Water physics and chemistry data from bottle casts from the ASTOR and other platforms from 03 November 1959 to 16 November 1961 (NODC Accession 6901021)

Water physics and chemistry data were collected from bottle casts from the ASTOR and other platforms from 03 January 1958 to 16 November 1961. Data were submitted by the University of Washington (UW). Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard F004 Water Physics and Chemistry format. Full format description is available from NODC at www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/f004.html.

The F004 format is used for data from measurements and analyses of physical and chemical characteristics of the water column. Among chemical parameters that may be recorded are salinity, PH, and concentration of oxygen, ammonia, nitrate, phosphate, chlorophyll, and suspended solids. Physical parameters that may be recorded include temperature, density (sigma-t), transmissivity, and current velocity (east-west and north-south components). Cruise and station information, including environmental conditions of the study site at the time of observations, is also included.