All bottle data collected from cruises W0306A, W0308C, AT11-17, AT11-30, TUIM14MV, TN200 from the Coastal Waters off Washington State and Vancouver Island; 2004-2006 (ECOHAB-PNW project)

<p>ECOHAB/PNW - All Bottle Data<br />
PSEUDO_NITZSCHIA, NUTRIENT, DOMOIC ACID and CTD Data<br />
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<b>METADATA</b><br />
Station = ECOHAB-PNW station sampled.<br />
Survey = Designated Survey or Period defined for each cruise.<br />
Date (GMT) = Date of sample.<br />
Event = Name assigned to the sampling event.<br />
Source = Sample source type (BKT=bucket; CTD=conductivity,temperature,depth; NET=net tow).<br />
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<b>POSITION Information</b><br />
Depth(M) = Depth in meters of sample.<br />
depthID = Unique ID in ECOHAB-PNW database; can delete.<br />
long dd = Longitude in decimal degrees.<br />
lat dd = Latitude in decimal degrees.<br />
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<b>PSEUDO_NITZSCHIA DATA</b><br />
PN RelAbund = Quantative measurement of Pseudo-nitzschia relative abundance as opposed to<br />
other organisms present in a net tow sample viewed under the microscope.<br />
PN Total (cells/L) = Total number of Pseudo-nitzschia cells present. (cell counts)<br />
%PN (p/m) = Percentage of Pseudo-nitzschia comprised of pungens/multiseries species.<br />
%PN (a/f/h) = Percentage of Pseudo-nitzschia comprised of australis/fraudulenta/heimii species.<br />
%PN (pd/d) = Percentage of Pseudo-nitzschia comprised of pseudo-deli/delicatissima series.<br />
Chl-a(&micro;g/L) = Chlorophyll-a.<br />
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<b>NUTRIENT DATA</b><br />
NO3+NO2(&micro;M) = Nitrate + Nitrite.<br />
SiO2(&micro;M) = Silicate.<br />
H2PO4(&micro;M) = Phosphorus.<br />
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<b>DOMOIC ACID DATA</b><br />
RBA pDA (nM) = Particulate domoic acid measured using the Receptor Binding Assay method.<br />
ELISA pDA (ng/L) = Particulate domoic acid measured using the ELISA method.<br />
dDA(nM) = Dissolved domoic acid.<br />
Bacteria(cells/L) = Bacteria.<br />
Cyanobacteria(cells/L) = Cyanobacteria.<br />
Fe(nM) = Iron.<br />
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<b>CTD DATA COLLECTED AT TIME BOTTLE WAS TAKEN</b><br />
bottle = Niskin Bottle position of the CTD Rosette.<br />
Pr = Pressure (deciBars).<br />
DepS = Actual Depth (meters).<br />
temp1 = Primary Temperature (degrees Celsius).<br />
temp2 = Secondary Temperature (degrees Celsius).<br />
sal1_uncorrected = Salinity from primary Temperature and Conductivity sensors, uncorrected (psu).<br />
sal2_uncorrected = Salinity from secondary Temperature and Conductivity sensors, uncorrected (psu).<br />
sal1_corrected = Salinity from primary Temperature and Conductivity sensors, corrected by calibration (psu).<br />
sal2_corrected = Salinity from secondary Temperature and Conductivity sensors, corrected by calibration (psu).<br />
par = Irradiance, Photosynthetically Activated Radiation (a measure of light intensity).<br />
v_fl = Fluorescence Voltage.<br />
fls = Seapoint Fluorometer measurement of Chloraphyll concentration (mg per liter), uncalibrated.<br />
v_transmiss = Transmissonmeter Voltage.<br />
bat = Beam Attenuation (no units).<br />
v_ox = Oxygen voltage from SeaBird SBE43 oxygen sensor, uncalibrated.<br />
sbeox0ML_L = Oxygen concentration from SeaBird SBE43 oxygen sensor (ml per liter), uncalibrated.<br />
v_par = Photosynthetically Activated Radiation - voltage.<br />
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<b>References: These include analysis methods.</b><br />
Trainer, V. L., B. M. Hickey, E. J. Lessard, W. P. Cochlan, C. G. Trick, M. L. Wells, A. MacFadyen, and S. K. Moore. 2009.<br />
Variability of Pseudo-nitzschia and domoic acid in the Juan de Fuca eddy region and its adjacent shelves.<br />
Limnol. Oceanogr. 54: 289-308.<br />
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Trainer, V. L., M. L. Wells, W. P. Cochlan, C. G. Trick, K. A. Baugh, B. D. Bill, B. F. Beall, and N. Lundholm. submitted.<br />
A massive toxigenic bloom of Pseudo-nitzschia cuspidata off the Washington State coast.<br />
Limnol. Oceanogr.<br />
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Wells, M. L., C. G. Trick, W. P. Cochlan, M. P. Hughes, and V. L. Trainer. 2005.<br />
Domoic acid: The synergy of iron, copper, and the toxicity of diatoms.<br />
Limnol. Oceanogr. 50: 1908-1917.</p>