1. Water sample parameters
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Number Parameter Mnemonic Mnemonic for
expected error
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1 Salinity SALNTY
2 Oxygen OXYGEN
3 Silicate SILCAT SILUNC *1
4 Nitrate NITRAT NRAUNC *1
5 Nitrite NITRIT NRIUNC *1
6 Phosphate PHSPHT PHPUNC *1
7 Freon-11 CFC-11
8 Freon-12 CFC-12
12 14Carbon DELC14 C14ERR
13 13Carbon DELC13 C13ERR
22 137Cesium CS-137 CS137ER *2
23 Total carbon TCARBN
24 Total alkalinity ALKALI
26 pH PH
27 Freon-113 CFC113
28 Carbon tetrachloride CCL4
31 Methane CH4
33 Nitrous oxide N2O
34 Chlorophyll a CHLORA
37 Biogenic sulfur DMS
compounds
40 Particulate organic PO14C
carbon
42 Abundance of bacteria BACT
47 Plutonium PLUTO PLUTOER *2
64 Incubation
81 Particulate organic POM
matter
82 15N-Nitrate 15NO3
83 Particulate inorganic PIM
matter
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*1 Uncertainty of the nutrients data.
See nutrients data report for detail.
*2 Extended table from Table 4.1 and 4.4 of WH90-1 for radionuclides measurement
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Column Headings Units Reporting Precision
Parameter Parameter Mnemonic Scientific Parameter Range FORTRAN
Number Mnemonic Format
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22 CS-137 BQ/CUM Bq m-3 137Cs 0,100 F8.2
47 PLUTO MBQ/CUM mBq m-3 239,240Pu 0,100 F8.2
Error data column
22 CS137ER BQ/CUM Bq m-3 137Cs F8.2
47 PLUTOER MBQ/CUM mBq m-3 239,240Pu F8.2
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Note: In the table 4.1 and 4.4 in WHP90-1, units of these radionuclides, TU for
tritium and dpm/100kg for 137Cs, were previously used ones during GEOSECS age.
It should be used Bq, SI unit, for the activities of these radionuclides.
2. CTDO parameters
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Parameter Mnemonic
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Pressure CTDPRS
Temperature CTDTMP
Salinity CTDSAL
Oxygen *3 CTDOXY
Temperature from Deep Ocean Standards Thermometer SBE35
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*3 Combination of two optode data or SBE43 data.
See CTDO data report for detail.
3. Quality flags
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Bottle quality flags
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1 = Bottle information unavailable.
2 = No problems noted.
3 = Leaking.
4 = Did not trip correctly.
5 = Not reported.
7 = Unknown problem.
9 = Samples not drawn from this bottle.
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Quality flags for water samples
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1 = Smaple for this measurement was drawn from water bottle
but analysis not received.
2 = Acceptable measurement.
3 = Questionable measurement.
4 = Bad measurement.
5 = Not reported.
6 = Mean of replicate measurements.
9 = Sample not drawn for this measurement from this bottle.
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Quality flag definitions for CTD data
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1 = Not calibrated.
2 = Acceptable measurement.
3 = Questionable measurement.
4 = Bad measurement.
5 = Not reported.
6 = Interpolated over >1 dbar interval.
7 = Despiked.
9 = Not sampled.
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