2005-08-02T06:58:57 Field names used by the U.S. GLOBEC Program More information: http://globec.whoi.edu/globec-dir/thesaurus.htmlhttp://globec.whoi.edu/globec-dir/thesaurus.html Luis Bermudez MMI paramterers Revised: July 12, 2005 U.S. GLOBEC Fields Data Thesaurus US GLOBEC Field description field wind speed, in m/s wind_speed wind_speed abundance abundance number of the specific animal/group counted per meter3 light_trans_v light transmission, using a transmissometer, in volts light_trans_v depth_tow_max depth_tow_max max. depth of towed instrument, in meters CTD sigma-theta potential density, in kg/m3 (See How do we measure the density of sea water?) sigma_0_ctd sigma_0_ctd cond_mS cond_mS conductivity, from primary sensors in milliSiemens/centimeter dissolved oxygen in milliliter per liter (Contact theDMO for units verification. These units are subject to change.) O2 O2 temp_air temp_air air temperature, in degrees C CTD salinity, Practical Salinity, dimensionless1 sal_ctd sal_ctd phylum phylum of organism phylum month_utc month_utc UTC month, e.g. 11 latent heat flux, reported as watts/m2 heat_flux_lat heat_flux_lat depth in meters at the midpoint of the opened net, used with MOCNESS tows midpt midpt event or operation number event event chl_c1_c2 chl_c1_c2 chlorophylls c1 and c2, in milligrams per meter cubed (mg/m) or micrograms per liter (ug/l) lon_begin lon_begin longitude at starting time of measurement (west is negative), in decimal degrees latitude at end time of measurement (south in negative), in decimal degress lat_end lat_end organism life stage, reported in an existing bio code stage stage taxon_code taxanomic group or entity code, a ten digit number based on the NODC Taxonomic List, v. 8. taxon_code wind direction reports as compass degrees, using meteorologic convention of "from" not "to" wind_dir wind_dir rms error for conductivity measurements, in siemans per meter rms_err_cond rms_err_cond par_scalar_s photosynthetically available radiation (400-700nm) from all directions, at the surface, in micro Einsteins per meters squared - seconds par_scalar_s downwelling (upperface) photosynthetically available radiation (400-700nm) with cosine sensor response, at the surface, in micro Einsteins per meters squared - seconds par_d_s par_d_s Edo water depth, in meters depth_edo depth_edo turbid_v turbidity, in volts (scatterometer) turbid_v depth of sample reported as pressure, in decibars press press station consecutive station number station number of specific animal/group caught num_caught num_caught chl_a_5u chl_a_5u chlorophyll a pigment, less than 5 micron size fraction, in micrograms per liter (ug/l) temp_ctd CTD temperature, in degrees C (see ref. 2 below) temp_ctd v_m northward current, in m/s. Northward flow is positive. v_m relative current speed, in cm/second curr_speed_rel curr_speed_rel ed_sw downward short wave irradiance, in watts per square meter ed_sw chl_a_20u chl_a_20u chlorophyll a pigment, less than 20 micron size fraction, in micrograms per liter (ug/l) press_bar press_bar barometric pressure, in millibars UTC day and decimal time, as 325.5 for the 326th day of 1995, or November 22, 1995 at 1200 hours (noon). Use yrday0_gmt for future data sets. yrday0_utc yrday0_utc num_fish_len number of specific fish/group within a given length range num_fish_len Magellan GPS speed made good, in m/s speed_mag speed_mag gmt month, e.g. 11. Use month_utc for future data sets. month_gmt month_gmt qual_trim qual_trim Trimble GPS quality indicator CTD potential temperature (International Practical Temperature Scale - 68, IPTS-68) potemp_ctd potemp_ctd longitude at end time of measurement (west is negative), in decimal degrees lon_end lon_end taxon taxanomic group or entity taxon sldepth sldepth speed log depth below transducer, in meters volume of sample filtered, in ?? [contact the DMO] vol_filt vol_filt species species of organisms species wind_saws wind_saws starboard apparent wind speed, in m/s net number/identification net net timezone timezone timezone, with 0 lat_begin latitude at starting time of measurement (south in negative), in decimal degress lat_begin year_utc UTC year, e.g. 1995 year_utc sea surface temperature nominally measured three (3) meters below the surface, in degrees C (see ref. 2 below) temp_ss3 temp_ss3 aternate (secondary) ship's heading measurement, in degrees head2 head2 speed_s_b starboard speed with respect to the bottom, in m/s speed_s_b inst instrument used to collect or process data inst beam_c beam_c beam attenuation coefficient, in units 1/m mooring identification mooring mooring wind_pawa port apparent wind azimuth, in degrees wind_pawa date_local local month, day and year, usually as a text string, e.g. feb10_1995. It is better to use one of the other forms of presenting date and time data so that the data can be used in computations and for comparisons. Note, if the string begins with numbers but also includes letters, there may be problems using the field name for retrieval. date_local Trimble GPS course made good, in degrees course_trim course_trim time_start time_start starting time of observation, local time , 24 hour clock sal sal salinity, as calculated from CTD conductivity, Practical Salinity Scale, dimensionless.1 speed_f_b speed_f_b forward speed with respect to the bottom, in m/s curr_dir_rel relative current direction, in degrees curr_dir_rel east component of wind velocity (m/s) reported in the oceanographic convention (winds to). wind_vel_u wind_vel_u fixtype code specifies the type of fix, e.g. Magellan, Trimble, etc. fixtype relative humidity, in percent humidity humidity par par Use par_d for future data sets. Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)is the international time standard. It is the current term for what was commonly referred to as Greenwich Meridian Time (GMT). Zero (0) hours UTC is midnight in Greenwich England, which lies on the zero longitudinal meridian. UTC UTC date_gmt date_gmt gmt month, day and year, usually as a text string, e.g. feb10_1995. It is better to use one of the other forms of presenting date and time data so that the data can be used in computations and for comparisons. Note, if the string begins with numbers but also includes letters, there may be problems using the field name for retrieval. Use date_utc for future data sets. conductivity, in mmho/cm cond_ctd cond_ctd day_end day at ending of measurement period, see day_begin. day_end eastward current, in cm/s. Eastward flow is positive. u u chl_c3 chl_c3 chlorophyll c3 pigment, in milligrams per meter cubed (mg/m) or micrograms per liter (ug/l) yrday_local yrday_local local day and decimal time, as 326.5 for the 326th day of 1995, or November 22, 1995 at 1200 hours (noon) haul_factor_std standard haul factor, a numerical multiplier used to standardize catches haul_factor_std cruiseid cruiseid cruise identifier, e.g. en9402 R/V Endeavor cruise 9402 phytolated chlorophyll c-like pigment, in milligrams per meter cubed (mg/m) or micrograms per liter (ug/l) chl_c4 chl_c4 speed_edo speed_edo Edo speed, in m/s curr_speed_abs absolute current speed, in cm/second curr_speed_abs nbin reported with CTD data, refers to the Number of data cycles used to compile an average value for a given depth/BIN interval. nbin GMT day and decimal time, as 326.5 for the 326th day of 1995, or November 22, 1995 at 1200 hours (noon). In the case of drifter data, year day may be continuous over a multi year period. Use yrday_utc for future data sets. yrday_gmt yrday_gmt lat latitude (south in negative), in decimal degress lat chl_b chlorophyll b pigment, in milligrams per meter cubed (mg/m) or micrograms per liter (ug/l) chl_b par_v photosynthetically available radiation, as volts par_v depth where net is closed in meters (specific to MOCNESS tows) depth_closed depth_closed isotope ratio H218O/H216O, reported in delta18O notation delta_O_18 delta_O_18 ed_lw downward long wave irradiance, in watts per square meter ed_lw temp temp temperature, as observed by a CTD unit, primary sensor, ITS 68 or 90 scale. When known, the temperature scale used is reported in the units field of the info file in degrees C(see ref. 2 below) v northward current, in cm/s. Northward flow is positive. v biomass biomass wet weight of a specific animal/group identified, in units milligrams per meter 3 chl_c sum of Chlorophyll c1 + chlorophyll c2 + Mg 3,8 divinyl pheoporphyrin a5, in milligrams per meter cubed (mg/m) or micrograms per liter (ug/l) chl_c wind_vel_v wind_vel_v north component of wind velocity (m/s) reported in the oceanographic convention (winds to). cond_mM conductivity, in milliMhos/centimeter cond_mM vol_net vol_net volume of water filtered by the net, in cubic meters time_utc UTC time, using 2400 clock format time_utc time_end time_end ending time of observation, local time , 24 hour clock port apparent wind speed, in m/s wind_paws wind_paws cast cast number cast bvfq Brunt-Vaisala Frequency, N squared, in units 1/seconds2 bvfq sal_bottle bottle salinity, Practical Salinity Scale, dimensionless 1 sal_bottle precip_level pricipation level in gauge, in centimeters (cm). Note: if the gauge self-siphoned, then precipation is +50cm. precip_level local year, e.g. 1995> year_local year_local volume filtered reported as mass, in ?? [contact the DMO] vol_filt_mass vol_filt_mass region geographical region region drifter deployment type type type wind_taux_n east component of wind stress, Newtons/m2 wind_taux_n wind_dir_r relative wind direction, in degrees wind_dir_r status status drifter deployment status, used with drifter deployments (e.g. new) wind_tauy northward wind stress, Pascals wind_tauy wind_speed_c wind_speed_c wind speed corrected for ship motion, in m/s day at beginning of measurement period, use in conjuction with day_end and only when the duration of sampling is a critical element to the measurement. day_begin day_begin ship's heading, in degrees head head local day, e.g. 22 day_local day_local yrday0_local local day and decimal time, as 325.5 for the 326th day of 1995, or November 22, 1995 at 1200 hours (noon) yrday0_local sigma-t density, in kg/m3 - 1000 (See How do we measure the density of sea water?) sigma_t sigma_t Magellan GPS course made good, in degrees course_mag course_mag temp_ss5 temp_ss5 sea surface temperature nominally measured five (5) meters below the surface, in degrees C (see ref. 2 below) wind direction in degrees with reference to East, reported in the meteorological convention (winds from), positive 0-180 degrees counter clockwise from East, negative 0-180 degrees clockwise from East. wind_dir_e wind_dir_e starboard speed with respect to water, in m/s speed_s_w speed_s_w SiOH_4 Orthosilicic Acid, Si(OH)4, uM (micromolar) or ug-at Si(OH)4-Si/l [Note: this field name was redefined to remove the parentheses. Contact the DMO] SiOH_4 station_std standard broad-scale station number station_std sensible heat flux, reported as watts/m2 heat_flux_sens heat_flux_sens qual_mag qual_mag Magellan GPS quality indicator wind_taux wind_taux eastward wind stress, Pascals wind_dir_c wind_dir_c wind direction corrected for ship motion, in degrees, using meteorologic convention of "from" not "to" GMT time, using 2400 clock format. Use time_utc for future data sets. time_gmt time_gmt GMT year, e.g. 1995. Use year_utc for future data sets. year_gmt year_gmt local time, using 2400 clock format time_local time_local drifterid drifterid drifter identification, used with drifter deployments number of observations numb_obs numb_obs long wave radiation, 4 - 50 micrometers, in watts per square meter radiation_l radiation_l depth_open depth where net is opened in meters (specific to MOCNESS tows) depth_open sigma_0 sigma_0 sigma-theta, potential density, in kg/m3 (See How do we measure the density of sea water?) chlorophyll a pigment, in milligrams per meter cubed (mg/m) or micrograms per liter (ug/l) chl_a chl_a speed_trim speed_trim Trimble GPS speed made good, in m/s eastward current, in m/s. Eastward flow is positive. u_m u_m speed_f_w forward speed with respect to water, in m/s speed_f_w fluorescence fluor fluor date_utc UTC month, day and year, usually as a text string, e.g. feb10_1995. It is better to use one of the other forms of presenting date and time data so that the data can be used in computations and for comparisons. Note, if the string begins with numbers but also includes letters, there may be problems using the field name for retrieval. date_utc par_d downwelling (upperface) photosynthetically available radiation (400-700nm) with cosine sensor response, at the indicated water depth, in micro Einsteins per meters squared - seconds par_d total phaeopigment, in milligrams per meter cubed (mg/m) or micrograms per liter (ug/l) phaeo phaeo sigma_t_ctd CTD sigma-t density, kg/m3 - 1000 (See How do we measure the density of sea water?) sigma_t_ctd GMT day and decimal time, as 325.5 for the 326th day of 1995, or November 22, 1995 at 1200 hours (noon). Use yrday0_utc for future data sets. yrday0_gmt yrday0_gmt k_rho k_rho K_rho, vertical diffusivity for density, meters2/second par_scalar par_scalar photosynthetically available radiation (400-700nm) from all directions, at the indicated water depth, in micro Einsteins per meters squared - seconds sample sample sample identifier or number total chlorophyll pigments, in milligrams per meter cubed (mg/m) or micrograms per liter (ug/l) chl_tot chl_tot sea surface temperature nominally measured one (1) meter below the surface, in degrees C (see ref. 2 below) temp_ss1 temp_ss1 curr_dir_abs curr_dir_abs absolute current direction, in degrees ship name of the ship or vessel (See also platform.) ship Ammonium, uM (micromolar) or ug-at NH3-N/l NH4 NH4 chi_t chi_t chi_theta, temperature variance dissipation, degrees C2/second epsilon, turbulent kinetic energy dissipation, watts/kilogram eps eps light transmission, as volts trans_v trans_v si si scientific investigator's name trans light transmission, as precent trans starboard apparent wind azimuth, in degrees wind_sawa wind_sawa UTC day and decimal time, as 326.5 for the 326th day of 1995, or November 22, 1995 at 1200 hours (noon). Use yrday_gmt for future data sets. yrday_utc yrday_utc photosynthetically available radiation at the surface, as volts par_s_v par_s_v par_scalar_v par_scalar_v photosynthetically available radiation (400-700nm) from all directions, at the indicated water depth, in volts month at ending of measurement period, see month_begin. month_end month_end originator assigned quality code q_code q_code alternate (secondary) latitude (south in negative), in decimal degress lat2 lat2 potemp potemp potential temperature (International Practical Temperature Scale - 68 ,or 90. When known, the scale will be reported in the units field of the documentation file. short wave radiation, 285 - 2800 nanometers, in watts per square meter radiation_s radiation_s month at beginning of measurement period, use in conjunction with month_end and only when the duration of sampling is a critical element to the measurement. month_begin month_begin year year year, e.g. 1995. dynh_0 dynh_0 dynamic height, referenced to surface, in meters cond conductivity, from primary sensors, in Siemens/meter cond tow number tow tow platform name of the platform (See also ship) platform local month, e.g. 11 month_local month_local fluorometer voltage measurements, in volts flvolt flvolt relative wind speed, in m/s wind_speed_r wind_speed_r Orthophosphate, uM (micromolar) or ug-at PO4-P/l PO4 PO4 ARGOS identification, used with drifter deployments argosid argosid julian_day Julian day as a decimal, for reference: Julian day 2440000 begins at 0000 hours, May 23, 1968 julian_day lon longitude (west is negative), in decimal degrees lon depth_cs chirp Sonar depth below transducer, in meters depth_cs depth observation/sample depth, in meters depth wind_tauy_n wind_tauy_n north component of wind stress, Newtons/m2 day_utc UTC day, e.g. 22 day_utc day_gmt day_gmt GMT day, e.g. 22. Use the name day_utc for future data sets. k_t k_t K_t, vertical diffusivity for heat, meters2/second oxygen saturation, in milliliters/liter O2sat O2sat NO3_NO2 NO3_NO2 Nitrate and Nitrite, uM (micromolar) or ug-at NO3-N and NO2-N/l brief description, open ended, not specific to a given topic brief_desc brief_desc lon2 alternate (secondary) longitude (west is negative), in decimal degress lon2 sound vel sound velocity in sea water, in meters/second sound vel par_u upwelling (lowerface) photosynthetically available radiation (400-700nm) with cosine sensor response, at the indicated water depth, in micro Einsteins per meters squared - seconds par_u density density density, kilograms/meter3 depth_w depth_w water depth, in meters light_trans light transmission, using a transmissometer, in per cent light_trans sal_ss3 sal_ss3 sea surface salinity nominally measured three (3) meters below the surface, Practical Salinity Scale, dimensionless1