Instrument: McLane PARFLUX Mark 8 Sediment Trap

Instrument Short Name: McLane PARFLUX Mark 8
(http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/33/)
Instrument Description:

The Mark 8 Sediment Trap is a time-series instrument that autonomously collects the flux of settling particles on an operator-defined schedule. The wide top funnel accumulates particulate specimens into individual sample bottles. The cone interior is natural polyethylene. Deploys from a stand-alone mooring or a large high-tension vertical array.

McLane Mark 8 Data Sheet (PDF)
McLane website: http://www.mclanelabs.com/master_page/product-type/samplers/sediment-traps

PI supplied instrument name: McLane PARFLUX Mk 8
Dataset-specific description