P112M01Z
PATX
P11201
P112M01Z
Abundance of Thalassiothrix frauenfeldii (ITIS 3133) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCML
Optical microscopy
Depth below sea surface (sampling event start) in the water column by in-situ pressure sensor and conversion to seawater depth using unspecified algorithm
AHGT
DEPHPRST
Measurement determined from an in-situ pressure sensor at the beginning of a sampling event
DEPHPRST
Start_depth
ULAA
C111M05Z
Optical microsopy
Carb_C111M05Z
UMMC
C111M05Z
Carbon biomass of Thalassiosira bramaputrae (ITIS 590869) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
CATX
PIGA605A
PigAbs605
PPAB
UPRM
Diff. of spectrophotometric spectra on GF/F filterered material pre and post methanol extraction
Light absorption (605nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F [pigment phase] by filtration and spectrophotometry on residue before and after methanol pigment extraction and differencing of the measurements
PIGA605A
PATX
Abundance of Acanthoica aculeata (ITIS 2189) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Optical microscopy
P411M02Z
UCML
P411M02Z
P411M02Z
ASHLM070
UGMS
ASHLM070
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Elminius modestus (ITIS 206264) per unit area of the littoral zone by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
Not specified
MFAZ
ASHLM070
Optical microscopy
Z366M00N
Z366M00N
Abundance of Calanoida (ITIS 85258) C1-5 (<1500um) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
ZATX
Z366M00N
UCPL
VSRW
IRRDE489
Cosine-collector spectral radiometer
Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (489nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector spectral radiometer
SubsurE489
IRRDE489
UMES
Not specified
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Prionospio cirrifera (ITIS 67031) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZADX
ZBVV1321
ZBVV1321
ZBVV1321
UGMS
Z270M00R_>2000um
Size fractionation followed by optical microscopy
Abundance of Euphausiacea (ITIS 95496) larvae >2000um per unit volume of the water column by size fractionation and optical microscopy
UCPL
Z270X0RA
Z270X0RA
ZATX
ZBTX
Abundance of Mideopsidae (ITIS 83476) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UPMS
Not specified
ZBN00946
ZBN00946
ZBN00946
Proportion of particles in the sediment >250um by sieving and settling tube method
MNGS
Sieving and settling tube method
PRSCSSSF
UPCT
PrSedSizClss>250
PRSCSSSF
Cosine-collector spectral radiometer
UMES
IRRDE417
IRRDE417
Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (417nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector spectral radiometer
VSRW
SubsurE417
CC7353A7
CC7353A7
Not specified
CATX
UMMC
Carb_CC7353A7
Carbon biomass of Pyrocystis lunula-P. hamulus complex (ITIS 10551) veg. cell per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
90Sr
UBQL
Activity of strontium-90 {90Sr} per unit volume of the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.4um phase] by filtration and gamma spectroscopy
SR90GSD2
Gamma-ray spectroscopy (0.45 micron pore filtered)
WRAD
SR90GSD2
C028M00Z
Optical microscopy
C028M00Z
Carbon biomass of Cerataulina (ITIS 2753) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
CATX
UMMC
CarbP02800
SEAMSSedAge
UYRS
SAGE
SESAMSFM
SESAMSFM
Accelerated mass spectrometry on picked tests
14C age standard error of Foraminiferida (ITIS 44030) tests in sediment by picking and accelerated mass spectrometry
DissAs
ASXXAAD2
Concentration of inorganic arsenic {As} per unit volume of the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.4um phase] by filtration and atomic absorption spectroscopy
Atomic absorption (0.45um pore filtered)
UPNM
ASXXAAD2
MTWD
ZBN00321
Abundance of Corixidae (ITIS 103364) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00321
IWAB
ZBN00321
UPMS
Not specified
ZBN01068
ZBTX
ZBN01068
Not specified
Abundance of Onchidoris bilamellata (ITIS 78394) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UPMS
ZBN01068
Carb_C988M01Z
Optical microscopy
Carbon biomass of Ornithocercus quadratus (ITIS 9986) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UMMC
C988M01Z
CATX
C988M01Z
UMMC
C084M22Z
CATX
C084M22Z
Carbon biomass of Pleurosigma naviculaceum (ITIS 4613) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Optical microscopy
CarbP08422
Abundance of Appendicularia (ITIS 159664) >2000um per unit volume of the water column by size fractionation and optical microscopy
Z820X00A
Z820M00Z_>2000um
UCPL
Size fractionation and optical microscopy. Note Larvacea is an invalid synonym for this Class
Z820X00A
ZATX
Abundance of Dichotomococcus curvatus per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P780M01Z
UCML
Optical microsopy
PATX
Z108M01Z
P780M01Z
UUUU
Count of taxonomically identified entity collected in the field
B035M04Z
B035M04Z
B035M04Z
Count of Cygnus olor (ITIS 174985)
BRDA
ZBVV0230
ZADX
ZBVV0230
ZBVV0230
Not specified
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Cerebratulus (ITIS 57446) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
UGMS
P129M01Z
P12901
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Boreadinium pisiforme (ITIS 573520) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
PATX
UCML
P129M01Z
ZADX
ZBVV1015
ZBVV1015
UGMS
Not specified
ZBVV1015
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Neomysis integer (ITIS 90063) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
Light absorption (713nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
SPMA713A
UPRM
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
SPMA713A
SPMA713A
PPAB
Z344M05H
Z344M05H
Abundance of Scaphocalanus curtus (ITIS 85677) adult female per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
ZATX
UCPL
Z344M05H
Note that adult and C6 mean exactly the same thing for Copepods
P073M00D
Abundance of Navicula (ITIS 3649) 120um per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P07300D
PATX
Optical microscopy
UCML
P073M00D
AHBDM319
AHBDM319
Not specified
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Polydora cornuta (ITIS 204501) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
AHBDM319
UGMS
ZADX
Abundance of Diatoma mesodon (ITIS 193761) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Optical microscopy
P160M02Z
PATX
UCML
P160M02Z
P16002
Abundance of Gammarus zaddachi (ITIS 93778) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBTX
UPMS
ZBN00580
Not specified
ZBN00580
ZBN00580
C073M00I
CATX
Optical microscopy
UMMC
Carb_C073M00I
C073M00I
Carbon biomass of Navicula (ITIS 3649) 45um per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
FATM
BLSDOX05
UXMM
Physical measurement
BLSDOX05
BLSDOX05
Length standard deviation of Gymnammodytes semisquamatus (ITIS 171680) by physical measurement
SWLA351A
SWLA351A
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
Light absorption (351nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
PPAB
SWLA351A
UPRM
SDEggProdCentTyp
UFPD
Optical microscopy after incubation
Egg production rate standard deviation of Centropages typicus (ITIS 85767) by incubation and optical microscopy
MSEP
SDME349T
SDME349T
Z350X00B
Abundance of Lucicutia (ITIS 85884) 1000-2000um per unit volume of the water column by size fractionation and optical microscopy
Size fractionation followed by optical microscopy
Z350X00B
ZATX
Z350M00Z_1000-2000um
UCPL
Optical microsopy
UMMC
Carb_C074M43Z
CATX
C074M43Z
Carbon biomass of Nitzschia hungarica (ITIS 5239) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C074M43Z
UCUM
FPBVMECB
EXUV
Biovolume of Zooplankton cylindrical faecal pellets 25-40um diameter per unit volume of the water column by inverse microscopy and stereometrical configurations from Elder (1979)
FPBVC25-40
Inverse microscopy and using stereometrical configurations from Elder (1979)
FPBVMECB
F009GCP3
14:1(n-7)
GCMS (GF/C filtered)
F009GCP3
F001
Concentration as carbon of 7-tetradecenoic acid {7-myristoleic acid} per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/C phase] by filtration and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
UPNM
Abundance of Anorthoneis (ITIS 3624) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P00900
P009M00Z
P009M00Z
UCML
Optical microscopy
PATX
UUUU
Unspec
Unspecified method
ZZZZZZ19
ZZZZZZ19
Dummy channel
ZZZZ
BIO2M001
Count of Sterna (ITIS 176885)
BRDA
UUUU
BIO2M001
Count of taxonomically identified entity collected in the field
BIO2M001
ZCTC
Q870M96Z
UMMC
Carbon biomass of Brachionus calyciflorus (ITIS 58438) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Optical microsopy
Q870M96Z
Carb_Q870M96Z
Abundance of Segmentina nitida per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UPMS
ZBN01428
ZBN01428
ZBTX
Not specified
ZBN01428
AX20GCP4
AX20GCP4
PAX20
Gas chromatography (20um mesh filtered)
DALK
Concentration of 20-carbon alkane per unit volume of the water column [particulate >20um phase] by filtration and gas chromatography
UPML
CD10
CD21GCTX
UMKG
Concentration of 21-carbon alpha-omega alkanadioic acid per unit dry weight of sediment by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
BSa-wAlkdioic21Cont
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
CD21GCTX
Not specified
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Bithynia (ITIS 70793) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
UGMS
ZBVV0155
ZBVV0155
ZBVV0155
ZADX
PPAB
Light absorption (563nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F [pigment phase] by filtration and spectrophotometry on residue before and after methanol pigment extraction and differencing of the measurements
PIGA563A
PIGA563A
Diff. of spectrophotometric spectra on GF/F filterered material pre and post methanol extraction
PigAbs563
UPRM
Concentration of 2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5'-octachlorobiphenyl (PCB194) per unit wet weight of biota [Platichthys flesus (ITIS 172894) length >280mm] liver
PCBBPAA5
Biota_PCB194
UUKG
PCBBPAA5
BCPB
Not specified
UPMS
ZBN00765
Abundance of Isochaetides michaelseni per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
IWAB
ZBN00765
Not specified
ZBN00765
Z323M02D
Z323M02D
ZATX
Optical microscopy
UCPL
Abundance of Microcalanus pusillus (ITIS 85367) C4 per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z323M02D
ZATX
Optical microscopy
Z34CM01M
Z34CM01M
UCPL
Z34CM01M
Abundance of Temora longicornis (ITIS 85877) nauplii per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
ZBN01102
Not specified
ZBN01102
ZBN01102
Abundance of Ostrea edulis (ITIS 79885) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBTX
UPMS
MZBC
Epifluorescence microscopy with DAPI/proflavine stain
C400E00F
UMMC
Carbon biomass of Flagellate heterotrophic 2-5um per unit volume of the water column by DAPI/proflavine staining and epifluorescence microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C400E00F
HNANFlagBmass
UUDX
AXFX
PHFXFMXX
Fluorometric assay of methanol extract from trap material
Particle-bound sedimentation flux of phaeopigments per unit time per unit area of the water column by sediment trapping, methanol extraction and fluorometry
PHFXFMXX
PhaeoFlux
UMES
IRRDE477
Cosine-collector spectral radiometer
Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (477nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector spectral radiometer
VSRW
SubsurE477
IRRDE477
Concentration of zinc {Zn} per unit volume of the water column [particulate >0.4um phase] by acid leaching of filter residue and inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry
ZNXXICP2
Inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) on acid leachate (0.4/0.45um pore filtered)
UPNM
PartZn
MTWP
ZNXXICP2
Optical microscopy
P37200
UCML
P372M00Z
Abundance of Woloszynskia (ITIS 10123) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P372M00Z
PATX
DMSPpGrCoeff-NoNuts
PHYGDODP
UPDY
Dilution experiment (shipboard incubation without nutrients)
Production rate coefficient of dimethylsulphoniopropionate {DMSP} for the water column [particulate >unknown phase] by on-deck incubation without nutrients, filtration and gas chromatography
PHYG
PHYGDODP
Carbon biomass of Hydra (ITIS 50845) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Optical microsopy
Q640M02Z
Carb_Q640M02Z
UMMC
Q640M02Z
ZCTC
UCML
Optical microscopy
PATX
P030M00J
P030M00J
Abundance of Chaetoceros (ITIS 2758) section simplicia per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P03000J
ABNDM003
Not specified
Abundance of Harmothoe (ITIS 64502) per unit area of the littoral zone by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UPMS
ABNDM003
ABNDM003
MFLZ
WVST
Characteristic height of waves {Hrms*4} on the water column by waverider and manual record analysis
ULAA
Manually analysed waverider
GCARMA01
GCARMA01
CarWHt
NTUP
Tracer doped constant light incubation 100uE/m2/s (GF/F filtered)
Uptake rate (hourly) of nitrate per unit time per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/F phase] by tracer doping, incubation at 100uE/m2/s light level, filtration and mass spectrometry on residue
NNO3Up
NNUPRAP1
NNUPRAP1
UNMH
Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (584nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector spectral radiometer
SubsurE584
Cosine-collector spectral radiometer
IRRDE584
UMES
IRRDE584
VSRW
UPRM
Light absorption (365nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
SWLA365A
SWLA365A
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
PPAB
SWLA365A
ZBN00241
Not specified
ZBN00241
UPMS
IWAB
ZBN00241
Abundance of Chaetogaster limnaei (ITIS 68943) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
SWLA307A
SWLA307A
SWLA307A
PPAB
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
UPRM
Light absorption (307nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
Z600O01A
ZATX
Z600O01A
Optical microscopy
UCPL
Abundance of Cnidaria (ITIS 48738) medusae large size per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z600O01A
AAMN
Flow injection gas diffusion analysis of acid impregnated filter
Concentration of ammonia {NH3} per unit volume of the atmosphere [gaseous phase] by filtration with acid impregnated filter and flow infection gas diffusion analysis
ANH3FIGI
GasNH3
UPMA
ANH3FIGI
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
UPRM
SPMA458A
Light absorption (458nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
SPMA458A
SPMA458A
PPAB
Z341M01I
Z341M01I
Note that adult and C6 mean exactly the same thing for Copepods
UCPL
Z341M01I
ZATX
Abundance of Tharybis macrophthalma (ITIS 205931) adult male per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UMMC
C224M07Z
C224M07Z
Optical microsopy
Carbon biomass of Lagerheimia wratislaviensis per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Carb_C224M07Z
CATX
Abundance of Leptomysis gracilis (ITIS 90684) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
ZATX
Z202M01Z
Z202M01Z
UCPL
Z202M01Z
Optical microscopy
Z203M22Z
Abundance of Daphnia magna (ITIS 83884) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
ZATX
Z203M22Z
Optical microsopy
UCPL
Z203M22Z
UPRM
SPMA611A
Light absorption (611nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
PPAB
SPMA611A
SPMA611A
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
ZBVV0587
ZBVV0587
ZBVV0587
IWDX
Not specified
UGMS
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Gerris (ITIS 103829) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
SPb210-IG
SRAD
UBQK
Activity of lead-210 {210Pb} per unit dry weight of sediment by plating and alpha spectroscopy
L210IGXX
L210IGXX
Alpha spectroscopy on plated samples
ZBTX
ZBN00734
UPMS
Not specified
ZBN00734
Abundance of Hydrozoa (ITIS 48739) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00734
ZBVV0003
UGMS
ZBVV0003
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Ablabesmyia monilis (ITIS 128107) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
IWDX
Not specified
ZBVV0003
Light absorption (660nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
UPRM
SWLA660A
SWLA660A
SWLA660A
PPAB
ZBN00473
Not specified
UPMS
ZBN00473
IWAB
ZBN00473
Abundance of Enallagma cyathigerum (ITIS 102124) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UCPL
Z338M02J
Z338M02J
ZATX
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Onchocalanus trigoniceps (ITIS 610044) C1-5 per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z338M02J
SWLA492A
UPRM
SWLA492A
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
SWLA492A
PPAB
Light absorption (492nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
PCBSD009
KGNM
Not specified
Concentration of 2,2',3,4,4',5,5'-heptachlorobiphenyl {PCB180} per unit dry weight of sediment
PCBSD009
PCBSD009
SPCB
ZBN00037
ZBTX
ZBN00037
Not specified
UPMS
Abundance of Ampelisca diadema (ITIS 202641) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00037
PTN_GFF-0.8um
NTOT
Concentration of nitrogen (total) {'PON'} per unit volume of the water column [particulate GF/F-0.8um phase] by filtration and C/N elemental analysis
Carbon/Nitrogen analysis of particulates on a GF/F filter filtering water previously filtered through a 0.8um pore filter.
SFNTCNPP
UPOX
SFNTCNPP
CBIOM027
BCMT
UMKG
CBIOM027
Concentration of zinc (Zn) per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 58-70mm] flesh
Not specified
CBIOM027
Cosine-collector spectral radiometer
VSRW
SubsurE684
IRRDE684
IRRDE684
UMES
Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (684nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector spectral radiometer
Epifluorescence microscopy
UCML
P400E00K
P400E00K
PNTX
Abundance of Flagellate autotrophic <2um per unit volume of the water column by epifluorescence microscopy
PPICFlag
Optical microscopy
UMMC
C030M63Z
Carbon biomass of Chaetoceros willei (ITIS 2836) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C030M63Z
CATX
CarbP03063
C074M44Z
Optical microsopy
UMMC
Carb_C074M44Z
CATX
C074M44Z
Carbon biomass of Nitzschia levidensis (ITIS 591427) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UPRM
Light absorption (431nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F [pigment phase] by filtration and spectrophotometry on residue before and after methanol pigment extraction and differencing of the measurements
PPAB
PigAbs431
PIGA431A
Diff. of spectrophotometric spectra on GF/F filterered material pre and post methanol extraction
PIGA431A
AHBDM253
AHBDM253
IWDX
Not specified
UGMS
AHBDM253
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Naucoris maculatus per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
UCPL
Z26IM01Z
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Nototropis falcatus per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z26IM01Z
Z26IM01Z
ZATX
Abundance of Oecetis ochracea (ITIS 116632) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UPMS
ZBN01064
Not specified
ZBN01064
IWAB
ZBN01064
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Oithona (ITIS 88802) C1-5 per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z306M00J
UCPL
ZATX
Z306M00J
Z306M00J
MATC
C985M13Z
Carbon biomass of Strombidium crassulum per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UMMC
C985M13Z
Optical microscopy
Carb_C985M13Z
Z830M00R
Z830M00R
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Fish larvae per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z830M00R
UCPL
FNTX
CATX
C228M07Z
UMMC
C228M07Z
C228M07Z
Optical microscopy
Carbon biomass of Gonyaulax digitalis (ITIS 10366) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
BLSDOX09
UXMM
FATM
BLSDOX09
BLSDOX09
Physical measurement
Length standard deviation of Solea solea (ITIS 173002) by physical measurement
ZBVV0502
ZBVV0502
Not specified
ZBVV0502
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Eriocheir sinensis (ITIS 99058) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZADX
UGMS
Optical microsopy
Abundance of Limnothrix obliqueacuminata per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P462M01Z
P46201
BATX
UCML
P462M01Z
Optical microscopy
CATX
C439M01Z
UMMC
C439M01Z
Carbon biomass of Pterosperma sp. 1 (ITIS 9581) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Carb_C439M01Z
UMMC
C030M65Z
Carbon biomass of Chaetoceros coarctatus (ITIS 2779) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Optical microscopy
C030M65Z
Carb_C030M65Z
CATX
Carb_C257M02Z
C257M02Z
Carbon biomass of Prorocentrum balticum (ITIS 9888) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UMMC
Optical microscopy
C257M02Z
CATX
UPMS
ZBN01590
Not specified
ZBN01590
Abundance of Tubifex (ITIS 68622) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
IWAB
ZBN01590
UMMC
C074M51Z
Carbon biomass of Nitzschia panduriformis (ITIS 5110) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Optical microscopy
CarbP07451
C074M51Z
CATX
Abundance of Selenastrum (ITIS 6249) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P29200
Optical microscopy
P292M00Z
PATX
UCML
P292M00Z
P964M50Z
UCML
P964M50Z
Optical microscopy
MATX
Abundance of Rhizomonas setigera per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P96450
DALK
PAX14
AX14GCP2
Concentration of 14-carbon alkane per unit volume of the water column [particulate 0.4-20um phase] by filtration and gas chromatography
UPML
Gas chromatography (20um screened_0.45um pore filtered)
AX14GCP2
ZBN00534
Not specified
ZBN00534
UPMS
Abundance of Eurydice (ITIS 92242) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBTX
ZBN00534
F013GCP3
Concentration as carbon of 14-methylpentadecanoic acid per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/C phase] by filtration and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
GCMS (GF/C filtered)
F001
16:0i
F013GCP3
UPNM
F002GCP1
F002GCP1
Concentration as carbon of 11-methyldodecanoic acid {11-methyllauric acid} per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/F phase] by filtration and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
F001
GCMS (GF/F filtered)
UPNM
13:0i
Optical microsopy
CATX
UMMC
Carb_C289M06Z
C289M06Z
Carbon biomass of Scenedesmus bicaudatus (ITIS 6162) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C289M06Z
UGMS
Not specified
FBAF
ZBVV1425
ZBVV1425
ZBVV1425
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Scophthalmus maximus (ITIS 172748) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZADX
ZBVV0309
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Corbicula (ITIS 81385) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV0309
Not specified
UGMS
ZBVV0309
UPRM
PPAB
SWLA288A
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
SWLA288A
Light absorption (288nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
SWLA288A
HAAC
TYRCHPXT
UMKG
TYRCHPXT
HPLC on hydrolysed sample
BSTyrCont
Concentration of tyrosine per unit dry weight of sediment by hydrolysis and high performance liquid chromatography
Z622M00Z
Z622M00Z
ZATX
Optical microscopy
UCPL
Abundance of Calycophorae (ITIS 51269) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z622M00Z
ZADX
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Manayunkia aestuarina (ITIS 68171) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV0892
ZBVV0892
Not specified
UGMS
ZBVV0892
NTRZAAD5
DissNO3+NO2_<0.2um
NTRZ
UPOX
Concentration of nitrate+nitrite {NO3+NO2} per unit volume of the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration and colorometric autoanalysis
NTRZAAD5
Colorometric autoanalysis of filtrate after 0.2um pore filtration.
Not specified
ZBN01173
UPMS
ZBN01173
Abundance of Phaenopsectra flavipes (ITIS 129642) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN01173
IWAB
Light absorption (454nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F [pigment phase] by filtration and spectrophotometry on residue before and after methanol pigment extraction and differencing of the measurements
UPRM
PIGA454A
PigAbs454
PPAB
PIGA454A
Diff. of spectrophotometric spectra on GF/F filterered material pre and post methanol extraction
XMETAL10
XMETAL10
Not specified
BCMT
XMETAL10
Concentration of cadmium (Cd) per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 39-47mm] flesh by inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry
UMKG
PPRD
Uptake rate standard deviation (daily) of carbon {primary production standard deviation} per unit time per unit volume of the water column [particulate >2um phase] by tracer doping, incubation at unspecified light level, filtration and counting residue
SCUSIIPB
UGDC
Standard deviation of primary production measurements on >2um size fraction. Associated with the measured value parameter code SCUPIIPB.
PP_SD_>2um
SCUSIIPB
PO4upt_2-5um_SD
SPUSIIPC
Uptake rate standard deviation (daily) of phosphate per unit time per unit volume of the water column [particulate 2-5um phase] by tracer doping, incubation at unspecified light level, cascade filtration and counting residue
UNMD
PHUP
SPUSIIPC
Measurements made by isotope-doped incubation experiment followed by counting particulates collected on a 2um pore filter filtering water previously filtered through a 5um pore filter. Incubation conditions not specified.
P575M00Z
P575M00Z
Abundance of Strombidinopsis per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P57500
UCML
Optical microscopy
MATX
SDPhaeoFlux
UUDX
SPHXFMXX
AXFX
Fluorometric assay of methanol extract from trap material
Particle-bound sedimentation flux standard deviation of phaeopigments per unit time per unit area of the water column by sediment trapping, methanol extraction and fluorometry
SPHXFMXX
Not specified
UPMS
ZBN01490
Abundance of Spisula solida (ITIS 80949) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBTX
ZBN01490
ZBN01490
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Arenicola marina (ITIS 67511) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV0086
UGMS
Not specified
ZBVV0086
ZBVV0086
ZADX
PPAB
Light absorption (520nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F [pigment phase] by filtration and spectrophotometry on residue before and after methanol pigment extraction and differencing of the measurements
Diff. of spectrophotometric spectra on GF/F filterered material pre and post methanol extraction
PIGA520A
UPRM
PIGA520A
PigAbs520
Not specified
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Molgula (ITIS 159541) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV0955
ZBVV0955
UGMS
ZADX
ZBVV0955
ZBVV1620
ZBVV1620
ZBVV1620
Not specified
ZADX
UGMS
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Unionicola (ITIS 83073) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
AAMN
AtPartDMA
UPMA
Flow injection gas diffusion analysis of teflon filter
Concentration of dimethylamine per unit volume of the atmosphere [particulate phase] by filtration with teflon filter and flow infection gas diffusion analysis
ADMAFIPT
ADMAFIPT
Carb_Q104M01Z
UMMC
Q104M01Z
Optical microsopy
ZCTC
Carbon biomass of Diaptomus (ITIS 85780) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Q104M01Z
GCMS (GF/F filtered)
F047GCP1
20:2(n-6)
F047GCP1
F001
UPNM
Concentration as carbon of cis-11,cis-14-eicosadienoic acid per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/F phase] by filtration and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Sphaerodoropsis minuta (ITIS 66074) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV1474
ZBVV1474
ZADX
Not specified
ZBVV1474
UGMS
ZATX
Abundance of Anomalocera patersoni (ITIS 86065) C1-3 per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z360O01K
Z360O01K
Z360O01K
Optical microscopy
UCPL
Z251M00G
UCPL
ZATX
Optical microscopy
Z251M00G
Abundance of Mysida (ITIS 89855) juvenile per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z251M00G
C35806
Carbon biomass of Protoperidinium bipes (ITIS 10210) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UMMC
CATX
C358M06Z
Optical microscopy
C358M06Z
CBSP
TCCNCNP2
SpmTotCCont
Carbon/nitrogen analyser (0.45um pore filtered)
TCCNCNP2
Concentration of carbon (total) per unit dry weight of suspended particulate material >0.4um by filtration, no acidification and C/N elemental analysis
UPCT
UPMH
SDTHRIP4
SDThUp
SDTHRIP4
Isotope doped incubated filtered (0.2um Nuclepore) counted
UPTH
Uptake rate standard deviation (hourly) of thymidine per unit time per unit volume of the water column [particulate >0.2um phase] by tracer doping, incubation in the dark, filtration and counting residue
PIGA447A
PIGA447A
UPRM
PPAB
PigAbs447
Diff. of spectrophotometric spectra on GF/F filterered material pre and post methanol extraction
Light absorption (447nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F [pigment phase] by filtration and spectrophotometry on residue before and after methanol pigment extraction and differencing of the measurements
Abundance of Eteone flava (ITIS 65262) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
N250S40Z
N250S40Z
ZBTX
N25040
UPMS
Sieving and picking
UMMC
ZCTC
Carb_Q117M00Z
Optical microsopy
Carbon biomass of Lecane (ITIS 58634) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Q117M00Z
Q117M00Z
Abundance of Eteone longa (ITIS 65263) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBTX
N250S60Z
Sieving and picking
N25060
UPMS
N250S60Z
UGDX
PAFXAAXX
Pheny_flux
PAFXAAXX
Particle-bound sedimentation flux of phenylalanine per unit time per unit area of the water column by sediment trapping, acid hydrolysis and fluorescence high performance liquid chromatography
Fluorescence HPLC analysis of acid hydrolysed trap material
AAFX
UMMC
C002M03C
Optical microscopy
Carbon biomass of Actinocyclus octonarius ralfsii per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
CarbP00203
C002M03C
CATX
PPAB
Light absorption (412nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
SWLA412A
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
UPRM
SWLA412A
SWLA412A
UMKG
Not specified
MBTOHGM2
MBTOHGM2
MBTOHGM2
Concentration of mercury (Hg) per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 32-38mm] flesh
BCMT
MTSP
LACNICXX
TrapMatLaCont
LACNICXX
UMKG
Concentration of lanthanum {La} per unit dry weight of suspended particulate material by sediment trapping and inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)
B003M04Z
Count of taxonomically identified entity collected in the field
Count of Podiceps nigricollis (ITIS 174485)
BRDA
B003M04Z
UUUU
B003M04Z
Not specified
Abundance of Corynoneura scutella per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00334
ZBN00334
UPMS
ZBN00334
IWAB
Dilution experiment (shipboard incubation)
GRZEDDDP
GRZEDDDP
Grazing coefficient by microzooplankton standard error of dimethylsulphoniopropionate {DMSP} in the water column [particulate >unknown phase] by on-deck incubation dilution experiment
SEMZooGrzCoeffDMSPp
MZCT
UPDY
P40408
Abundance of Cryptomonas erosa reflexa (ITIS 10643) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P404M08Z
UCML
Optical microscopy
P404M08Z
PATX
Abundance of Pleuromamma gracilis (ITIS 85754) adult female per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z308M02U
Z308M02U
UCPL
ZATX
Z308M02U
Note that adult and C6 mean exactly the same thing for Copepods
Optical microscopy
C001M04Z
CATX
Carb_C001M04Z
C001M04Z
Carbon biomass of Achnanthes longipes (ITIS 3435) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UMMC
Grain-size 5th percentile in sediment by sieving and settling tube method and analysis of cumulative frequency ordered by phi (coarse to fine)
PC05SSXX
Siz05pctile
UMIC
MNGS
Sieving and settling tube method assuming cumulative frequency ordered by phi (coarse to fine)
PC05SSXX
ZBN00460
IWAB
Abundance of Einfeldia pagana (ITIS 129465) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00460
Not specified
UPMS
ZBN00460
UCML
Abundance of Preperidinium meunieri (ITIS 573490) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P277M01Z
Optical microscopy
P27701
PATX
P277M01Z
Not specified
Abundance of Harmothoe imbricata (ITIS 64513) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UPMS
ZBN00649
ZBN00649
ZBN00649
ZBTX
ZATX
Z26EM02Z
Optical microscopy
Z26EM02Z
UCPL
Z26EM02Z
Abundance of Corophium crassicorne (ITIS 93592) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Hippolyte varians (ITIS 96752) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV0692
UGMS
ZBVV0692
Not specified
ZADX
ZBVV0692
Carbon biomass of Prorocentrum (ITIS 9877) medium size per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Optical microscopy
C257M00A
CATX
UMMC
Carb_C257M00A
C257M00A
Carb_C190M01Z
Optical microsopy
C190M01Z
Carbon biomass of Tabellaria fenestrata (ITIS 3242) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UMMC
C190M01Z
CATX
UMMC
Q203M53X
Optical microsopy
Carbon biomass of Euchlanis pyriformis (ITIS 58596) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Carb_Q203M53X
ZCTC
Q203M53X
UXMM
BLENOX20
Physical measurement
Length of Coryphoblennius galerita (ITIS 171302) by physical measurement
FATM
BLENOX20
BLENOX20
GCMS (GF/F filtered)
F001
Concentration as carbon of cis-17-hexacosenoic acid {ximenic acid} per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/F phase] by filtration and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
F073GCP1
26:1(n-9)
UPNM
F073GCP1
Abundance of Roscoffia (ITIS 10489) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P364M00Z
P36400
P364M00Z
PATX
Optical microscopy
UCML
Abundance of Gymnodinium micrum per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P229M24Z
Optical microscopy
P22924
PATX
P229M24Z
UCML
UCML
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Phytoplankton 1-40um per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Phyt_other_1-40um
PU00M00B
PU00M00B
PNTX
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Forelia (ITIS 83331) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZADX
Not specified
ZBVV0556
ZBVV0556
ZBVV0556
UGMS
Abundance of Ctenophora (ITIS 53856) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
ZATX
Z080M00Z
Z080M00Z
Z080M00Z
Optical microscopy
UCPL
BCPB
PCBBPF02
PCBBPF02
UUKG
Not specified
Concentration of 2,3,3',4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB56) per unit wet weight of biota [Platichthys flesus (ITIS 172894) male length 226-250mm] liver
Biota_PCB56
ZBTX
Abundance of Orchomene nana (ITIS 94364) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN01091
UPMS
ZBN01091
Not specified
ZBN01091
ZBVV1155
Not specified
UGMS
ZBVV1155
ZBVV1155
IWDX
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Paratrichocladius rufiventris (ITIS 568526) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
Diff. of spectrophotometric spectra on GF/F filterered material pre and post methanol extraction
PPAB
PIGA500A
PIGA500A
PigAbs500
UPRM
Light absorption (500nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F [pigment phase] by filtration and spectrophotometry on residue before and after methanol pigment extraction and differencing of the measurements
P700A90Z
P700A90Z
UCML
Automated flow cytometry
PATX
P700AF
Abundance of Synechococcus (ITIS 773) per unit volume of the water column by automated flow cytometry
UPCT
POROWVXX
Concentration of water {porosity} per unit volume wet sediment by oven/freeze drying and gravimetry
WCWT
Porosity
POROWVXX
Weight of water liberated on oven/freeze drying per unit volume of wet sediment
UWNM
Downwelling vector irradiance as energy (549nm wavelength) in the atmosphere by cosine-collector radiometer
RXSD549E
RXSD549E
Alternative and preferred code for this term to avoid leading digit which upsets NetCDF conventions when used in QXF
Es549
VSRA
IWAB
ZBN00980
ZBN00980
Not specified
ZBN00980
Abundance of Mystacides longicornis (ITIS 116601) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UPMS
Carbon/nitrogen analyser on trap material
Particle-bound sedimentation flux of carbon {'POC'} per unit time per unit area of the water column by sediment trapping and C/N elemental analysis
UGDX
TCFX
OCFXCZXX
POC(?)Flux
OCFXCZXX
P05900D
Optical microscopy
UCML
PATX
P059M00D
P059M00D
Abundance of Gyrosigma (ITIS 4622) 120um per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Not specified
Abundance of Musculium lacustre (ITIS 81430) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00965
ZBTX
ZBN00965
UPMS
ZBN00965
UPMS
ZBN00898
Abundance of Megaluropus agilis (ITIS 206455) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00898
ZBN00898
ZBTX
Not specified
APDA
APSALO01
APSALO01
UVAA
LORAN
LORAN
Speed (over ground) of measurement platform by LORAN navigation
ZATX
Z39CM01E
Optical microscopy
Z39CM01E
UCPL
Abundance of Eurytemora affinis (ITIS 85863) C5 per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z39CM01E
P290M00Z
PATX
Abundance of Schroederia (ITIS 5656) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCML
Optical microscopy
P29000
P290M00Z
PATX
P03093
P030M93Z
UCML
P030M93Z
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Chaetoceros sp.C (ITIS 2758) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Pinus + Betula pollen per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCPL
TD00M00Z
TD00M00Z
TD00
PineBirchPoll
UCML
P111M00F
P111M00F
Abundance of Thalassiosira (ITIS 2484) 30um per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P11100F
PATX
Optical microscopy
UCML
Abundance of Coronosphaera per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Optical microscopy
PATX
P45000
P450M00Z
P450M00Z
SPMA393A
Light absorption (393nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
UPRM
PPAB
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
SPMA393A
SPMA393A
CATX
CP000016
UMMC
CP000016
Not specified
CP000016
Carbon biomass of Sphaerellocystis per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
VSRA
RXXX412N
Normalised water-leaving radiance (412nm wavelength) from the water column
RXXX412N
Alternative and preferred code for this term to avoid leading digit which upsets NetCDF conventions when used in QXF
Nlw412
UWNS
AHBDM371
AHBDM371
ZADX
Not specified
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Sphaerium rivicola per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
AHBDM371
UGMS
Optical microsopy
UCPL
Z870M49Z
Z870M49Z
ZATX
Abundance of Ceriodaphnia (ITIS 83905) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z870M49Z
ZBVV0409
ZADX
Not specified
UGMS
ZBVV0409
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Diastylis rugosa (ITIS 90868) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV0409
Significant height of waves {Hs} on the water column by waverider
GTDHVA01
VarWvr
GTDHVA01
Variable analysis methodology - waverider
ULAA
WVST
SENrmExNH4C>1000
UMUB
SENXCN0A
EXCR
Production rate by zooplankton >1000um standard error (daily) of ammonium per unit time per unit biomass in the water column [particulate >1000um phase] by incubation and normalisation with biomass expressed as carbon
Incubation experiment
SENXCN0A
Optical microsopy
Carbon biomass of Odontella (ITIS 573604) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UMMC
Carb_C188M00Z
C188M00Z
CATX
C188M00Z
HDCBPF03
Concentration of hexachlorobenzene per unit wet weight of biota [Platichthys flesus (ITIS 172894) male length 251-280mm] liver
UUKG
HDCBPF03
Not specified
BCOC
HDCBPF03
Activity of beta emitters other than 3H and 40K {residual beta} per unit volume of the water column [unknown phase] by proportional counting
ACTVZ00A
ACTVZ00A
WRAD
UMBQ
The phase is described as unknown to indicate that there is no information on whether the determination was on filtered or unfiltered water.
ACTVZ00A
VSRW
Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (679nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector spectral radiometer
UMES
IRRDE679
Cosine-collector spectral radiometer
IRRDE679
SubsurE679
Optical microscopy
CATX
Carbon biomass of Proboscia alata (ITIS 610099) small size per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C191M05C
C191M05C
Carb_C191M05C
UMMC
Optical microsopy
Carb_C391M00Z
BATC
C391M00Z
C391M00Z
Carbon biomass of Aeromonas (ITIS 76) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UMMC
Abundance of Nitzschia distans (ITIS 5178) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P074M24Z
Optical microscopy
P07424
UCML
PATX
P074M24Z
Z308X00B
Abundance of Pleuromamma (ITIS 85751) 1000-2000um per unit volume of the water column by size fractionation and optical microscopy
Size fractionation followed by optical microscopy
ZATX
UCPL
Z308X00B
Z308M00Z_1000-2000um
Abundance of Rhabdoaskenasia per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P52400
MATX
Optical microscopy
P524M00Z
UCML
P524M00Z
CarbP10200
Optical microscopy
C102M00Z
Carbon biomass of Stauroneis (ITIS 4127) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UMMC
C102M00Z
CATX
P230M04Z
PATX
P230M04Z
P23004
UCML
Abundance of Gyrodinium britannia (ITIS 550498) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Optical microscopy. Changed from britannicum for ITIS. More Google hits for britannicum.
PATX
P342M00Z
Optical microscopy
P34200
Abundance of Myxodinium per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P342M00Z
UCML
Concentration of magnesium {Mg} per unit volume of the water column [particulate >0.4um phase] by filtration, thin-film preparation and X-ray fluorescence
MGXXXFP2
UPNM
PartMg
MTWP
MGXXXFP2
Thin film X-ray fluorescence (0.4/0.45um pore filtered)
Concentration as carbon of cis-13,cis-16-docosadienoic acid per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/C phase] by filtration and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
F001
UPNM
F058GCP3
F058GCP3
GCMS (GF/C filtered)
22:2(n-6)
Light absorption (267nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
SWLA267A
PPAB
SWLA267A
UPRM
SWLA267A
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
Abundance of Dactyliosolen blavyanus (ITIS 573637) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P03902
UCML
Optical microscopy
P039M02Z
P039M02Z
PATX
Carbon biomass of Dinobryon bavaricum (ITIS 1522) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C498M01Z
Optical microsopy
CATX
Carb_C498M01Z
UMMC
C498M01Z
Carbon biomass of Rhizosolenia borealis per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Optical microscopy
CATX
Carb_C093M27Z
UMMC
C093M27Z
C093M27Z
Optical microscopy
PATX
UCML
P030M21Z
Abundance of Chaetoceros didymus (ITIS 2797) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P03021
P030M21Z
Abundance of Littorina (ITIS 70395) eggs per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z425M00T
ZATX
UCPL
Z425M00T
Optical microscopy
Z425M00T
Light absorption (487nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
PPAB
SPMA487A
SPMA487A
UPRM
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
SPMA487A
B020M01Z
BRDA
B020M01Z
Count of taxonomically identified entity collected in the field
UUUU
B020M01Z
Count of Asio flammeus (ITIS 177935)
P411M01Z
PATX
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Acanthoica quattrospina (ITIS 2190) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCML
P411M01Z
P41101
UCML
Abundance of Kephyrion ovum (ITIS 1766) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P407M02Z
P407M02Z
PATX
P40702
Optical microscopy
Count of taxonomically identified entity collected in the field
B008M02Z
B008M02Z
B008M02Z
BRDA
UUUU
Count of Accipiter nisus (ITIS 175333)
UMMC
Optical microsopy
Carbon biomass of Nephroselmis (ITIS 9521) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Carb_C254M00Z
C254M00Z
C254M00Z
CATX
UGMS
AHBDM156
AHBDM156
Not specified
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Glyptotendipes mancunianus per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
IWDX
AHBDM156
Optical microscopy
PATX
P21304
UCML
P213M04Z
P213M04Z
Abundance of Ceratium candelabrum (ITIS 10418) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
SPMA457A
UPRM
PPAB
Light absorption (457nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
SPMA457A
SPMA457A
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
TPHS
TPHSXFP2
Thin film X-ray fluorescence (0.4/0.45um pore filtered)
UPOX
TPHSXFP2
PartP
Concentration of phosphorus per unit volume of the water column [particulate >0.4um phase] by filtration, thin-film preparation and X-ray fluorescence
P523M02Z
Abundance of Salpingella gracilis per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCML
Optical microscopy
P52302
MATX
P523M02Z
Optical microscopy
Carb_C219M52Z
UMMC
C219M52Z
CATX
Carbon biomass of Dinophysis parvula (ITIS 9950) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C219M52Z
UMMC
Carb_Q155M00Z
Q155M00Z
Q155M00Z
ZCTC
Optical microsopy
Carbon biomass of Desmidocercidae per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Abundance of Pilaria (ITIS 120335) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
Not specified
ZBN01199
ZBN01199
ZBN01199
UPMS
IWAB
ZBVV1168
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Perioculodes longimanus (ITIS 94581) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
Not specified
ZADX
UGMS
ZBVV1168
ZBVV1168
Optical microscopy
V213M08Z
V213M08Z
UCUM
VATX
Biovolume of Ceratium furca (ITIS 10399) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
V21308
Optical microscopy
Carbon biomass of Hydrosera (ITIS 2707) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
CarbP06500
CATX
UMMC
C065M00Z
C065M00Z
Carbon biomass of Trachelomonas volvocinopsis per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C328M05Z
Carb_C328M05Z
CATX
C328M05Z
Optical microsopy
UMMC
BLSDOX27
Physical measurement
BLSDOX27
UXMM
BLSDOX27
FATM
Length standard deviation of Pollachius virens (ITIS 164727) by physical measurement
UMMC
CYEUAFTX
Automated flow cytometry
CYEU
CYEUAFTX
EuKBiom
Carbon biomass of Eukaryotic cell per unit volume of the water column by automated flow cytometry and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
ZBN01615
ZBTX
Abundance of Unciola planipes (ITIS 206435) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN01615
UPMS
Not specified
ZBN01615
Optical microsopy
C305M01Z
Carbon biomass of Staurodesmus cuspidatus (ITIS 7200) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
CATX
UMMC
C305M01Z
Carb_C305M01Z
ZBTX
Not specified
Abundance of Echinocardium (ITIS 158128) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UPMS
ZBN00445
ZBN00445
ZBN00445
P500M17D
UCML
Optical microscopy
MATX
Abundance of Ciliatea (ITIS 46212) <20um per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P500M17D
P50017D
P197M05Z
P197M05Z
Abundance of Pseudo-nitzschia delicatissima (ITIS 584563) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Optical microscopy
PATX
P19705
UCML
ZATX
UCPL
Z302M02D
Optical microscopy
Z302M02D
Z302M02D
Abundance of Calanus helgolandicus (ITIS 85276) C4 per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Not specified
ZBVV1368
UGMS
IWDX
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Psychomyia pusilla (ITIS 115348) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV1368
ZBVV1368
Optical microscopy
ZATX
Abundance of Gastropoda (ITIS 69459) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCPL
Gastropods
Z420M00Z
Z420M00Z
CATX
Carbon biomass of Chaetoceros densus (ITIS 2794) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C030M20Z
CarbP03020
Optical microscopy
C030M20Z
UMMC
Carbon biomass of Zooplankton 1000-2000um per unit volume of the water column by size fractionation and C/N elemental analysis
UMMC
ZNTC
Zoopl_C_1000-2000
QU01C00F
Elemental analysis (C/N analyser) of size-fractionated mesozooplankton sample
QU01C00F
ZBTX
ZBN01268
UPMS
ZBN01268
Not specified
ZBN01268
Abundance of Polychaeta (ITIS 64358) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
Unspecified method
Dummy channel
ZZZZZZ12
Unspec
ZZZZ
UUUU
ZZZZZZ12
Accelerated mass spectrometry on picked tests then Stuiver and Reimer correction
SECAMSSedAge
SESAMCFM
SESAMCFM
UYRS
SAGE
14C age standard error of Foraminiferida (ITIS 44030) tests in sediment by picking and accelerated mass spectrometry and Stuiver and Reimer correction
Abundance of Ctenocalanus (ITIS 85362) >2000um per unit volume of the water column by size fractionation and optical microscopy
Z34AX00A
Z34AX00A
Size fractionation followed by optical microscopy
Z34AM00Z_>2000um
UCPL
ZATX
GWDR
Direction of waves on the water column by visual estimation and conversion to WMO code using table 0885/0877
WMOWavDir
UUUU
WMOCWDXX
WMOCWDXX
Visual observation using WMO code table 0885 or 0877
AcartBiom
Optical microscopy and carbon conversion factors
Q301M00Z
Q301M00Z
ZCTC
Carbon biomass of Acartia (ITIS 86084) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UMMC
Not specified
Abundance of Palpomyia tibialis (ITIS 127905) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN01119
ZBN01119
ZBN01119
IWAB
UPMS
AHBDM051
AHBDM051
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Calopteryx virgo per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
IWDX
Not specified
AHBDM051
UGMS
CATX
C229M00G
UMMC
C229M00G
Optical microscopy
Carbon biomass of Gymnodinium (ITIS 10031) >20um per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Carb_C229M00G
Gas chromatography mass spectromtry (GF/F filtered)
ME73GCP1
CAKN
Concentration of heptatriaconta-8E,15E,22E-trien-2-one per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/F phase] by filtration and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
UNGL
ME73GCP1
PartME37:3
Concentration of 2,2',3,4,4',5-hexachlorobiphenyl {PCB137} per unit dry weight of sediment
PCBSD010
KGNM
PCBSD010
PCBSD010
Not specified
SPCB
Light absorption (247nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
PPAB
SWLA247A
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
SWLA247A
UPRM
SWLA247A
ZBAF1423
UGMS
Not specified
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Scoloplos armiger (ITIS 66595) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBAF1423
ZADX
ZBAF1423
NormExcrPO4C>1000
Production rate by zooplankton >1000um (daily) of phosphate per unit time per unit biomass in the water column [particulate >1000um phase] by incubation and normalisation with biomass expressed as carbon
EXCR
NXCRCP0A
UMUB
NXCRCP0A
Incubation experiment
P35900
P359M00Z
Abundance of Protopsis per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P359M00Z
Optical microscopy
UCML
PATX
Abundance of Polypedilum bicrenatum per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN01281
UPMS
Not specified
ZBN01281
IWAB
ZBN01281
B049M01Z
BRDA
B049M01Z
UUUU
Count of taxonomically identified entity collected in the field
Count of Haliaeetus albicilla (ITIS 175419)
B049M01Z
EXCR
NXCRNP0A
Production rate by zooplankton >1000um (daily) of phosphate per unit time per unit biomass in the water column [particulate >1000um phase] by incubation and normalisation with biomass expressed as nitrogen
NormExcrPO4C>1000
Incubation experiment
UMUB
NXCRNP0A
UPMS
Not specified
ZBN00691
ZBN00691
Abundance of Hippeutis complanatus per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00691
ZBTX
UGMS
ZBVV0343
Not specified
ZADX
ZBVV0343
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Crangonoidea (ITIS 206944) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV0343
Z250X0RC
Z250X0RC
Abundance of Decapoda (ITIS 95599) larvae 500-1000um per unit volume of the water column by size fractionation and optical microscopy
UCPL
Size fractionation and optical microscopy
Z250M00R_500-1000um
ZATX
Optical microscopy
P02200
P022M00Z
Abundance of Brebissonia (ITIS 4585) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCML
P022M00Z
PATX
Z832M00Z
Z832M00Z
Abundance of Ammodytidae (ITIS 171670) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Optical microscopy
Z832M00Z
UCPL
FATX
ZATX
Size fractionation followed by optical microscopy
Z307X00B
Z307X00B
Abundance of Oncaea (ITIS 88540) 1000-2000um per unit volume of the water column by size fractionation and optical microscopy
Z307M00Z_1000-2000um
UCPL
IWDX
ZBVV1338
UGMS
Not specified
ZBVV1338
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Prosimulium hirtipes (ITIS 553076) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV1338
Optical microscopy
PATX
P21907A
P219M07A
P219M07A
Abundance of Dinophysis caudata var. abreviata per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCML
UCML
P465M00Z
Abundance of Microcrocis (ITIS 744) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P46500
P465M00Z
BATX
Optical microsopy
ZBVV0033
ZADX
ZBVV0033
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Allomelita pellucida (ITIS 206486) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
Not specified
ZBVV0033
UGMS
Gas chromatography (20um screened_0.45um pore filtered)
UPML
Concentration of 36-carbon alkane per unit volume of the water column [particulate 0.4-20um phase] by filtration and gas chromatography
AX36GCP2
AX36GCP2
PAX36
DALK
Downwelling vector irradiance as energy (443nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector radiometer
Cosine-collector radiometer. Code with leading digit to be AVOIDED as it upsets NetCDF conventions. Use available alternative with identical full_title.
443ERXUD
VSRW
443ERXUD
Ed443
UWNM
MATC
AA246AA9
AA246AA9
not specified
Carbon biomass of Pelagostrombidium 20-39um per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion using the equation of Putt & Stoecker (1989)
AA246AA9
UMMC
CATX
Carbon biomass of Ceratium (ITIS 10397) medium size per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C213M01B
UMMC
C213M01B
Optical microscopy
Carb_C213M01B
Optical microscopy
UMMC
Carbon biomass of Ascampbelliella per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C569M00Z
MATC
C569M00Z
Carb_C569M00Z
UMKG
MTSP
Concentration of strontium {Sr} per unit dry weight of suspended particulate material by sediment trapping and inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry
SRCNICXX
Inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)
SRCNICXX
TrapMatSrCont
ZBTX
Not specified
Abundance of Dendrocoelum lacteum (ITIS 204223) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00393
ZBN00393
ZBN00393
UPMS
UMKG
Concentration of cadmium {Cd} per unit dry weight of sediment <63um by inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry and normalised to organic carbon and lutum content (RIKZ 'standard sediment')
MTSDM010
MTSD
Not specified
MTSDM010
MTSDM010
Optical microscopy
UCML
P114M01Z
P114M01Z
Abundance of Trachyneis aspera (ITIS 4548) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P11401
PATX
PATX
P793M01Z
Optical microsopy
P793M01Z
Z115M00Z
Abundance of Fotterella tetrachlorelloides per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCML
UCPL
Size fractionation followed by optical microscopy
Z355M00Z_1000-2000um
Z355X00B
Abundance of Haloptilus (ITIS 85973) 1000-2000um per unit volume of the water column by size fractionation and optical microscopy
ZATX
Z355X00B
ZBN01124
Not specified
Abundance of Parachironomus kampen per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN01124
ZBN01124
UPMS
IWAB
Light absorption (624nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F [pigment phase] by filtration and spectrophotometry on residue before and after methanol pigment extraction and differencing of the measurements
PigAbs624
PPAB
Diff. of spectrophotometric spectra on GF/F filterered material pre and post methanol extraction
PIGA624A
UPRM
PIGA624A
CATX
Carbon biomass of Campylosira (ITIS 3190) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
CarbP02600
C026M00Z
UMMC
Optical microscopy
C026M00Z
Not specified
PATX
P200CHAT
P200CHAT
Abundance of Chattonella per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCML
P200CHAT
ZBVV0561
ZBVV0561
ZBVV0561
UGMS
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Gadus morhua (ITIS 164712) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
Not specified
FBAF
Optical microscopy
P030M30Z
Abundance of Chaetoceros fragilis (ITIS 2841) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P030M30Z
PATX
P030M30
UCML
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Synchelidium maculatum (ITIS 206553) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
UGMS
ZBVV1530
Not specified
ZBVV1530
ZADX
ZBVV1530
Depth integration of a series of measurements made by isotope-doped incubation experiments followed by mass spectrometric analysis of particulates collected on each filter of a filter cascade down to a 0.2um pore filter. Data values used are the sums of
Uptake rate (daily) of ammonium per unit time per unit area of the water column [particulate >0.2um phase] by tracer doping, incubation at different light levels, cascade filtration and mass spectrometry on residue and summation of size-fractionated value
INAUIIP4
IntNH4upt_sum>0.2um
UMDX
AMUP
INAUIIP4
IWAB
ZBN00254
Not specified
Abundance of Chironomus (ITIS 129254) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UPMS
ZBN00254
ZBN00254
SDNXNP0C
EXCR
SDNrmExPO4C200-500
UMUB
SDNXNP0C
Incubation experiment
Production rate by zooplankton 200-500um standard deviation (daily) of phosphate per unit time per unit biomass in the water column [particulate 200-500um phase] by incubation and normalisation with biomass expressed as nitrogen
Carbon biomass of Thalassiosira (ITIS 2484) 2um per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Carb_C111M00I
C111M00I
Optical microscopy
CATX
UMMC
C111M00I
Not specified
Abundance of Cerastoderma edule (ITIS 80901) per unit area of the littoral zone by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
LTZBM015
LTZBM015
MFLZ
LTZBM015
UPMS
SPMA586A
UPRM
SPMA586A
Light absorption (586nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
PPAB
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
SPMA586A
Abundance of Myriochele oculata (ITIS 67652) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00971
ZBN00971
Not specified
UPMS
ZBN00971
ZBTX
EPSIFY01
UWCM
Log10 turbulent kinetic energy dissipation in the water column by turbulence profiler shear sensor
DissTKE
EPSIFY01
EPSI
This is the preferred term for this definition. Alternative term EPSIFY02 is included to cover cases where there are two sensors of the same type contributing to the data set and referential integrity considerations prevent a usage of a single code.
CF11GCTX
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
UMKG
BSAlkAcid11Cont
CD10
CF11GCTX
Concentration of 11-carbon alkanoic acid per unit dry weight of sediment by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
UPRM
SPMA693A
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
SPMA693A
PPAB
Light absorption (693nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
SPMA693A
CAPHSL01
UPBB
CAPH
In-situ barometer calibrated to sea level
CAPHSL01
Pressure (measured variable) exerted by the atmosphere by barometer and correction to sea level
SLAtPress
Z332M00Y
Note that adult and C6 mean exactly the same thing for Copepods
Z332M00Y
UCPL
Z332M00Y
Abundance of Undeuchaeta (ITIS 85506) adult male per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
ZATX
Abundance of Lumbrineris gracilis (ITIS 66380) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
Sieving and picking
N30530
N305S30Z
ZBTX
UPMS
N305S30Z
Computer analysed sea floor pressure gauge
GTZACP01
UTBB
WVST
Average zero crossing period of waves {Tz} on the water column by water level recorder pressure sensor and automated record analysis
ComPrs
GTZACP01
ERWSZZ01
Unspec
EWSB
ERWSZZ01
UVAA
Wind speed (relative to moving platform) in the atmosphere
Unspecified method
Light absorption (315nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
SWLA315A
SWLA315A
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
UPRM
SWLA315A
PPAB
Carb_C160M04Z
Optical microsopy
Carbon biomass of Diatoma tenue (ITIS 3236) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UMMC
C160M04Z
CATX
C160M04Z
F001
F061GCP3
GCMS (GF/C filtered)
UPNM
F061GCP3
24:0ai
Concentration as carbon of 21-methyltricosanoic acid per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/C phase] by filtration and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Carbon biomass of Rhizosolenia (ITIS 2879) large size per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C093M00A
Optical microscopy
C093M00A
UMMC
CATX
Carb_C093M00A
Not specified
ZBN00543
ZBTX
ZBN00543
UPMS
ZBN00543
Abundance of Exogone dispar (ITIS 65722) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UCPL
Z322M02C
Optical microscopy
ZATX
Z322M02C
Z322M02C
Abundance of Pseudocalanus elongatus (ITIS 85370) C3 per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
ZBN00658
ZBN00658
Not specified
Abundance of Harpinia (ITIS 94634) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UPMS
ZBN00658
ZBTX
P401M01A
P401M01A
PNTX
Optical microscopy
P40101A
UCML
Abundance of Monads >10um per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Argulus foliaceus per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
UGMS
AHBDM018
ZADX
AHBDM018
AHBDM018
Not specified
GTZAFS01
UTBB
Fourier S4
Fourier analysis on S4 data
Average zero crossing period of waves {Tz} on the water column by S4 current meter pressure sensor and Fourier analysis
WVST
GTZAFS01
Count of taxonomically identified entity collected in the field
Count of Tadorna ferruginea (ITIS 175056)
UUUU
B083M01Z
BRDA
B083M01Z
B083M01Z
Count of Circus pygargus (ITIS 175439)
B032M03Z
BRDA
UUUU
Count of taxonomically identified entity collected in the field
B032M03Z
B032M03Z
Q203M21Z
ZCTC
Carb_Q203M21Z
Optical microsopy
Carbon biomass of Daphnia longispina (ITIS 83875) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UMMC
Q203M21Z
C030M10Z
C030M10Z
CarbP03010
UMMC
Optical microscopy. Renamed from Chaetoceros concavicorne to conform with ITIS
Carbon biomass of Chaetoceros concavicornis (ITIS 2781) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
CATX
ASHLM064
UGMS
ASHLM064
Not specified
MFAZ
ASHLM064
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Pagurus bernhardus (ITIS 97805) per unit area of the littoral zone by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
Concentration of iron (total) {Fe} per unit volume of the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.4um phase] by filtration and inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry
MTWD
DissTotFe
FEXXICD2
Inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS: 0.4/0.45um pore filtered)
UPNM
FEXXICD2
ZBVV1238
ZADX
ZBVV1238
UGMS
ZBVV1238
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Pisidium subtruncatum (ITIS 81416) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
Not specified
PRSTDR02
PREX
Pressure (measured variable) exerted by the water column plus atmosphere by bottom mounted sensor and correction for drift
In-situ seafloor pressure sensor measurement with mean and linear drift removed
DriftCorrTotPress
UPDB
PRSTDR02
ZBVV0824
Not specified
ZBVV0824
UGMS
IWDX
ZBVV0824
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Limnephilus hirsutus (ITIS 605508) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
Carbon biomass of Dictyosphaerium ehrenbergianum (ITIS 6299) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Optical microsopy
CATX
C164M01Z
Carb_C164M01Z
C164M01Z
UMMC
Not specified
PSPMM015
PSPMM015
KGNM
PSPMM015
Concentration of 2,3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl {PCB118} per unit dry weight of suspended particulate material by gas chromatography-electron capture detection and normalised to organic carbon and lutum content (RIKZ 'standard sediment')
PPCB
Not specified
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Aphrodita aculeata (ITIS 64366) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
UGMS
ZBAF0080
ZADX
ZBAF0080
ZBAF0080
B058M01Z
Count of Milvus migrans (ITIS 175469)
B058M01Z
UUUU
BRDA
B058M01Z
Count of taxonomically identified entity collected in the field
Optical microscopy
PNFXMIPE
PNFXMIPE
PennatFlux
Sedimentation flux of Bacillariophyta (ITIS 2286) pennate per unit time per unit area of the water column by sediment trapping and optical microscopy
PNFX
UNDX
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
SWLA408A
SWLA408A
PPAB
UPRM
SWLA408A
Light absorption (408nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
UCPL
Z276O01G
Z276O01G
Optical microscopy
Z276O01G
Abundance of Nyctiphanes couchi (ITIS 95548) furcilia per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
ZATX
Z354M00I
Note that adult and C6 mean exactly the same thing for Copepods
Z354M00I
Abundance of Augaptilidae (ITIS 85939) adult male per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
ZATX
Z354M00I
UCPL
P006M04Z
PATX
UCML
Abundance of Amphora ovalis (ITIS 4721) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P00604
P006M04Z
Optical microscopy
Not specified
Abundance of Scolelepis foliosa (ITIS 66950) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UPMS
ZBTX
ZBN01419
ZBN01419
ZBN01419
ULAA
GMXHMA01
Manually analysed waverider
Maximum height of waves (in 3-hour period) on the water column by waverider and manual record analysis
ManWvr
GMXHMA01
WVST
Not specified
UGMS
ZBVV0268
IWDX
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Chironomus plumosus (ITIS 129303) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV0268
ZBVV0268
Gas chromatography (20um mesh filtered)
AX16GCP4
DALK
Concentration of 16-carbon alkane per unit volume of the water column [particulate >20um phase] by filtration and gas chromatography
AX16GCP4
PAX16
UPML
TMES
MNESDOPC
Lower limit of an optical plankton counter (OPC) size class
Min_OPC_ESD
UMIC
MNESDOPC
Size class minimum size (equivalent spherical diameter) by optical plankton counter
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Paracladius (ITIS 128956) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
IWDX
ZBVV1128
ZBVV1128
Not specified
ZBVV1128
UGMS
Global Positioning System (receiver type unspecified)
ALAT
Latitude north (WGS84) by unspecified GPS
UAAA
ALATGP01
ALATGP01
GPS
Diff. of spectrophotometric spectra on GF/F filterered material pre and post methanol extraction
UPRM
PIGA693A
PigAbs693
Light absorption (693nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F [pigment phase] by filtration and spectrophotometry on residue before and after methanol pigment extraction and differencing of the measurements
PIGA693A
PPAB
UMMC
C354M03Z
CATX
C35403
C354M03Z
Carbon biomass of Polykrikos schwartzii (ITIS 10139) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Optical microscopy
Cosine-collector spectral radiometer
SubsurE466
IRRDE466
Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (466nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector spectral radiometer
UMES
IRRDE466
VSRW
Not specified
BCPB
PCBBMX03
Biota_PCB170
UUKG
PCBBMX03
Concentration of 2,2',3,3',4,4',5-heptachlorobiphenyl (PCB170) per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 39-47mm] flesh
ACYCAA01
Sequence number
ACYC
UUUU
ACYCAA01
Unspec
Computation
PPAB
SPMA651A
SPMA651A
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
Light absorption (651nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
UPRM
SPMA651A
SWLA319A
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
SWLA319A
Light absorption (319nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
UPRM
PPAB
SWLA319A
SWLA274A
Light absorption (274nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
PPAB
SWLA274A
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
UPRM
SWLA274A
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Notiphila (ITIS 147205) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
Not specified
ZBVV1042
ZBVV1042
UGMS
IWDX
ZBVV1042
Pressure (measured variable) exerted by the water column by bottom mounted sensor and corrected using co-located air pressure data expressed to unspecified datum by subtraction of a constant
PPSSRL01
PREX
Bottom
PPSSRL01
UPDB
Total pressure minus arbitrary number
Carb_C059M00G
C059M00G
Optical microscopy
Carbon biomass of Gyrosigma (ITIS 4622) 175-190um per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C059M00G
UMMC
CATX
Not specified
KGNM
PCBSD136
Concentration of 2,3,3',4,4'-pentachlorobiphenyl {PCB105} per unit dry weight of sediment <63um by gas chromatography-electron capture detection
SPCB
PCBSD136
PCBSD136
Z144M00Z
Abundance of Rotaria (ITIS 58267) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
ZATX
Z144M00Z
Optical microsopy
UCPL
P84100
Abundance of Hydrochara (ITIS 113190) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UPMS
IWAB
ZBN00715
ZBN00715
ZBN00715
Not specified
UPMS
ZBTX
ZBN01612
Not specified
ZBN01612
Abundance of Typosyllis armillaris (ITIS 65669) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN01612
Note that adult and C6 mean exactly the same thing for Copepods
Z303M02I
ZATX
UCPL
Z303M02I
Z303M02I
Abundance of Paraeuchaeta barbata (ITIS 85529) adult male per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
D052M04Z
D052M04Z
D000
UNPG
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Fragilaria investiens per unit mass of sediment by optical microscopy
D05204
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
UPRM
Light absorption (532nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
SPMA532A
PPAB
SPMA532A
SPMA532A
ZBN00072
ZBN00072
ZBN00072
Not specified
Abundance of Aoridae (ITIS 93440) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBTX
UPMS
MDGSISXX
UMIC
MDGSISXX
Grain-size median in suspended particulate material by in-situ particle sizer
In-situ particle sizer
SPGS
MedGS
not specified
F99A7528
F99A7528
F99A7528
MATX
Abundance of Parafavella sp. 1 (ITIS 46728) >100um per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCML
MTSD
ZNCNXTXT
BulkSedZnCont
UMKG
ZNCNXTXT
Concentration of zinc {Zn} per unit dry weight of sediment by pressed powder preparation and X-ray fluorescence
X-ray fluorescence on pressed powder
PATX
P370M02Z
Optical microscopy
P370M02Z
Abundance of Torodinium teredo (ITIS 331287) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P37002
UCML
Carb_Q870M46Z
Q870M46Z
Carbon biomass of Ceriodaphnia quadrangula (ITIS 83907) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UMMC
Optical microsopy
ZCTC
Q870M46Z
MATX
P96001
P960M01Z
Optical microscopy
UCML
P960M01Z
Abundance of Tiarina fusus (ITIS 46266) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Not specified
UPMS
Abundance of Brachycentridae (ITIS 116905) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
IWAB
ZBN00168
ZBN00168
ZBN00168
P074M05Z
Abundance of Nitzschia apiculata (ITIS 5101) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Optical microscopy
P074M05Z
UCML
P07405
PATX
SPMA383A
SPMA383A
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
SPMA383A
UPRM
Light absorption (383nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
PPAB
QX000028
UMMC
QX000028
Carbon biomass of Rotatoria per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
ZCTC
Not specified
QX000028
PATX
P06110
P061M10Z
Abundance of Hemiaulus sinensis (ITIS 2751) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Optical microscopy
UCML
P061M10Z
Int_PO4upt_>5um
PHUP
Depth integration of measurements made by isotope-doped incubation experiment followed by counting particulates collected on a 5um pore filter.
Uptake rate (daily) of phosphate per unit time per unit area of the water column [particulate >5um phase] by tracer doping, incubation at different light levels, filtration and counting residue and profile integration
SIPUIIPA
SIPUIIPA
UUUD
ChlaContSD
Concentration standard deviation of chlorophyll-a {chl-a} per unit dry weight of sediment by acetone extraction and high performance liquid chromatography
CHADHPXT
HPLC assay of acetone extract
UMKG
CHADHPXT
CPSD
Carb_C358M58Z
Carbon biomass of Protoperidinium tuba (ITIS 10297) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C358M58Z
Optical microscopy
C358M58Z
CATX
UMMC
Q106M00Z
Carbon biomass of Epiphanes (ITIS 58529) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Optical microsopy
UMMC
Q106M00Z
Carb_Q106M00Z
ZCTC
UCPL
Optical microscopy
ZNTX
ZU01M02Z
Abundance of unspecified organism lens-like ova per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
ZU01M02Z
ZU01M02Z
SPMCdCont
UMKG
Atomic absorption (centrifuged)
CDCNAAPC
Concentration of cadmium {Cd} per unit dry weight of suspended particulate material by centrifugation and atomic absorption spectroscopy
MTSP
CDCNAAPC
Optical microsopy
C247M09Z
C247M09Z
Carb_C247M09Z
CATX
Carbon biomass of Monoraphidium tortile per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UMMC
UPOX
SDSCCNPM
Carbon/Nitrogen analysis of particulates on a GF/F filter filtering water previously filtered through a 5um pore filter.
Concentration standard deviation of carbon (total) {'POC'} per unit volume of the water column [particulate GF/F-5um phase] by filtration, no acidification and C/N elemental analysis
UnPOC_SD_GFF-5um
CORG
SDSCCNPM
RHYBM011
RHYBM011
Hybridisation of an environmental DNA sample with a genetic probe
RHYBM011
UPCT
RBHY
Relative hybridisation with Prochlorococcus HLII ecotypes probe (S2PRO640R) of Cyanophycota (ITIS 601) by dot blot hybridisation
C358M60Z
UMMC
Carbon biomass of Protoperidinium thulense per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
CATX
Optical microsopy
C358M60Z
Carb_C358M60Z
PCBBLL0Z
BCPB
PCBBLL0Z
UUKG
Concentration of 2,3,3',4,4'-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB105) per unit wet weight of biota [Limanda limanda (ITIS 172881) female length 200-249mm] liver
Not specified
Biota_PCB105
WVST
GMXHMB01
ManSBW
Maximum height of waves (in 3-hour period) on the water column by shipborne wave recorder and manual record analysis
GMXHMB01
Manually analysed shipborne wave recorder
ULAA
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
Light absorption (531nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
PPAB
SWLA531A
SWLA531A
SWLA531A
UPRM
N795S60Z
ZBTX
N795S60Z
N79560
UPMS
Sieving and picking
Abundance of Timoclea ovata (ITIS 205653) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
Not specified
UGMS
ZADX
ZBVV1242
ZBVV1242
ZBVV1242
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Planaria torva (ITIS 204231) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
UPMS
ZBTX
Abundance of Arrenurus batillifer per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00099
ZBN00099
Not specified
ZBN00099
pCO2
PCO2
PCO2TK01
PCO2TK01
Gas chromatography (shower-head equilibrator): Takahashi correction to in-situ temperature
UPPM
Partial pressure of carbon dioxide {pCO2} in the water column by shower-head equilibration with air and gas chromatography and Takahashi correction to in-situ temperature
PIGA634A
PigAbs634
PPAB
Light absorption (634nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F [pigment phase] by filtration and spectrophotometry on residue before and after methanol pigment extraction and differencing of the measurements
PIGA634A
UPRM
Diff. of spectrophotometric spectra on GF/F filterered material pre and post methanol extraction
RHYBM024
RHYBM024
UPCT
Hybridisation of an environmental DNA sample with a genetic probe
Relative hybridisation with Prymnesiophytes probe (PRYM666) of Eukaryote picophytoplankton by dot blot hybridisation
RHYBM024
RBHY
ZBN01086
UPMS
ZBN01086
Not specified
ZBTX
Abundance of Orbinia (ITIS 66618) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN01086
Carb_C136M00Z
UMMC
Optical microsopy
Carbon biomass of Centritractus per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C136M00Z
C136M00Z
CATX
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Tanypus vilipennis (ITIS 128339) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV1543
UGMS
IWDX
ZBVV1543
ZBVV1543
Not specified
C236M99Z
UMMC
C236M99Z
Carbon biomass of Heterocapsa minima (ITIS 610150) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Optical microscopy
Carb_C236M99Z
CATX
CD14GCTX
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
CD14GCTX
UMKG
BSa-wAlkdioic14Cont
CD10
Concentration of 14-carbon alpha-omega alkanadioic acid per unit dry weight of sediment by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Optical microscopy
UMMC
C030M23Z
C030M23Z
Carb_C030M23Z
CATX
Carbon biomass of Chaetoceros diadema (ITIS 2795) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
MNGS
PRSCPSSQ
PRSCPSSQ
Particle sizer
Proportion of particles in the sediment >500um by particle sizer
UPCT
PrSedSizClss>500
Count of Sula bassanus (ITIS 174711)
UUUU
BRDA
Count of taxonomically identified entity collected in the field
B006M01Z
B006M01Z
B006M01Z
Z304O01L
Abundance of Metridia lucens (ITIS 85741) C4-5 per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z304O01L
Z304O01L
UCPL
Optical microscopy
ZATX
UMIC
Particle sizer after acidification assuming cumulative frequency ordered by phi (coarse to fine)
PC90PSNC
Grain-size 90th percentile in sediment non-carbonates by acidification and particle sizer and analysis of cumulative frequency ordered by phi (coarse to fine)
Siz90pctileNC
MNGS
PC90PSNC
ZBVV0759
ZBVV0759
Not specified
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Ione thoracica (ITIS 206370) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZADX
ZBVV0759
UGMS
CarbP20090
UMMC
C200M90Z
Carbon biomass of Pyrrophycophyta (ITIS 9873) cysts per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C200M90Z
Note that Division Pyrrophycophyta is equivalent to common name Dinoflagellate in ITIS taxonomy, incorporating Orders Chloromonadophyceae and Dinophyceae
CATX
N376S20Z
N376S20Z
Abundance of Sphaerodorum gracilis (ITIS 66066) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UPMS
N37620
ZBTX
Sieving and picking
UCML
P23100I
P231M00I
P231M00I
PATX
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Gymnodiniales (ITIS 9994) heterotrophic per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
GCMS (GF/C filtered)
F001
Concentration as carbon of cis-9,cis-12,cis-15-octadecatrienoic acid {linolenic acid} per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/C phase] by filtration and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
F040GCP3
18:3(n-3)
UPNM
F040GCP3
Z350M06H
Note that adult and C6 mean exactly the same thing for Copepods
Abundance of Lucicutia flavicornis (ITIS 85888) adult female per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCPL
ZATX
Z350M06H
Z350M06H
BLENOXPO
UXMM
Optical microscopy
BLEN
BLENOXPO
Length of Polychaeta (ITIS 64358) by optical microscopy
LenPolych
MSPMM001
MSPMM001
MSPMM001
Not specified
MTSP
Concentration of mercury {Hg} per unit dry weight of suspended particulate material by cold vapour atomic fluorescence spectrophotometry
UMKG
ZATX
Z130M00T
UCPL
Optical microscopy
Z130M00T
Z130M00T
Abundance of Chaetognatha (ITIS 158650) eggs per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
SWLA262A
SWLA262A
SWLA262A
PPAB
Light absorption (262nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
UPRM
Note that adult and C6 mean exactly the same thing for Copepods
Z319M01H
Z319M01H
ZATX
UCPL
Abundance of Spinocalanus abyssalis pygmaeus (ITIS 610056) adult female per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z319M01H
PATX
P314M00Z
P314M00Z
Abundance of Tetraedron (ITIS 5661) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCML
Optical microscopy
P31400
P324M00Z
UCML
PATX
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Dissodium (ITIS 10338) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P32400
P324M00Z
Count of Alle alle (ITIS 176982)
B014M01Z
BRDA
B014M01Z
Count of taxonomically identified entity collected in the field
UUUU
B014M01Z
Scintillation counting on purified and trapped acid liberated CO2
SAGE
14C age standard error of the sediment by acid liberation, purification and trapping CO2 and scintillation counting
SESASCBX
SETot14CAge
SESASCBX
UYRS
Not specified
BCMT
XMETAL11
Concentration of cadmium (Cd) per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 48-57mm] flesh by inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry
XMETAL11
UMKG
XMETAL11
UMMC
C535M00Z
MATC
Optical microscopy
C535M00Z
Carb_C535M00Z
Carbon biomass of Lacrymaria (ITIS 46252) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UCPL
ZATX
Z349O01L
Abundance of Centropages typicus (ITIS 85767) C4-5 per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z349O01L
Z349O01L
Optical microscopy
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
PPAB
Light absorption (520nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
UPRM
SPMA520A
SPMA520A
SPMA520A
UCML
PATX
P197M00Z
P19700
Abundance of Pseudo-nitzschia (ITIS 584561) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P197M00Z
Optical microscopy
CLAY
BSChlorite
CHLOXDXT
UPCT
X-Ray diffraction
Concentration of chlorite per unit dry weight sediment by X-ray diffraction
CHLOXDXT
Carb_C475M01Z
UMMC
C475M01Z
BATC
Carbon biomass of Salmonella bacterie per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C475M01Z
Optical microsopy
ZBN00774
UPMS
ZBN00774
ZBN00774
Abundance of Kellia suborbicularis (ITIS 80624) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
Not specified
ZBTX
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
SWLA499A
PPAB
Light absorption (499nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
UPRM
SWLA499A
SWLA499A
ZBN00110
UPMS
ZBN00110
ZBN00110
ZBTX
Not specified
Abundance of Asellidae (ITIS 92657) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Hygrotus (ITIS 112200) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
UGMS
ZBVV0742
ZBVV0742
ZBVV0742
Not specified
IWDX
BCMT
Concentration of mercury (Hg) per unit wet weight of biota [Platichthys flesus (ITIS 172894) male length 316-350mm] muscle tissue
UMKG
Not specified
CBIOM036
CBIOM036
CBIOM036
Not specified
ZBVV0330
UGMS
ZBVV0330
ZBVV0330
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Corophium multisetosum (ITIS 573749) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZADX
Speed (over ground) of measurement platform by ADCP bottom tracking
UVAA
APDA
APSABT01
ADCP bottom tracking
BTrack
APSABT01
Particle-bound sedimentation flux of carbon (organic) {POC} per unit time per unit area of the water column by sediment trapping, acidification and C/N elemental analysis
POC(A)Flux
TCFX
OCFXCAXX
OCFXCAXX
Carbon/nitrogen analyser on trap material
UGDX
P197M20Z
P197M20Z
PATX
Optical microscopy
P19720
UCML
Abundance of Pseudo-nitzschia seriata (ITIS 615879) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
C034M00H
C034M00H
Optical microscopy
Carbon biomass of Coscinodiscus (ITIS 2546) 390um per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Carb_C034M00H
CATX
UMMC
Count of Haematopus ostralegus (ITIS 176469)
BRDA
B048M01Z
Count of taxonomically identified entity collected in the field
B048M01Z
B048M01Z
UUUU
Not specified
ZBN01302
ZBTX
Abundance of Pontogammarus per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN01302
ZBN01302
UPMS
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Eukiefferiella ilkleyensis per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
UGMS
AHBDM137
IWDX
AHBDM137
AHBDM137
Not specified
Cosine-collector spectral radiometer
VSRW
UMES
IRRDE741
IRRDE741
Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (741nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector spectral radiometer
SubsurE741
CATX
Carb_C221M06Z
Optical microsopy
Carbon biomass of Koliella spirotaenia per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C221M06Z
C221M06Z
UMMC
SWLA327A
UPRM
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
Light absorption (327nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
SWLA327A
PPAB
SWLA327A
WVST
UTBB
GTZMCS01
GTZMCS01
Computer analysed wavestaff
Maximum zero crossing period of waves on the water column by wavestaff and automated record analysis
MaxTz
UMES
IRRDE723
Cosine-collector spectral radiometer
SubsurE723
Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (723nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector spectral radiometer
IRRDE723
VSRW
UPMS
Abundance of Hydrachna globosa per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00706
Not specified
ZBN00706
ZBTX
ZBN00706
CDTA
Temperature of the atmosphere by dry bulb thermometer
Dry bulb thermometer
CDTASS01
AirTemp
CDTASS01
UPAA
CATX
Optical microsopy
C264M01Z
UMMC
Carbon biomass of Phacotus lendneri per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C264M01Z
Carb_C264M01Z
Carb_CC233812
CC233812
CATX
UMMC
CC233812
Not specified
Carbon biomass of Torodinium (ITIS 10121) medium size per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
P052M00Z
P05200
PATX
Optical microscopy
P052M00Z
Abundance of Fragilaria (ITIS 2932) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCML
PATX
UCML
P988M00B
P988M00B
Abundance of Ornithocercus (ITIS 9985) medium size per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P98800B
Optical microscopy
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Oulimnius (ITIS 114244) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV1103
IWDX
ZBVV1103
UGMS
Not specified
ZBVV1103
UPMS
ZBN00565
Not specified
ZBN00565
ZBTX
ZBN00565
Abundance of Gammaridea (ITIS 93295) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
Not specified
UPOX
NTPW
PHOSISD2
Concentration of phosphate {PO4} per unit volume of the sediment pore water [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.4um phase] by in-situ pore water sampling, filtration and colorometric autoanalysis
PHOSISD2
PO4_SedPW
PartBa
Thin film X-ray fluorescence (0.4/0.45um pore filtered)
UPNM
Concentration of barium {Ba} per unit volume of the water column [particulate >0.4um phase] by filtration, thin-film preparation and X-ray fluorescence
MTWP
BAXXXFP2
BAXXXFP2
UMMC
Optical microsopy
C182M06Z
Carbon biomass of Gloeotila spiralis per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
CATX
C182M06Z
Carb_C182M06Z
Optical microsopy
Abundance of Tintinnidae (ITIS 46743) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCML
MATX
Z103M01Z
P861M00Z
P861M00Z
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
Light absorption (415nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
UPRM
SWLA415A
PPAB
SWLA415A
SWLA415A
HPLC assay of acetone extraction (GF/F filtered)
CPWC
UNGL
Concentration of chlorophyll-c2 monogalactosyldiacylglyceride ester (C. polylepsis type) per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/F phase] by filtration, acetone extraction and high performance liquid chromatography
Chlc2-MGDG_Cpoly
C2MEHPC1
C2MEHPC1
Carb_C464M03Z
BATC
Carbon biomass of Merismopedia glauca (ITIS 728) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Optical microsopy
C464M03Z
C464M03Z
UMMC
Size fractionation followed by optical microscopy
UCPL
Abundance of Chaetognatha (ITIS 158650) 200-500um per unit volume of the water column by size fractionation and optical microscopy
ZATX
Z130M00Z_200-500um
Z130X00D
Z130X00D
DMST
DMSOGCD4
DMSO
Gas chromatography on DMS released by enzyme digestion (Millipore prefiltered)
Concentration of dimethylsulphoxide {DMSO} per unit volume of the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <unknown phase] by enzyme digestion, purging, cryogenic trapping and gas chromatography
UPNM
DMSOGCD4
Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (640nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector spectral radiometer
UMES
VSRW
Cosine-collector spectral radiometer
IRRDE640
IRRDE640
SubsurE640
Z268M00Z
ZATX
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Pseudotiron (ITIS 95030) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCPL
Z268M00Z
Z268M00Z
UPMS
ZBTX
Abundance of Crangon allmanni (ITIS 97135) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00340
ZBN00340
Not specified
ZBN00340
Abundance of Triadinium polyedricum (ITIS 573506) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCML
Optical microscopy
P27550
P275M50Z
PATX
P275M50Z
Z36AX00B
Abundance of Clytemnestra (ITIS 86441) 1000-2000um per unit volume of the water column by size fractionation and optical microscopy
UCPL
Z36AM00Z_1000-2000um
Z36AX00B
ZATX
Size fractionation followed by optical microscopy
PIGA512A
Diff. of spectrophotometric spectra on GF/F filterered material pre and post methanol extraction
PigAbs512
PPAB
Light absorption (512nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F [pigment phase] by filtration and spectrophotometry on residue before and after methanol pigment extraction and differencing of the measurements
PIGA512A
UPRM
Lu700
RXUU700L
UWNS
VSRW
RXUU700L
Upwelling radiance as energy (700nm wavelength) in the water column by radiance sensor
Alternative and preferred code for this term to avoid leading digit which upsets NetCDF conventions when used in QXF
D000
D092M00Z
Abundance of Rhaphoneis (ITIS 3145) per unit mass of sediment by optical microscopy
UNPG
D09200
Optical microscopy
D092M00Z
HDCBFLA4
HDCBFLA4
BCAH
UUKG
HDCBFLA4
Not specified
Concentration of fluoroanthene per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 48-57mm] flesh
UMMC
C971M00B
CATX
C971M00B
Optical microscopy
Carbon biomass of Peritrichous (ITIS 46458) small size per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Carb_C971M00B
ZBN00263
ZBN00263
Not specified
UPMS
ZBN00263
Abundance of Chironomus luridus per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
IWAB
PATX
Abundance of Odontella rhombus f. trigona (ITIS 610144) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P18845
P188M45A
UCML
P188M45A
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Cloeon dipterum (ITIS 100761) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
IWAB
ZBN00295
ZBN00295
ZBN00295
UPMS
Not specified
UPMS
ABNDR252
Abundance of Nais (ITIS 68946) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ABNDR252
IWAB
ABNDR252
Not specified
PATX
P229M91Z
P229M91Z
Optical microscopy
UCML
P22991
Abundance of Gymnodinium sp. A (ITIS 10031) autotrophic per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
DOC_<GFC
UPOX
DOCC
High temperature Ni catalytic oxidation of filtrate after GF/C filtration.
CORGNOD3
Concentration of carbon (organic) {DOC} per unit volume of the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <GF/C phase] by filtration and high temperature Ni catalytic oxidation
CORGNOD3
Flow injection analysis of polyacrylamide gel probe sample
NTPW
UPOX
AMONFIGS
Concentration of ammonium {NH4} per unit volume of the sediment pore water [dissolved plus reactive particulate phase] by polyacrylamide gel probe sampling and flow-injection analysis
AMONFIGS
NH4
F005GCP1
Concentration as carbon of 12-methyltridecanoic acid {12-isomyristic acid} per unit volume of the water column [particulate >GF/F phase] by filtration and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
F001
F005GCP1
GCMS (GF/F filtered)
UPNM
14:0i
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Microtendipes chloris per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
UGMS
AHBDM244
AHBDM244
AHBDM244
IWDX
Not specified
Note that adult and C6 mean exactly the same thing for Copepods
Z333M04Y
UCPL
Z333M04Y
ZATX
Z333M04Y
Abundance of Euchaeta hebes (ITIS 85568) adult male per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
Light absorption (740nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
SPMA740A
PPAB
SPMA740A
UPRM
SPMA740A
UPRM
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
SWLA673A
Light absorption (673nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
SWLA673A
SWLA673A
PPAB
UMMC
C976M00Z
Optical microscopy
MATC
Carbon biomass of Laboea (ITIS 181001) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C976M00Z
C976M00Z
AHBDRM10
AHBDRM10
AHBDRM10
Not specified
ZBTX
UPMS
Abundance of Cyathura carinata (ITIS 542633) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UCML
P85500
P855M00Z
PATX
Optical microsopy
Abundance of Botryococcaceae per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P855M00Z
Diff. of spectrophotometric spectra on GF/F filterered material pre and post methanol extraction
UPRM
Light absorption (654nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F [pigment phase] by filtration and spectrophotometry on residue before and after methanol pigment extraction and differencing of the measurements
PIGA654A
PigAbs654
PPAB
PIGA654A
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Limnophyes (ITIS 128776) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV0842
ZBVV0842
ZBVV0842
Not specified
UGMS
IWDX
UREA
Manual analysis using the diacetylmonoxime method (GF/F filtered)
SDUrea
SDURMDD1
Concentration standard deviation of urea per unit volume of the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <GF/F phase] by filtration and manual analysis using the diacetylmonoxime method
UPOX
SDURMDD1
CINGCAPZ
PIC
UPOX
as Ca by atomic absorbtion (unspecified filter)
Concentration of inorganic carbon per unit volume of the water column [particulate >unknown phase] by atomic absorption spectroscopy and carbon calculated from calcium
CINGCAPZ
CING
PCBBMZ12
PCBBMZ12
Concentration of 2,2',3,5',6-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB95) per unit wet weight of biota [Platichthys flesus (ITIS 172894) male length 200-225mm] liver
Biota_PCB138
Not specified
UUKG
BCPB
Optical microscopy
Carb_C240M00Z
UMMC
CATX
C240M00Z
C240M00Z
Carbon biomass of Mesoporos (ITIS 9919) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Concentration of 2,4',5-trichlorobiphenyl (PCB31) per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 39-47mm] flesh
UUKG
Biota_PCB31
Not specified
PCBBMB03
BCPB
PCBBMB03
Not specified
ZBVV1312
ZBVV1312
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Potamothrix hammoniensis (ITIS 68792) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
UGMS
ZBVV1312
IWDX
CATX
Optical microscopy
Carb_C252M00B
C252M00B
UMMC
Carbon biomass of Phalacroma (ITIS 9929) medium size per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C252M00B
Concentration of 16-carbon alkane per unit volume of the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.4um phase] by filtration and gas chromatography
UPML
Gas chromatography (0.45um pore filtered)
AX16GCD2
DAX16
DALK
AX16GCD2
Incubation experiment
Production rate by zooplankton 200-500um standard error (daily) of phosphate per unit time per unit biomass in the water column [particulate 200-500um phase] by incubation and normalisation with biomass expressed as carbon
SENrmExPO4C200-500
EXCR
UMUB
SENXCP0C
SENXCP0C
WVST
Sea state on the water column by visual estimation and conversion to WMO code using table 3700
Visual observation using WMO code table 3700
WMOSeaState
WMOCSSXX
WMOCSSXX
UUUU
MeMs
UPNM
Mass spectrometry
NEXCMXXX
Concentration of neon {Ne} per unit volume of the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate phase] by mass spectrometry
NEXCMXXX
HEXC
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Piscicolidae (ITIS 69296) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZADX
ZBVV1221
UGMS
ZBVV1221
Not specified
ZBVV1221
SubsurE623
IRRDE623
UMES
VSRW
Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (623nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector spectral radiometer
Cosine-collector spectral radiometer
IRRDE623
SubsurE540
IRRDE540
IRRDE540
Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (540nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector spectral radiometer
VSRW
Cosine-collector spectral radiometer
UMES
MSBD
UMMC
MSBDGVSC
MSBDGVSC
MsZoo200-500DW
Dry weight biomass of Zooplankton 200-500um per unit volume of the water column by gravimetry
Gravimetry
Light absorption (717nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
PPAB
SPMA717A
UPRM
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
SPMA717A
SPMA717A
UMMC
C988M00B
Optical microscopy
Carb_C988M00B
Carbon biomass of Ornithocercus (ITIS 9985) medium size per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
CATX
C988M00B
SDURAATX
SDUrea
Concentration standard deviation of urea per unit volume of the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate phase] by colorometric autoanalysis
Colorometric autoanalysis (unfiltered)
UREA
SDURAATX
UPOX
Spectrophotometric scan on GF/F filtered material
SPMA504A
UPRM
Light absorption (504nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F by filtration and spectrophotometry on filtrate
PPAB
SPMA504A
SPMA504A
Concentration of 4,4'-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 39-47mm] flesh
HDCBTA03
Not specified
HDCBTA03
UUKG
BCOC
HDCBTA03
Abundance of Oncaea media (ITIS 88553) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Optical microscopy
Z307M02Z
Z307M02Z
Z307M02Z
ZATX
UCPL
Z230M00R
Z230M00R
Z230M00R
UCPL
ZATX
Abundance of Anomura (ITIS 97698) larvae per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Optical microscopy
ZBVV1292
ZBVV1292
Not specified
ZBVV1292
UGMS
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Polypedilum sordens (ITIS 129712) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
IWDX
Not specified
Abundance of Agraylea multipunctata (ITIS 115636) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
IWAB
ZBN00028
ZBN00028
ZBN00028
UPMS
UMMC
Carbon biomass of Tropidoneis lepidoptera (ITIS 4658) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Carb_C118M10Z
CATX
C118M10Z
Optical microscopy
C118M10Z
NARESOXX
Regeneration rate (hourly) of ammonium {NH3} per unit time per unit volume of the water column by tracer doping, on-deck incubation at simulated in-situ light level and protocol of Slawyk and Raimbault (1995)
UNMH
AmmonRegen
EXCR
NARESOXX
15N-doped: incubated at simulated in-situ light: processed according to Slawyk and Raimbault (1995)
SDGPFAAD
SDGPFAAD
UNPI
GPIG
Fluorometric analysis of acetone extract
Gut pigment content per individual standard deviation of Calanus (ITIS 85263) C4 by acetone extraction and fluorometery and computation as chorophyll-a equivalent
SDCalC4GutPig
ZATX
Z36AM00O
Abundance of Clytemnestra (ITIS 86441) C5-adult per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Optical microscopy
UCPL
Z36AM00O
Z36AM00O
P05901
UCML
Abundance of Gyrosigma acuminatum (ITIS 4633) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P059M01Z
P059M01Z
Optical microscopy
PATX
ZBVV0678
Not specified
UGMS
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Heptagenia (ITIS 100602) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV0678
IWDX
ZBVV0678
UMMC
CATX
Carb_C030M73Z
C030M73Z
C030M73Z
Optical microscopy
Carbon biomass of Chaetoceros dadayi (ITIS 2788) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C034M11Z
C034M11Z
CATX
UMMC
Carbon biomass of Coscinodiscus jonesianus per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Carb_C034M11Z
Optical microsopy
Optical microscopy
CATX
Carbon biomass of Trigonium (ITIS 2712) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UMMC
C117M00Z
CarbP11700
C117M00Z
SPHAFLPH
Fluor_Phae_20-200um
Fluorometric assay of acetone extract from particulates on a 20um pore filter filtering water previously filtered through a 200um pore filter.
Concentration of phaeopigments per unit volume of the water column [particulate 20-200um phase] by filtration, acetone extraction and fluorometry
PHWC
UMMC
SPHAFLPH
B012M01Z
B012M01Z
BRDA
B012M01Z
Count of Alcedo atthis (ITIS 554549)
Count of taxonomically identified entity collected in the field
UUUU
UXMM
Physical measurement
BLENOX33
FATM
Length of Callionymus lyra (ITIS 171698) by physical measurement
BLENOX33
BLENOX33
UCML
PNTX
P400M00N
Optical microscopy
P400M00N
Abundance of Flagellate >10um per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P40000N
P03805
PATX
Optical microscopy
P038M05Z
UCML
Abundance of Cymatosira lorenziana (ITIS 202435) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P038M05Z
Z317M00Z
ZATX
Z317M00Z
Abundance of Mecynocera (ITIS 85319) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCPL
Z317M00Z
Optical microscopy
Not specified
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Unciola planipes (ITIS 206435) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV1615
ZBVV1615
ZBVV1615
UGMS
ZADX
C139M00Z
UMMC
Carbon biomass of Chlorococcum (ITIS 5648) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C139M00Z
Optical microsopy
CATX
Carb_C130M00Z
CATX
C358M14Z
Carb_C358M14Z
Optical microscopy
Carbon biomass of Protoperidinium crassipes (ITIS 10306) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C358M14Z
UMMC
UGMS
AHBDM140
AHBDM140
ZADX
Not specified
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Eusyllinae per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
AHBDM140
Manual analysis using the diacetylmonoxime method of filtrate after 0.4/0.45um pore filtration.
UREAMDD2
UreaD_<0.4/0.45um
UREA
UREAMDD2
Concentration of urea per unit volume of the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.4um phase] by filtration and manual analysis using the diacetylmonoxime method
UPOX
IRRDE513
VSRW
IRRDE513
Cosine-collector spectral radiometer
Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (513nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector spectral radiometer
UMES
SubsurE513
Abundance of Scolecithricella (ITIS 85679) C1-5 per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCPL
Z346M00J
ZATX
Z346M00J
Z346M00J
Optical microscopy
ZBVV0474
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Enchytraeidae (ITIS 68510) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
Not specified
ZBVV0474
ZBVV0474
UGMS
IWDX
TSCrseNorMagSus
Wet sieving then magnetic susceptibility detector
UCGG
Magnetic susceptibility per unit dry weight of sediment 63-1000um by wet sieving and magnetic susceptibility meter
XMGS
NMGSWSCT
NMGSWSCT
LTZBM031
LTZBM031
Abundance of Harmothoe lunulata (ITIS 64518) per unit area of the littoral zone by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
LTZBM031
Not specified
MFLZ
UPMS
Z131M01Y
UCPL
Optical microsopy
ZATX
Z131M01Y
Abundance of Notholca acuminata (ITIS 58399) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z147M00Y
MSPMM027
Not specified
UMKG
MTSP
Concentration of copper {Cu} per unit dry weight of suspended particulate material by inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry and normalised to organic carbon and lutum content (RIKZ 'standard sediment')
MSPMM027
MSPMM027
C500M17C
MATC
Carbon biomass of Ciliatea (ITIS 46212) >100um per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Carb_C500M17C
C500M17C
Optical microscopy
UMMC
PCBBMZ25
UUKG
Not specified
Concentration of 2,2',3,5'-tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB44) per unit wet weight of biota [Platichthys flesus (ITIS 172894) male length 251-280mm] liver
Biota_PCB44
BCPB
PCBBMZ25
ZBVV1316
Not specified
UGMS
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Praunus (ITIS 90180) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV1316
ZADX
ZBVV1316
Optical microscopy
UMMC
C22817
Carbon biomass of Gonyaulax polygramma (ITIS 10371) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C228M17Z
C228M17Z
CATX
UBQK
R226GSXT
Gamma spectrometry
Activity of radium-226 {226Ra} per unit dry weight of sediment by gamma spectroscopy
R226GSXT
Ra226BS
SRAD
Not specified
PATX
PP000016
Abundance of Sphaerellocystis per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCML
PP000016
PP000016
AHBDM164
Not specified
ZADX
UGMS
AHBDM164
AHBDM164
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Haementeria costata per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
Biota_PCB153
PCBBPV05
BCPB
Not specified
PCBBPV05
Concentration of 2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB153) per unit wet weight of biota [Platichthys flesus (ITIS 172894) length >280mm] liver
UUKG
Z355M03O
Abundance of Haloptilus longicornis (ITIS 85976) C5-adult per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z355M03O
Z355M03O
Optical microscopy
UCPL
ZATX
Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (373nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector spectral radiometer
Cosine-collector spectral radiometer
IRRDE373
SubsurE373
UMES
VSRW
IRRDE373
ZBTX
Not specified
ZBN00906
ZBN00906
Abundance of Mercuria confusa per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00906
UPMS
ZBVV1465
Not specified
ZBVV1465
ZBVV1465
ZADX
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Sperchon (ITIS 83006) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
UGMS
PATX
P093M02F
Abundance of Rhizosolenia alata (ITIS 2881) 2um per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P09302F
UCML
Optical microscopy
P093M02F
UPAA
Temperature of the water column by CTD and verification against independent measurements
TEMP
Cal_CTD_Temp
TEMPCC02
TEMPCC02
CTD measurement of temperature that is known to have been checked and if necessary calibrated against independent measurements such as reversing thermometer measurements. This is the alternative term for this definition. Only use to cover cases where the
NetO2_SE_<20cm
UMMD
GOXP
SESNLDPL
SESNLDPL
Standard error of measurements using the light/dark bottle incubation method on water samples screened through a 20um mesh. Related data values have parameter code SFNOLDPL.
Production rate standard error (nett) of oxygen per unit time per unit volume of the water column [particulate <20um phase] by light and dark bottle incubation
Abundance of Radix auricularia (ITIS 76526) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN01377
Not specified
UPMS
ZBTX
ZBN01377
ZBN01377
ADCPDir03
RFVL
LCDAAP03
LCDAAP03
Current direction (Eulerian) in the water column by moored acoustic doppler current meter and correction to true North
Moored acoustic doppler current meter
UABB
ZV00C00L
ZV00C00L
Optical Plankton Counter
Biovolume of Zooplankton <4000um per unit volume of the water column by optical plankton counter
UBLV
UZoo<4000
ZV00
Optical microsopy
P39904
BATX
P399M04Z
P399M04Z
UCML
Abundance of Chroococcus limneticus (ITIS 656) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Excess activity standard error of thorium-234 {234Th} per unit dry weight of sediment by gamma spectroscopy
XSTh234BSSE
UBQK
SRAD
XTE4GSXT
Gamma spectrometry
XTE4GSXT
NO3+NO2_SedPW
NTPW
Not specified
Concentration of nitrate+nitrite {NO3+NO2} per unit volume of the sediment pore water [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.4um phase] by in-situ pore water sampling, filtration and colorometric autoanalysis
NTRZISD2
NTRZISD2
UPOX
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Baetis tracheatus per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
AHBDM034
AHBDM034
Not specified
AHBDM034
IWDX
UGMS
RXUU412L
Lu412
VSRW
Alternative and preferred code for this term to avoid leading digit which upsets NetCDF conventions when used in QXF
RXUU412L
UWNS
Upwelling radiance as energy (412nm wavelength) in the water column by radiance sensor
Concentration of 4,4'-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 25-31mm] flesh
HDCBDA01
BCOC
Not specified
UUKG
HDCBDA01
HDCBDA01
P229M16Z
Optical microscopy
P22916
P229M16Z
Abundance of Gymnodinium elongatum per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCML
PATX
UVLT
In-Situ SeaTech Light Backscatter Sensor (LBSS)
NVLTST01
TVLT
STNephV
Instrument output (voltage) by SeaTech Light Backscatter Sensor (LBSS)
NVLTST01
UCML
Abundance of Actinocyclus octonarius ralfsii per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Optical microscopy
P002M03C
PATX
P002M03C
P00203
CATX
C094M01Z
Optical microsopy
Carb_C094M01Z
UMMC
Carbon biomass of Rhoicosphenia abbreviata per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C094M01Z
Carbon biomass of Planktoniella sol (ITIS 2483) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
CATX
CarbP08001
Optical microscopy
C081M01Z
C081M01Z
UMMC
UPRM
Light absorption (454nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
SWLA454A
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
SWLA454A
SWLA454A
PPAB
UMMC
ZCTC
Optical microsopy
Q115M00Z
Carb_Q115M00Z
Q115M00Z
Carbon biomass of Hexarthra (ITIS 59350) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Optical microscopy. Note that Division Bacillariophyta is equivalent to the common name Diatom
P000M02C
PATX
P00002C
UCML
P000M02C
Abundance of Bacillariophyta (ITIS 2286) pennate 50um per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
ZADX
ZBAF1582
UGMS
Not specified
ZBAF1582
ZBAF1582
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Travisia forbesii (ITIS 67366) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
Not specified
ZBTX
Abundance of Ancylus fluviatilis (ITIS 76581) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UPMS
ZBN00054
ZBN00054
ZBN00054
AHBDM098
IWDX
UGMS
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Cryptochironomus supplicans per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
AHBDM098
AHBDM098
Not specified
C019M00Z
CATX
Optical microscopy
CarbP01900
UMMC
C019M00Z
Carbon biomass of Bacteriosira (ITIS 2538) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C381M00Z
UMMC
CATX
Carbon biomass of Platymonadaceae (ITIS 9557) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Carb_C381M00Z
Optical microsopy
C381M00Z
Si_unfilt
SLCAAATX
Concentration of silicate {SiO4} per unit volume of the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate phase] by colorometric autoanalysis
UPOX
Colorometric autoanalysis of unfiltered sample.
SLCA
SLCAAATX
BCPB
Not specified
Concentration of 2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5',6-nonachlorobiphenyl (PCB206) per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 48-57mm] flesh
PCBBMCC4
PCBBMCC4
UUKG
Biota_PCB206
GTCAZZ01
Unspec
Average crest period of waves on the water column
WVST
UTBB
GTCAZZ01
Unspecified method
UCML
P18205
PATX
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Gloeotila pelagica per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P182M05Z
P182M05Z
UGMS
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Sargus iridatus (ITIS 628273) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
AHBDM353
Not specified
AHBDM353
AHBDM353
IWDX
C998M01Z
CATX
C998M01Z
Carbon biomass of Asterionellopsis glacialis (ITIS 615890) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Optical microscopy
Carb_C998M01Z
UMMC
UUUD
SCDOOMRS
SCDO
Resuspension-event flux of cadmium {Cd} per unit time per unit area of the bed to water column by mesocosm simulated resuspension and calculation from rate of change of concentration in overlying water
Simulated resuspension event in an on-deck mesocosm
SedCdRSOP
SCDOOMRS
Diff. of spectrophotometric spectra on GF/F filterered material pre and post methanol extraction
PigAbs507
Light absorption (507nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F [pigment phase] by filtration and spectrophotometry on residue before and after methanol pigment extraction and differencing of the measurements
PIGA507A
UPRM
PPAB
PIGA507A
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
SWLA264A
SWLA264A
UPRM
PPAB
SWLA264A
Light absorption (264nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
Diff. of spectrophotometric spectra on GF/F filterered material pre and post methanol extraction
Light absorption (646nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F [pigment phase] by filtration and spectrophotometry on residue before and after methanol pigment extraction and differencing of the measurements
UPRM
PIGA646A
PIGA646A
PPAB
PigAbs646
SubsurE439
UMES
Cosine-collector spectral radiometer
Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (439nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector spectral radiometer
IRRDE439
IRRDE439
VSRW
LTZBM053
LTZBM053
MFLZ
Abundance of Nereis diversicolor (ITIS 65920) per unit area of the littoral zone by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
LTZBM053
UPMS
Not specified
Not specified
ZBN00380
ZBN00380
ZBN00380
IWAB
Abundance of Cyclorrapha per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UPMS
Concentration of 2,2',3,3',5,5',6,6'-octachlorobiphenyl {PCB202} per unit dry weight of sediment <63um by gas chromatography-electron capture detection
PCBSD110
KGNM
PCBSD110
Not specified
PCBSD110
SPCB
Abundance of Proboscia inermis (ITIS 610100) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCML
Q572439B
Q572439B
PATX
Q572439B
not specified
Size fractionation followed by optical microscopy
ZU04MB0Z_200-500um
ZU04XB0D
ZU04XB0D
Abundance of benthic organism larvae 200-500um per unit volume of the water column by size fractionation and optical microscopy
UCPL
ZNTX
UPCT
Proportion with dextral coiling of Neogloboquadrina pachyderma tests in sediment >150um by fixed volume sampling, sieving, picking and optical microscopy
GHDX
NPDXFVBS
NeoPachyDext
NPDXFVBS
Hand picking from >150 micron fraction (laboratory: fixed volume sample)
SSTB
D13CMXFC
Cwuelersd13C
D13CMXFC
Enrichment of 13C in sediment biota [Cibicidoides wuellerstorfi] tests by combustion and mass spectrometry
UPPT
Mass spectrometry on combusted sample
P266M00Z
P26600
PATX
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Scrippsiella (ITIS 10536) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P266M00Z
UCML
UPMS
ZBN00770
ZBN00770
ZBN00770
Abundance of Jassa dentex per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
Not specified
ZBTX
Abundance of Glyptotendipes caulochironomus per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00604
Not specified
UPMS
IWAB
ZBN00604
ZBN00604
ZBVV0147
UGMS
ZADX
ZBVV0147
Not specified
ZBVV0147
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Bathyporeia elegans (ITIS 93996) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
UMES
Cosine-collector spectral radiometer
IRRDE666
Downwelling vector irradiance as photons (666nm wavelength) in the water column by cosine-collector spectral radiometer
SubsurE666
IRRDE666
VSRW
Light absorption (341nm wavelength) by the water column [dissolved plus reactive particulate <0.2um phase] by filtration, HgCl2 preservation and spectrophotometry
Spectrophotometric analysis of 0.2um filtered water preserved with HgCl2
UPRM
SWLA341A
SWLA341A
PPAB
SWLA341A
Z624M00Z
Z624M00Z
Abundance of Lensia (ITIS 51277) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
ZATX
UCPL
Optical microscopy
Z624M00Z
MBTOFEM4
MBTOFEM4
Not specified
Concentration of lead (Pb) per unit wet weight of biota [Mytilus edulis (ITIS 79454) length 48-57mm] flesh
UMKG
MBTOFEM4
BCMT
Optical microscopy after incubation
EggProdMetLuc
MSEP
MSEP304L
UFPD
Egg production rate mean of Metridia lucens (ITIS 85741) by incubation and optical microscopy
MSEP304L
NormExcrNH4N200-500
Incubation experiment
EXCR
NXCRNN0C
Production rate by zooplankton 200-500um (daily) of ammonium per unit time per unit biomass in the water column [particulate 200-500um phase] by incubation and normalisation with biomass expressed as nitrogen
UMUB
NXCRNN0C
Hemispherical photodiode light meters
R550PP01
Reflectance (550nm wavelength) in the water column by 2-pi spectral scalar radiometer and division of upwelling irradiance by downwelling irradiance
R410
R550PP01
2-pi
UUUU
ZBN00128
UPMS
ZBN00128
IWAB
Abundance of Aulodrilus limnobius (ITIS 68682) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00128
Not specified
ZBN00194
Not specified
Abundance of Callianassa tyrrhena (ITIS 552842) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UPMS
ZBN00194
ZBN00194
ZBTX
UCML
PATX
P247M06Z
P247M06Z
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Monoraphidium intermedium per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P24706
C284M01Z
CATX
Carbon biomass of Pseudotetrastrum punctatum per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Optical microsopy
UMMC
C284M01Z
Carb_C284M01Z
Carbon biomass of Katodinium glaucum (ITIS 10105) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
C338M05Z
Carb_C338M05Z
Optical microscopy
UMMC
C338M05Z
CATX
Z359M00Z
UCPL
ZATX
Z359M00Z
Optical microscopy
Z359M00Z
Abundance of Candacia (ITIS 86020) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z302M00J
Abundance of Calanus (ITIS 85263) C1-5 per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCPL
Z302M00J
ZATX
Optical microscopy
Z302M00J
P361M01Z
P36101
P361M01Z
UCML
PATX
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Pyrocystis lunula (ITIS 10552) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Diff. of spectrophotometric spectra on GF/F filterered material pre and post methanol extraction
PIGA403A
UPRM
PigAbs403
Light absorption (403nm wavelength) by the suspended particulate material >GF/F [pigment phase] by filtration and spectrophotometry on residue before and after methanol pigment extraction and differencing of the measurements
PPAB
PIGA403A
PATX
Abundance of Umbellosphaera tenuis (ITIS 2268) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P45201
Optical microscopy
P452M01Z
P452M01Z
UCML
In-situ barometer
Pressure (measured variable) exerted by the atmosphere by barometer and correction to sea level
UPBB
CAPASS02
CAPASS02
InSituAP
CAPH
Z319M08H
UCPL
ZATX
Z319M08H
Z319M08H
Note that adult and C6 mean exactly the same thing for Copepods
Abundance of Spinocalanus polaris (ITIS 85404) adult female per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
P984M06Z
Optical microsopy
Abundance of Oscillatoria mougeotii per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
UCML
P98406
BATX
P984M06Z
CATX
CC774871
CC774871
Carbon biomass of Torodinium sp. A (ITIS 10121) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
Not specified
UMMC
Carb_CC774871
ZBVV1199
UGMS
Not specified
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Pilaria (ITIS 120335) per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZBVV1199
IWDX
ZBVV1199
Not specified
ZBN00579
Abundance of Gammarus varsoviensis per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
UPMS
ZBTX
ZBN00579
ZBN00579
Z260X00A
Size fractionation and optical microscopy
UCPL
Z260M00Z_>2000um
ZATX
Z260X00A
Abundance of Amphipoda (ITIS 93294) >2000um per unit volume of the water column by size fractionation and optical microscopy
UPMS
ZBN00804
Abundance of Leptocheirus pilosus (ITIS 206416) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
ZBN00804
ZBTX
Not specified
ZBN00804
AHBDM106
UGMS
AHBDM106
Not specified
AHBDM106
Ash-free dry weight biomass of Dendrocoelum romanodanubiale per unit area of the bed by identification by optical microscopy and gravimetric determination of loss on ignition
ZADX
TrapMatDyCont
Inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)
MTSP
UMKG
DYCNICXX
DYCNICXX
Concentration of dysprosium {Dy} per unit dry weight of suspended particulate material by sediment trapping and inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Wind speed in the atmosphere by in-situ anemometer
UKNT
InSitu
EWSB
In-situ anemometer
EWSKSS01
EWSKSS01
C213M51Z
UMMC
Carb_C213M51Z
Carbon biomass of Ceratium breve (ITIS 550540) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
CATX
C213M51Z
Optical microscopy
BIOLM029
ZBTX
Not specified
BIOLM029
BIOLM029
UPMS
Abundance of Sphaeriidae (ITIS 81389) per unit area of the bed by sieving and picking under an optical microscope
C208M00Z
CATX
Optical microscopy
Carb_C208M00Z
UMMC
C208M00Z
Carbon biomass of Aureodinium (ITIS 10115) per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy and abundance to carbon conversion by unspecified algorithm
UCPL
ZATX
Z353M00J
Optical microscopy
Abundance of Heterostylites (ITIS 85927) C1-5 per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z353M00J
Z353M00J
ZATX
Z300M00M
Z300M00M
UCPL
Z300M00M
Abundance of Copepoda (ITIS 85257) nauplii per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Optical microscopy
WVST
Manually analysed waverider
UTBB
ManWvr
Average zero crossing period of waves {Tz} on the water column by waverider and manual record analysis
GTZAMA01
GTZAMA01
Abundance of Paraeuchaeta norvegica (ITIS 85544) adult male per unit volume of the water column by optical microscopy
Z303M01Y
Note that adult and C6 mean exactly the same thing for Copepods
UCPL
ZATX
Z303M01Y
Z303M01Y
UMMC
CATX
Carb_C052M04Z
C052M04Z
Optical microscopy
Carbon biomass of Fragilaria investiens per unit volume of the water column by o